Slipping Away (Max Merritt & The Meteors song)

"Slipping Away" is a song by Max Merritt. It was released as a single in 1975 by his then UK-based New Zealand group, Max Merritt and The Meteors. The second single from their album A Little Easier, it gave Max Merritt the biggest hit of his career in Oceania, peaking at #2 in Australia and #5 in New Zealand. “That song struck a chord with a lot of people," Max said, "and I’m very proud of it. It has been very good to me."[1]

"Slipping Away"
Single by Max Merritt and The Meteors
from the album A Little Easier
B-side"I Keep Forgettin'"
ReleasedSeptember 1975
Recorded1975
Genre
Length3:33
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)Max Merritt
Producer(s)Del Newman
Max Merritt and The Meteors singles chronology
"A Little Easier"
(1975)
"Slipping Away"
(1975)
"Let It Slide"
(1976)

In July 2008, Merritt was inducted by Glenn A. Baker into the ARIA Hall of Fame. He was joined on-stage by Kasey Chambers and Bill Chambers to perform "Slipping Away".[2]

Track listing

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1975
7" / 45 RPM single [3]

Side A: "Slipping Away" (Written by Max Merritt) - 5:28
Side B: " I Keep Forgettin' " (Written by Leiber-Stoller) - 3:05

1977
7" / 45 RPM Single

Side A: "You" (Written by Max Merritt) - 3:33
Side B: "A Little Easier" (Written by Max Merritt) – 3:53

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1975/76) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 2
New Zealand 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4][5] 15

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Max Merritt Profile". John Dix. www.audioculture.co.nz. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "ARIA announced all-star cast to induct and perform" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  3. ^ "Max Merritt and the Meteors – Slipping Away". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  6. ^ "Brian Fraser Don't Ask Me". iTunes Australia. 5 April 2015.
  7. ^ Slippin Away - Catherine Britt and Max Merritt (RocKwiz duet), retrieved 2023-08-19
  8. ^ "Slipping Away". iTunes Australia. 5 April 2015.
  9. ^ "The Sound: Series Two, Episode 6 – Mick Molloy". ABC iview. Retrieved 7 December 2020.