Loading AI tools
1979 single by Cristy Lane From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around" is a song composed by Terry Woodford and Barbara Wyrick. It was first recorded by American Christian and country music singer Cristy Lane. In 1979, it was released as a single via United Artists Records and became a major hit single on the American country chart. The song was later released Lane's 1979 studio record titled Simple Little Words.
"Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Single by Cristy Lane | ||||
from the album Simple Little Words | ||||
B-side | "He's Back in Town" | |||
Released | July 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | LSI Studio | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:46 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) |
| |||
Producer(s) | Charlie Black | |||
Cristy Lane singles chronology | ||||
|
After several years of having commercial country music success on the independent LS Records, Cristy Lane signed with United Artists Records in 1979. At the label, she would have several successful country single releases.[2] Lane recorded her next single release in 1979 at LSI Studios, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording session was produced by Charlie Black, who had previously produced Lane's earlier singles.[3] The song was composed by Terry Woodford and Barbara Wyrick. Wyrick had recently signed a songwriting contract prior to the recording of Lane's song.[4]
"Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around" was released as a single in July 1979 on United Artists Records. It was Lane's first single with the label and was backed on the flip side by the track "He's Back in Town".[3] The song became a major hit in the United States after reaching number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[5] In Canada, the song reached number 22 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.[6] "Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around" was released on Lane's 1979 studio album titled Simple Little Words, her first album for United Artists.[7]
7" vinyl single[3]
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
---|---|
Canada Country Songs (RPM)[6] | 22 |
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[5] | 17 |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.