A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)

"A Slip of the Lip " is 1942 song, performed by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra. The single (Victor 20–1528), sung by Ray Nance and featuring a cornet solo by Nance as well as an alto solo by Johnny Hodges, hit number one on the US Billboard Harlem Hit Parade chart for one week.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=185}} The track was written by Mercer Ellington and Luther Henderson. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra made a very similar recording of this song in November 1943 for World Transcriptions.