Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around
{{Infobox song
| name = Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around
| cover = Cristy Lane--Slippin' Up Slippin' Around.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Cristy Lane
| album = Simple Little Words
| B-side = "He's Back in Town"
| released = {{Start date|1979|07}}
| recorded = 1979
| studio = LSI Studio
| genre = {{hlist|Country{{cite web |title=Greatest Country Hits: Cristy Lane: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-country-hits-mw0000186408 |website=AllMusic |access-date=17 May 2021}}|country pop}}
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=46}}
| label = United Artists
| writer = {{hlist|Terry Woodford|Barbara Wyrick}}
| producer = Charlie Black
| prev_title = Simple Little Words
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Come to My Love
| next_year = 1979
}}
"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.
Background, release and chart performance
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.{{cite web |last1=Manheim |first1=James |title=Cristy Lane: Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cristy-lane-mn0000128101/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=16 May 2021}} 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.{{cite journal |last1=Lane |first1=Cristy |title="Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around"/"He's Back in Town" (7" vinyl single) |journal=United Artists Records |date=July 1979 |id=UA-X1314-Y}} 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.{{cite magazine |title=GREAT DECADE |magazine=Billboard |date=December 22, 1979 |page=62 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSQEAAAAMBAJ&q=cristy+lane+slippin%27+up%2C+slippin%27+around&pg=PT115 |access-date=17 May 2021}}
"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". The song became a major hit in the United States after reaching number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} In Canada, the song reached number 22 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.{{cite web |title=Search results for "Cristy Lane" (Country Singles) |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=cristy+lane&ChartEn=Country+Singles& |website=RPM |date = 17 July 2013|access-date=7 May 2021}} "Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around" was released on Lane's 1979 studio album titled Simple Little Words, her first album for United Artists.{{cite journal |last1=Lane |first1=Cristy |title=Simple Little Words (LP Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=United Artists Records |date=September 1979 |id=UAG-30277}}
Track listing
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1979) !align="center"|Peak |
| align="left"|Canada Country Songs (RPM)
|align="center"|22 |
| align="left"|US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)
|align="center"|17 |