Slippin' Around

"Slippin' Around"
Single by Floyd Tillman
Released1949
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
SongwriterFloyd Tillman

"Slippin' Around" is a country music song written by Floyd Tillman. Tillman's original recording was released in 1949 and reached No. 5 on the Billboard folk best sellers chart. Two cover versions of the song, one by Ernest Tubb and the other by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely, reached No. 1 on the folk best sellers or juke box charts. The Whiting-Wakey version spent 17 weeks at No. 1.[1] The song became a country music standard that was recorded by numerous artists.

Tillman's composition and recordings

Tillman's original version of the song was released in 1949 on the Columbia label. It peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard country best sllers chart and No. 6 on both the disc jockey and jukebox charts.[2]

Tillman's lyrics tell of a secret love in which th singer always had to "slip around" to be with his lover, in constant fear that they would be discovered. Both of them were committed to others, but he was so in love with her that he hoped someday to find a way to be with her without having to slip around.[3]

Tillman also wrote a follow-up song, also released in 1949, "I'll Never Slip Around Again".

Whiting-Wakely version

"Slippin' Around"
Single by Margaret Whiting, Jimmy Wakely
Released1949
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
SongwriterFloyd Tillman

A cover version of Slippin' Around was recorded in 1949 by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely. It was released on Capitol Records and spent 28 weeks on the Billboard folk best sellers chart, including 17 weeks as the chart's No. 1 record.[4] The Whiting-Wakely also ranked No. 4 at year end on the Billboard Top Folk Records of 1949.[5]

Ernest Tubb version

"Slippin' Around"
Single by Ernest Tubb
Released1949
GenreCountry
LabelDecca
SongwriterFloyd Tillman

Another cover version by Ernest Tubb was released on the Decca label in 1949. It reached No. 1 on the folk juke box chart, No. 4 on the folk best sellers chart, and spent 20 weeks on the chart.[6]

Other cover versions

The song has been covered by numerous other artists. A cover version by Texas Jim Robertson reached No. 13 on the folk best sellers chart in 1950.[7] A later cover version by George Morgan and Marion Worth reached No. 23 on the Billboard country chart in 1964.[8] Other notable cover versions include:

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006 (Second ed.). Record Research. p. 54.
  2. ^ Whitburn, p. 324.
  3. ^ Gilliland, John (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #23 - All Tracks". UNT Digital Library. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 340.
  5. ^ "The Year's Top Folk Songs". The Billboard. January 14, 1950. p. 18.
  6. ^ Whitburn, p. 329.
  7. ^ Whitburn, p. 273.
  8. ^ Whitburn, p. 368.
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