Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away

"Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Vince Gill that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was released in October 1992 as the second single from his CD I Still Believe in You. It reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The song was written by Gill and Pete Wasner.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that "Gill offers his followers an infectiously catchy package." She goes on to say that "instrumentation and production to the point of perfection."^[1]

Music video

The music video, which was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in late 1992, depicts Gill performing the song at a club where he is backed by several notable singers and musicians. They include (in alphabetical order): Little Jimmy Dickens, Bruce Hornsby, Patty Loveless, Delbert McClinton, Michael McDonald, Reba McEntire, Lee Roy Parnell, Carl Perkins, Leon Russell, Leland Sklar, Pam Tillis, Kevin Welch, Kelly Willis and Kentucky Headhunters drummer Fred Young.

Chart performance

"Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 17, 1992.

Chart (1992-1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	27
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	55

Preceded by "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" by Alan Jackson	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single December 26, 1992-January 9, 1993	Succeeded by "Somewhere Other Than the Night" by Garth Brooks
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single January 23, 1993

References

↑ Billboard, October 17, 1992
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1827." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 23, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Vince Gill – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Vince Gill.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

Vince Gill

Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit

Compilation albums	The Essential Vince Gill Souvenirs Icon

Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection 'Tis the Season

Extended plays	Turn Me Loose

Notable singles	"True Love" "If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "The Radio" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "Kindly Keep It Country" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Shoot Straight from Your Heart" "Next Big Thing" "Someday"

Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) "House of Love" (with Amy Grant) "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas) "Sober Saturday Night" (with Chris Young)

Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"

Related articles	Discography RCA Records MCA Records Pure Prairie League The Notorious Cherry Bombs The Notorious Cherry Bombs

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