Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
On the 1968 soul classic “Slip Away,” Clarence Carter asks a girl to cheat with him. “Slip Away” was originally a B-side to the single “Funky Fever,” which failed to do well on the charts.
Carter shared co-writing credits for “Slip Away” with friends William Armstrong and Wilbur Terrell—they didn’t...
What would I give for just a few moments
What would I give just to have you near
Tell me you will try to slip away somehow
Oh, I need you darling, I want to see you right now
Can you slip away, slip away, slip away, yeah
Oh, I need you so
Love, oh love, how sweet it is
When you're still in, darling, let me tell you something now
How sweet it is
Now I know it's wrong, the things I ask you to do
But please believe me darling, I don't mean to hurt you
But could you just slip away without him knowing you're gone
Then we could meet somewhere, somewhere where we're both unknown
Can you just, can you slip away, slip away, slip away, yeah
I need you so
Oh, can you slip away, baby
I'd like to see you right now, darling
Can you slip away now, baby
'Cause I got to, I got to see you
I feel a deep burning inside
Slip Away was written by William Armstrong & Wilbur Terrell & Marcus Daniel.
Slip Away was produced by Rick Hall.
Carter told Offbeat about making this song: “I had this idea for lyrics and a guitar lick that I’d been keeping in the back of my head. When we got to the studio it came together right away.”