"Slipping Away" is a song by Max Merritt. It was released as a single in 1975 by his then UK-based New Zealand group, Max Merritt and The Meteors. The second single from their album A Little Easier, it gave Max Merritt the biggest hit of his career in Oceania, peaking at #2 in Australia and #5 in New Zealand. “That song struck a chord with a lot of people," Max said, "and I’m very proud of it. It has been very good to me."^[1]

In July 2008, Merritt was inducted by Glenn A. Baker into the ARIA Hall of Fame. He was joined on-stage by Kasey Chambers and Bill Chambers to perform "Slipping Away".^[2]

1975

7" / 45 RPM single ^[3]

Side A: "Slipping Away" (Written by Max Merritt) - 5:28
Side B: " I Keep Forgettin' " (Written by Leiber-Stoller) - 3:05

1977

7" / 45 RPM Single

Side A: "You" (Written by Max Merritt) - 3:33
Side B: "A Little Easier" (Written by Max Merritt) – 3:53

• In 1992, Gina Jeffreys released a version as her debut single. It was later included on her 2002 greatest hits album Best of Gina Jeffreys... So Far.
• In 1999, Margaret Urlich recorded a version for her album, Second Nature.
• In 2008, Brian Fraser recorded a version for his 2008 album, Don’t Ask Me.^[6]
• In 2010, on an episode of the Australian TV series RocKwiz, Merritt sang a duet of the song with country singer Catherine Britt.^[7]
• In 2013, Glenn Meade released a version as a single.^[8]
• In December 2020, Marcia Hines, Didirri, Andy Bull, Mia Wray and Russell Morris performed "Slippin' Away" on The Sound as a tribute to Max Merritt.^[9]