"Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')", initially titled "Slow Dancing", is a song written by Jack Tempchin. Under the title "Slow Dancing", the song originally was a minor US hit in 1976 for the band Funky Kings (of which Tempchin was a member). The song became much better known as "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" in a 1977 cover version by Johnny Rivers, which became a top ten US hit. It was Rivers' last Top 40 hit in the United States, and became his second Gold record.
In 1979, Johnny Duncan covered the song under its original title "Slow Dancing", and had a top ten hit on the country charts with it in both the US and Canada.
The song describes a young man slow dancing in the middle of the night with his girlfriend. Nothing needs to be done at the moment; the man tells his girlfriend that he wouldn't want to be anywhere else or be with anyone else.
First recordings
The first version of the song was made on the self-titled 1976 album by the Funky Kings whose membership included its composer Jack Tempchin: entitled "Slow Dancing", the track was issued as a single in October 1976, reaching #13 on the Easy Listening chart in Billboard crossing over to #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. Olivia Newton-John recorded "Slow Dancing" for her 1977 album release Making a Good Thing Better, with the lyrics changed from "my girl" to "my guy." A version of the song also appeared on the 1977 album release One More Tomorrow by the group Unicorn, fronted by Muff Winwood. The Unicorn version was issued as a single in 1977, with a 1978 re-release. "Slow Dancing" was also a single release for Lorna Wright in the summer of 1977.
Johnny Rivers version
Rivers recording of the song was originally released under the title "Slow Dancing" in April 1977. It was initially issued on Rivers's own Soul City label; the single was the company's first release following the label's reactivation. After gaining airplay and response from customers, Rivers decided to lease the record to Big Tree (which was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records) for national distribution.[2] The track was then issued on Big Tree in June 1977 under the title "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" to avoid confusion with the current single release "Slow Dancing Don't Turn Me On" by the Addrisi Brothers.
Rivers's "Swayin' to the Music" had great chart success, reaching #10 on Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, #3 on Canada's chart, and #7 on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart. It is also Rivers's most successful song on iTunes.
In September 1977 Mike Walsh Show regular Mike Williams covered "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" for the Australian market: Williams's single charted locally in Perth at #38 reaching a national chart peak of #80.[11]
Johnny Duncan remade the song as "Slow Dancing" for his 1979 album "See You When the Sun Goes Down"; released as a single, the track afforded Duncan a #6 C&W hit.
Lisa Hartman recorded “Slow Dancing” for her 1979 album, “Hold On”. However it was eventually left off the final release. When Hold On was released on CD in 2011, “Slow Dancing“ was included as one of the bonus tracks.
"Slow Dancing" - so entitled - has also been recorded by Ian Gomm for his 1980 album release What a Blow from which it was taken for single release and also by Gloria Loring for her 2008 album release A Playlist.
Ray Stevens recorded the song as "Swaying to the Music (Slow Dancing)" in 2021 for his digital album release, Slow Dance.
References
^"Swayin to the Music Matt Albers(Slow Dancin')". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^. www.ozziemusicman.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
Johnny Rivers - Official Website
January 30, 2023
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Swayin to the Music Slow Dancin initially titled Slow Dancing is a song written by Jack Tempchin Under the title Slow Dancing the song originally was a minor US hit in 1976 for the band Funky Kings of which Tempchin was a member The song became much better known as Swayin to the Music Slow Dancin in a 1977 cover version by Johnny Rivers which became a top ten US hit It was Rivers last Top 40 hit in the United States and became his second Gold record Swayin to the Music Slow Dancin Single by Johnny Riversfrom the album Outside HelpB side Outside Help ReleasedJune 1977GenreSoft rockLength4 02LabelSoul City original local release Big Tree national release Songwriter s Jack Tempchin 1 Johnny Rivers singles chronology Ashes and Sand 1977 Swayin to the Music Slow Dancin 1977 Curious Mind Um Um Um Um Um Um 1978 In 1979 Johnny Duncan covered the song under its original title Slow Dancing and had a top ten hit on the country charts with it in both the US and Canada Contents 1 Content 2 First recordings 3 Johnny Rivers version 4 Chart performance 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Later versions 6 References 7 External linksContent EditThe song describes a young man slow dancing in the middle of the night with his girlfriend Nothing needs to be done at the moment the man tells his girlfriend that he wouldn t want to be anywhere else or be with anyone else First recordings EditThe first version of the song was made on the self titled 1976 album by the Funky Kings whose membership included its composer Jack Tempchin entitled Slow Dancing the track was issued as a single in October 1976 reaching 13 on the Easy Listening chart in Billboard crossing over to 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 Olivia Newton John recorded Slow Dancing for her 1977 album release Making a Good Thing Better with the lyrics changed from my girl to my guy A version of the song also appeared on the 1977 album release One More Tomorrow by the group Unicorn fronted by Muff Winwood The Unicorn version was issued as a single in 1977 with a 1978 re release Slow Dancing was also a single release for Lorna Wright in the summer of 1977 Johnny Rivers version EditRivers recording of the song was originally released under the title Slow Dancing in April 1977 It was initially issued on Rivers s own Soul City label the single was the company s first release following the label s reactivation After gaining airplay and response from customers Rivers decided to lease the record to Big Tree which was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records for national distribution 2 The track was then issued on Big Tree in June 1977 under the title Swayin to the Music Slow Dancin to avoid confusion with the current single release Slow Dancing Don t Turn Me On by the Addrisi Brothers Rivers s Swayin to the Music had great chart success reaching 10 on Billboard Hot 100 8 on the US Adult Contemporary chart 3 on Canada s chart and 7 on Canada s Adult Contemporary chart It is also Rivers s most successful song on iTunes Chart 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has also been recorded by Ian Gomm for his 1980 album release What a Blow from which it was taken for single release and also by Gloria Loring for her 2008 album release A Playlist Ray Stevens recorded the song as Swaying to the Music Slow Dancing in 2021 for his digital album release Slow Dance References Edit Swayin to the Music Matt Albers Slow Dancin AllMusic Retrieved 28 March 2015 Johnny Rivers Slow Dancin Mono Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Retrieved 2016 10 12 Whitburn Joel 1993 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 1993 Record Research p 201 Cash Box Top 100 10 15 77 Song artist 376 Johnny Rivers Tsort info Retrieved 2016 10 12 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Retrieved 2016 10 12 Top 100 Hits of 1977 Top 100 Songs of 1977 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved 2016 10 12 Billboard 1977 12 24 p Front cover Retrieved 2016 10 11 Cash Box YE Pop Singles 1977 Ozzie Music Man Posat 156 Mike Williams Swayin to the Music Singles 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