Slide (Slave song)

"Slide"
"Slide"
Single by Slave
from the album Slave
B-side	"Son of Slide"
Released	1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Century Sound Studios (Sayreville, New Jersey)
Length	6:47 (album version) ; 3:21 (single version)
Label	Cotillion
Songwriters	Stephen C. Washington; Mark Hicks; Mark Leslie Adams; Daniel Webster; Tom Dozier; Floyd Miller; Tom Lockett, Jr.; Orion Wilhoite; Carter Bradley;
Producer	Jeff Dixon
Slave singles chronology

"Slide" is a song written, arranged and performed by American R&B/funk band Slave. It was released in 1977 through Cotillion Records as a lead single from their self-titled debut album Slave. Production was handled by Jeff Dixon.

The song peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[1] It also reached number 58 on the Canadian RPM Top 100 Singles chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Slide"	3:20

No.	Title	Length
2.	"Son of Slide"	5:29

Personnel

Stephen C. Washington – songwriter, arrangement
Mark Hicks – songwriter, arrangement
Mark Leslie Adams – songwriter, arrangement
Daniel Webster – songwriter, arrangement
Tom Dozier – songwriter, arrangement
Floyd Miller – songwriter, arrangement
Tom Lockett Jr. – songwriter, arrangement
Orion Wilhoite – songwriter, arrangement
Carter Bradley – songwriter, arrangement
Jeff Dixon – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2]	58
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	32
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	10

In popular culture

The song later appeared on the soundtrack to Marcus Raboy's 2002 Christmas-themed stoner film Friday After Next.
The song was used in the 8th episode "Nobody Has to Get Hurt" of the second season of American period drama television series The Deuce.

Samples

[6]

The song was sampled in A Tribe Called Quest's "Go Ahead in the Rain" from their debut album.
The song was also sampled in Travi$ Scott's "Flying High" from his 2015 album Rodeo.

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 532. ISBN 9780898201604.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles (51-100)". RPM. Vol. 27, no. 23. Library and Archives Canada. September 3, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Top Hot 100 Chart: Week of August 20, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart: Week of July 30, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "www.whosampled.com". whosampled.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

External links

Slave – Slide at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 532. ISBN 9780898201604.

[2] "RPM Top 100 Singles (51-100)". RPM. Vol. 27, no. 23. Library and Archives Canada. September 3, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[3] "Top Hot 100 Chart: Week of August 20, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[4] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart: Week of July 30, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[5] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[6] "www.whosampled.com". whosampled.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.