| "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Rivers | ||||
| from the album Outside Help | ||||
| B-side | "Outside Help" | |||
| Released | June 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Soul City (original local release) Big Tree (national release) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Tempchin[1] | |||
| Johnny Rivers singles chronology | ||||
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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.
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.