Slippery When Wet (song)

"Slippery When Wet" is a 1975 single by American band The Commodores. The song was written by Commodores lead guitarist, Thomas McClary. The track is from their second album Caught in the Act.

"Slippery When Wet"
Single by Commodores
from the album Caught in the Act
B-side"The Bump"
Released1975
GenreR&B, Funk
Length2:58 (single edit)
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Thomas McClary
Producer(s)Commodores, James Anthony Carmichael
Commodores singles chronology
"I Feel Sanctified"
(1974)		 "Slippery When Wet"
(1975)		 "Just to Be Close to You"
(1976)

Chart Performance

It was the group's first single to reach number one on the soul singles chart and was their second Top 40 Pop single in the U.S, where it peaked at number nineteen.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 19
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1


Cover Versions
  • The Sons of Champlin recorded the song in 1976 on their album A Circle Filled With Love (Ariola) as "Slippery When It's Wet".
  • This song was played briefly in an episode of House, M.D., complete with Hugh Laurie in character "playing guitar" on his cane.

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 130.


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