Never Let Her Slip Away" is a song written by American musician Andrew Gold, who recorded it for his third album, All This and Heaven Too (1978).

From the moment I heard this song in 1978 at the Pleasant Ridge Community Pool (yes, I remember hearing it the first time) I was hooked. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Alan Jones from Music Week rated it four out of five, stating that "already achieving a surprisingly major degree of club crossover, it's very much in the KWS/ East Side Beat mould, and could even reach the very summit. I mean just look at the joy these bearded-post-hippie well-dressed men have clapping at each other while turning in a circle. Never Let Her Slip Away" was also featured on the soundtrack of the film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013), as a personal favourite of the principal character. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Dude, this song is not a huge hit in America, but it’s the most beautiful piece of music ever written. Andrew Was The Son Of Sound-Track Composer Ernest Gold ( Exodus ) And His Mother Was Singer Mami Nixon. Queen frontman Freddie Mercury contributed harmony vocals to the song, as an uncredited background singer. Like So Many, Andrew Gold Had A Long Lineage Of Work With Artists Such As Linda Ronstadt ( Arranger ) In The Early 1970s.In 1995, British comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer performed a cover of the song on their show The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. In addition to this, it reached number three in Belgium, number four in Finland and number seven in the Netherlands.

As revealed in his liner notes for All This and Heaven Too, Gold wrote "Never Let Her Slip Away" about meeting actress and Saturday Night Live cast member Laraine Newman who was his girlfriend when he composed the song.This version also reached number five in the United Kingdom and number two in Ireland, as Gold's original did. Mark Frith from Smash Hits also gave it four out of five, adding that "Undercover bloke John Matthews was born to make this record.