Jordan Hill's self-titled debut album appeared on May 21, 1996. Produced by David Foster, Greg Charley, Rhett Lawrence, Jeff Pescetto, SoulShock & Karlin and Mario Winans, this album had the notable production. Jordan covered many songs, such as Cheryl Lynn's disco classic "Got To Be Real", Oleta Adams' "I Just Had To Hear Your Voice" (from 1993's "Evolution" album), Lisa Stansfield's "Make It Right." "For The Love Of You," produced by David Foster and Co-produced by Mario Winans, was release as the first single. It became the minor hit both in Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip charts. However, the remix version by Tony Moran became her one and only Top 10 hit in Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts.
The second single "How Many Times" (which is covered by Aretha Franklin in 1998) and the third single "Too Much Heaven", which is produced by The Bee Gees' Barry Gibb and sang backup, both failed in chart. Due to the poor album sales, 143 Records dropped her.
She still worked with some notable artists, such as The Bee Gees and Jim Brickman, on whose 1999 Top 10 Adult Contemporary hit "Destiny" she was a featured vocalist, along with Billy Porter.
Slip Away
Jordan Hill Lyrics
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Let's sit and talk it over
Express to one another
The things we feel
The things we both need to reveal
Let's start communicating
Before it's much too late
And I do believe
I'll forgive you for the pain
If you forgive me just the same
Let's kiss and make-up
Before we slip and break up
We can't let it slip away
Our love we've got to save
Before it slips away
We can't let it slip away
Our love we've got to save
Before it slips away
Before it slips away
Sometimes I say things that I
Say just to attack your pride
Though I really don't mean it
I call myself try to get even
Lord knows we belong together
We know we need each other
I believe we can win
If we just try to start all over again
If we listen to our hearts
The way we heard it from the start
I know that when we wake up
We'll find it's time to make-up
We can't let it slip away
Our love we've got to save
Before it slips away
We can't let it slip away
Our love we've got to save
Before it slips away
Before it slips away
If we give up on us
I'm sure that we'll regret it
And if we give up on love
I'm sure in time
We'll come to find
That it's just not worth it
Just not worth it
We can't let it slip away
Our love we've got to save
Before it slips away
We can't let it slip away
Our love we've got to save
Before it slips away
Before it slips away
The song Slip Away by Jordan Hill is a plea for communication and forgiveness to save a relationship from slipping away. The lyrics suggest that the two parties need to express their feelings and reveal what they both really want from the relationship before it becomes too late. The singer acknowledges that sometimes they say things just to attack their partner's pride, but they do not really mean it. The chorus emphasizes the urgency of saving their love before it slips away, and the need to kiss and make-up before they break up. The singer concludes by saying that giving up on their relationship or on love is just not worth it, and that they need to do everything they can to save their love.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's sit and talk it over
We need to have a conversation
Express to one another
We need to share our feelings with each other
The things we feel
Our true emotions that we are experiencing
The things we both need to reveal
What we are holding back that the other person needs to know
Let's start communicating
We need to begin talking openly and honestly
Before it's much too late
We need to do this now, before it's too late to fix things
And I do believe
I have confidence that
It's time that we speak candidly
We need to have an honest and straightforward conversation
I'll forgive you for the pain
I am willing to forgive you for any hurt that you may have caused me
If you forgive me just the same
If you can also forgive me for any harm that I may have done to you
Let's kiss and make-up
We need to show physical affection and make up for any issues that we have had
Before we slip and break up
Before our relationship becomes so strained that we end up splitting up
We can't let it slip away
We cannot allow our love to fade away
Our love we've got to save
We need to put in the effort and work to save our relationship
Before it slips away
Before our love deteriorates any further
Sometimes I say things that I
There are times when I say things that
Say just to attack your pride
I say purposefully hurtful things to you to damage your self-esteem
Though I really don't mean it
Even though I don't really think those things
I call myself try to get even
I am acting impulsively out of a desire for revenge
Lord knows we belong together
Deep down, we both know that we are meant to be together
We know we need each other
We recognize that we cannot live without each other
I believe we can win
I think we have a chance to succeed
If we just try to start all over again
If we make a fresh start and put in the effort, we can fix things
If we listen to our hearts
If we pay attention to our true feelings
The way we heard it from the start
When we initially fell in love and knew how we felt
I know that when we wake up
I believe that when we come to our senses
We'll find it's time to make-up
We will know that it is time to reconcile
If we give up on us
If we decide to end our relationship
I'm sure that we'll regret it
I am certain that we will feel remorseful
And if we give up on love
If we lose hope in finding love with each other
I'm sure in time
Eventually, we will discover
We'll come to find
We will realize
That it's just not worth it
That it is not worth giving up on our love for each other
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DAVID FOSTER, GREGORY CHARLEY, JOHN DARRYL WINSTON
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