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How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Emotions

Performer

Albert McKay

Guitar

Clarence McDonald

Clarence McDonald

Piano

Marlo Henderson

Marlo Henderson

Guitar

Paulinho De Costa

Paulinho De Costa

Percussion

James Gadson

Drums

Charles Veal, Jr.

Charles Veal, Jr.

Violin

Arnold Belnick

Violin

Janice Gower

Violin

Betty Lamagna

Violin

Dorothy Wade

Violin

David Shields

Bass

Rollice Dale

Viola

Dense Buffum

Viola

Paul Polivnich

Viola

Raymond Kelly

Cello

Selene Hurtford

Selene Hurtford

Cello

Dennis Karmazyn

Dennis Karmazyn

Cello

Dorothy Ashby

Harp

Don Myrick

Saxophone

Oscar Brashear

Trumpet

Steve Madaio

Trumpet

Chuck Findley

Trumpet

Alan Robinson

French Horn

Marilyn Robinson

Marilyn Robinson

French Horn

Vince DeRosa

French Horn

Sidney Muldrow

French Horn

Richard Perissi

Richard Perissi

French Horn

George Bohannon

George Bohannon

Trombone

Louis Satterfield

Louis Satterfield

Trombone

Lew McCreary

Trombone

George Thatcher

George Thatcher

Trombone

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Deniece Williams

Deniece Williams

Composer

Clarence McDonald

Clarence McDonald

Composer

Lani Groves

Composer

Tom Tom

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Clarence McDonald

Clarence McDonald

Co-Producer

Maurice White

Producer

George Massenburg

George Massenburg

Mixing Engineer

Mark Linett

Assistant Engineer

Fran Tate

Assistant Engineer

Jack Rouben

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Shoobeedeedoo ooh-ooh

Shoobeedeedoo ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh

Baby, just don't lie there

Baby, please don't stare

I can't help if I feel this way (I can't help if I feel this way)

Baby, I've been crying, I've been trying

I fell in love, I tried to say (I fell in love, I tried to say)

How'd I know-ow that love would slip away

Hey, hey, hey

How'd I know-ow that love would slip away

Hey, hey, hey

You always made some promises

You knew you'd never keep

But when you said you'd phone and didn't

You knew that I'd lose sleep (you knew that I'd lose sleep)

Tried to understand you, baby

Did the best I could

Boy, I can't keep loving you

The way I said I would (the way I said I would)

How'd I know-ow that love would slip away

Hey, hey, hey

How'd I know-ow that love would slip away

Hey, hey, hey

Hey hey, hey hey, hey

Hey hey, hey hey, hey

Hey hey, hey hey, hey

Hey hey, hey hey

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh-ooh

Shoobeedeedoo ooh-ooh

Shoobeedeedoo ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Baby let me do my thing

I'm feeling, I'm feeling so much pain

Baby, please don't lie there

Baby, please don't stare

I can't help if I feel this way

How'd I know-ow that love would slip away

How'd I know-ow that love would slip away

There must’ve been a reason

(Baby don’t you slip away)

I didn’t want things to go this, this way

(Baby don’t you slip away)

Mister man, you had me in your hands

And I was at your command

(Baby don’t you slip away)

But you messed the plan

(Baby don’t you slip away)

Why don’t you wait, why don’t you wait

Baby don’t you slip away

Why don’t you wait, why don’t you wait

Baby don’t you slip away

Why don’t you wait, why don’t you wait

Baby don’t you slip away

Why don’t you wait, why don’t you wait

Baby don’t you slip away

Why don’t you wait, why don’t you wait

Baby don’t you slip away

Why don’t you wait, why don’t you wait

Baby don’t you slip away

Written by: Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Lani Groves

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