Slow Me Down

"Slow Me Down" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, Heather Morgan, and Jimmy Robbins, and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released on September 3, 2013 as a digital download and to country radio on September 23, 2013, and serves the lead-off single from her forthcoming seventh studio album, Slow Me Down, which will be released on March 4, 2014.^[1] Evans debuted the new single during her annual fanclub party in June 2013,^[2] and premiered the studio cut of the song exclusively through her official website following a campaign to unlock the audio stream.^[3]

Content

"Slow Me Down" is a mid-tempo country ballad, backed by plucked strings and guitar. The song is sung from the perspective of a woman threatening to walk out on her man, finishing by saying that if he has something to say that he should "hurry up and slow [her] down."

Speaking of the song with Billboard, Evans said: "There's definitely something about it. That's what we all felt when we heard it. When they pitched it to us, it was so emotional and the thought of 'Hurry Up and Slow Me Down' is one of the best lines I have heard in a song in so long. I'm very lucky they pitched it to me."^[4] She also told The Boot that she was excited about the recording process: "I love songs that evoke emotion — it really is what connects people to the music. When we went into the studio to record ['Slow Me Down'] my main goal was to capture the desperation and passion in the song — to strike a balance between a strong vocal and the emotion that would pull in the listener."^[5]

Critical reception

Ben Foster of Country Universe awarded the song a B rating, comparing it to Lorrie Morgan's "Five Minutes." Foster spoke favorably of the vocal performance, saying that "Evans gives the song all she’s got, delivering a forceful performance of the chorus while rendering the song’s title phrase with a plaintive trill." However, he felt the song's production was too loud and not country enough in its sound.^[6] Taste of Country's Billy Dukes gave the song two-and-a-half stars out of five, praising its "big vocal showcase," while drawing criticisms of its lyrics and generic arrangement.^[7]

Music video

The music video, directed by Peter Zavadil, was shot primarily at Club Anthem in Nashville, Tennessee in September 2013, and NASCAR driver Carl Edwards appears in the video as Evans' love interest.^[8] "Sara and her group thought it would be fun for me to be part of it. [...] It was a neat thing to let me [be] part of something with her. It will be neat for the people in central Missouri to see two central Missouri folks in that video."^[9] The video premiered on October 23, 2013.^[10]

Chart performance

"Slow Me Down" debuted at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of September 14, 2013. It sold 15,000 copies in its first week of release.^[11]

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	29
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	38

References

↑ Dauphin, Chuck (December 9, 2013). "Sara Evans Sets Date for 'Slow Me Down' Album, Talks Duets With Gavin DeGraw & Vince Gill". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
↑ http://www.2kmusic.com/en/webvideo/saraevans/Lz4pZgCG0QU/sara-evans-debuts-new-song-hurry-up-and-slow-me-down-at-fan-club-party-2013
↑ http://www.rcarecordslabel.com/press-releases/platinum-selling-artist-sara-evans-reveals-new-single-slow-me-down-fans
↑ Chuck Dauphin (September 5, 2013). "Sara Evans Talks 'Slow Me Down' Single, Says Album Is Nearly Done". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
↑ Gayle Thompson (September 5, 2013). "Sara Evans Releases New Single, ‘Slow Me Down’". The Boot. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
↑ Ben Foster (August 17, 2013). "Single Review: Sara Evans, "Slow Me Down"". Country Universe. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
↑ Billy Dukes (August 20, 2013). "Sara Evans, ‘Slow Me Down’ – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
↑ Billy Dukes (October 21, 2013). "Sara Evans Goes Behind the Scenes of New ‘Slow Me Down’ Video, and It’s Hilarious – Exclusive Premiere". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
↑ Randy Covitz (October 2, 2013). "NASCAR's Carl Edwards goes country in music video". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
↑ Wendy Geller (October 23, 2013). "See it First: Sara Evans Stuns With ‘Slow Me Down’!". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
↑ http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-september-11-2013-sara-evans-returns-gold-hits-from-luke-bryan-and-keith-urban-lead-the-chart

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Studio albums	Three Chords and the Truth (1997) No Place That Far (1998) Born to Fly (2000) Restless (2003) Real Fine Place (2005) Stronger (2011) Slow Me Down (2014)

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Sara Evans (2013)

Notable singles	"No Place That Far" "Born to Fly" "I Could Not Ask for More" "Saints & Angels" "I Keep Looking" "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" "Perfect" "Suds in the Bucket" "A Real Fine Place to Start" "Cheatin'" "You'll Always Be My Baby" "As If" "Feels Just Like a Love Song" "A Little Bit Stronger" "My Heart Can't Tell You No" "Slow Me Down"

Guest singles	"That's the Beat of a Heart" (with The Warren Brothers)

Related articles	Discography RCA Records Nashville Dancing with the Stars Nashville Star

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