Funny How Time Slips Away - wikipedia Funny How Time Slips Away `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' Single by Billy Walker Released July 1961 Format 7 '' Recorded 1961 Genre Country Length 2 : 51 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Willie Nelson Billy Walker singles chronology `` I Wish You Love '' ( 1960 ) `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' ( 1961 ) `` ( I 'd Like to Be In ) Charlie 's Shoes '' ( 1962 ) `` I Wish You Love '' ( 1960 ) `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' ( 1961 ) `` ( I 'd Like to Be In ) Charlie 's Shoes '' ( 1962 ) `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' is a song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by country singer Billy Walker. Walker 's version peaked at number 23 on the Hot C&W Sides chart. The tune is slightly similar to `` When Two Worlds Collide '' which was written by Roger Miller and Bill Anderson. Cover versions 1961 - Jimmy Elledge released a version as a single on RCA Victor, peaking at # 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. His version sold over one million copies. 1963 - Johnny Tillotson released a version as a single on Cadence, peaking at # 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. 1964 - Joe Hinton had a major crossover hit with his version which went to # 1 on the Cash Box R&B chart and # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the U.S. 1965 - Perry Como released a version for RCA, recorded in Nashville and produced by Chet Atkins for his album The Scene Changes. 1965 - The Supremes released a version on their album, The Supremes Sing Country, Western & Pop, and included the song on 1974 's Diana Ross & the Supremes Anthology. 1967 - Harry James released a version on his album Our Leader !, with vocals by Ernie Andrews. ( Dot DLP 3801 and DLP 25801 ) 1971 - Elvis Presley released a version on his album Elvis Country ( I 'm 10,000 Years Old ). 1973 - Al Green released a version on his album Call Me. 1974 - Bryan Ferry released a version on his album Another Time Another Place. 1975 - Narvel Felts released a version which peaked at # 12 on the Hot Country Singles chart. 1976 - Dorothy Moore released a version which reached # 7 on the soul charts and # 57 on the Hot 100 1982 - The Spinners recorded a version which peaked at # 43 on the soul chart and # 67 on the Hot 100. 1985 - The Green on Red, LP `` No Free Lunch ''. 1994 - Al Green and Lyle Lovett released a version on the compilation album Rhythm, Country and Blues. Green won his ninth Grammy Award for this version in the category of `` Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ''. 2005 - B.B. King and Bobby Bland did a version of the song for the album `` B.B. King & Friends : 80 ''. The album reached # 45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart. 2005 - George Jones recorded a version on his album Hits I Missed... And One I Did n't, accompanied by Hargus `` Pig '' Robbins on piano and Paul Franklin on steel guitar. 2006 Bill Tarmey from the album After Hours 2010 - A duet recorded by Willie Nelson and Juice Newton was released on Newton 's album Duets, Friends & Memories. The recording was also released as a single. 2017 - a duet between Nelson and Glen Campbell which appeared on Campbell 's final album Adiós and won both artists the 2017 CMA Award for Vocal Event of the Year. 2017 - Jim James Recorded for James ' album A Tribute to 2 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 368. Jump up ^ Jimmy Elledge 's `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' Retrieved June 20, 2012. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 256. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 120. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 412. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 545. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Spinners Henry Fambrough Charlton Washington Marvin Taylor Jessie Robert Peck Ronnie Moss Pervis Jackson Billy Henderson C.P. Spencer James Edwards Bobby Smith George Dixon Edgar `` Chico '' Edwards G.C. 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Question: who wrote the song ain't it funny how time slips away
Answer: Willie Nelson