The power of social influence is enormous, but so is the power of the individual. Non-violent fasts and appeals by Gandhi led to the independence of India from the British. Gandhi Life. 44 Social Relations Social psychology teaches us how we relate to one another through prejudice, aggression, and conflict to attraction, and altruism and peacemaking.
Slip Slidin' Away was released as a single in October 1977 and became a major hit, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. The song eventually became a hit at both Simon's solo concerts and Simon & Garfunkel concerts.
This success contributed to Jarreau's decision to make professional singing his life and full-time career. One of Jarreau's most commercially and artistically successful albums is Breakin' Away, released in 1981 on Warner Brothers Records, which includes the hit song We're In This Love Together.