Look How Long | ||||
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Released | 13 November 1990 [1] | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 46:53 | |||
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Producer | Carl McIntosh [2] | |||
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Singles from Look How Long | ||||
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Record Mirror | [6] |
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Look How Long is the fifth and final studio album by British contemporary R&B group Loose Ends; released on 13 November 1990 via 10 Records (which was distributed via Virgin Records) in the United Kingdom and MCA Records in the United States. [1] The album peaked at #124 on the Billboard 200 and #28 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1990. [8] Produced by band member Carl McIntosh, [2] it is the only album from the band to not feature original members Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol; they both left the band following their previous album The Real Chuckeeboo and were subsequently replaced by Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman both contributing singers & songwriter on the album. [9]
Three singles were released from Look How Long: "Don't Be a Fool", "Cheap Talk" and "Love's Got Me". "Don't Be a Fool" was the most successful single from the album, peaking at #10 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1990. [8]
All lyrics are written by Carl McIntosh and Sunay Suleyman; all music is composed by Carl McIntosh (except where noted)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't Be a Fool" | 4:20 | |
2. | "Don't You Ever (Try to Change Me)" | 4:28 | |
3. | "Love's Got Me" | 3:34 | |
4. | "Try My Love" | 4:03 | |
5. | "Time Is Ticking" | 4:45 | |
6. | "Look How Long" |
| 3:44 |
7. | "Cheap Talk" | 4:00 | |
8. | "I Don't Need to Love" | 4:03 | |
9. | "Hold Tight" | 4:57 | |
10. | "Love Controversy, Pt. 1" | 3:27 | |
11. | "Symptoms of Love" | 1:22 | |
12. | "Let's Wax a Fatty" | Carl McIntosh | 4:10 |
Total length: | 46:53 |
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