Look How Long

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Look How Long
Loose Ends - Look How Long album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 November 1990 (1990-11-13) [1]
Genre R&B
Length46:53
Label
Producer Carl McIntosh [2]
Loose Ends chronology
The Real Chuckeeboo
(1988)
Look How Long
(1990)
Singles from Look How Long
  1. "Don't Be a Fool"
    Released: 26 October 1990 (1990-10-26) [3]
  2. "Cheap Talk"
    Released: 11 February 1991 (1991-02-11) [4]
  3. "Love's Got Me"
    Released: 17 May 1991 (1991-05-17) [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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]

Contents

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]

Track listing

[1] [2]

All lyrics are written by Carl McIntosh and Sunay Suleyman; all music is composed by Carl McIntosh (except where noted)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
  • Linda Carriere
  • Carl McIntosh
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 McIntosh4:10
Total length:46:53

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