Slow Down (Loose Ends song)

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"Slow Down"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album Zagora
B-side "Slow Down (Slow Jam)"
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1986 (UK)
September 24, 1986 (US)
Recorded1986
Genre R&B
Length4:06
Label MCA Records
Songwriter(s) Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol
Producer(s) Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Stay a Little While, Child"
(1986)
"Slow Down"
(1986)
"Nights of Pleasure"
(1986)

"Slow Down" is the 11th single by English R&B band Loose Ends from their third studio album, Zagora . It was released in September 1986 by MCA Records and produced by Loose Ends' longtime collaborator Nick Martinelli. The single was the group's second and last number one on the Soul Singles chart. [1]

Contents

Track listing

7” Single: VS884

  1. "Slow Down" 4.06
  2. "Slow Down (Slow Jam)" 3.11

12” Single: VS884-12

  1. "Slow Down (Extended Version)" 7.31
  2. "Slow Down (Slow Jam)" 7.08

2nd 12” Single: VS884-12 - limited edition with bonus 12"

  1. "Slow Down (Extended Version)" 7.31
  2. "Slow Down (Slow Jam)" 7.08
  3. "Gonna Make You Mine (Westside Remix) 5.43 *
  4. "Slow Down (Dub Version) 6.47

* The Westside Remix of 'Gonna Make You Mine' was released on CD in 1992 on the album 'Tighten Up Volume 1' remix project.

Charts

Chart (1986/1987)Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart [2] 27
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [3] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [3] 42

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