Stay a Little While, Child

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"Stay A Little While, Child"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album Zagora [1]
B-side "Gonna Make You Mine"
ReleasedJune 2, 1986 (UK/US)
Recorded1985–86
Genre R&B
Label Virgin Records
Songwriter(s) Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol
Producer(s) Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Golden Years"
(1985)
"Stay A Little While, Child"
(1986)
"Slow Down"
(1986)

"Stay A Little While, Child" is the tenth single by English R&B band Loose Ends from their third studio album, Zagora , and was released in June 1986 by Virgin Records. The song reached number 52 in the UK Charts. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

7” Single: VS819

  1. "Stay A Little While, Child" 4.09
  2. "Gonna Make You Mine" 4.29 **


12” Single: VS819-12

  1. "Stay A Little While, Child (Extended Version)" 8.11 *
  2. "Gonna Make You Mine" 4.29 **
  3. "Stay A Little While, Child (Dub Version)" 7.56 **


2nd 12” Single: VS819-13

  1. "Stay A Little While, Child (Extended Version)" 8.11 *
  2. "Gonna Make You Mine" **
  3. "Tell Me What You Want (U.S. Remix)" - Edited version of the mix featured on the U.S. version of the CD album 'A Little Spice'


3rd 12” Single: VS819-14

  1. "Stay A Little While, Child (Extended Version)" 8.11 *
  2. "Gonna Make You Mine (Westside Remix)" 5.43 +
  3. "Gonna Make You Mine (Bonus Beats)"


U.S. only release - 12" Single MCA-23635

  1. "Stay A Little While, Child (Extended Version)" 8.11 *
  2. "Stay A Little While, Child (Radio Edit)" 5:55
  3. "Stay A Little While, Child (Dub Version)" 7:56 **
  4. "Stay A Little While, Child (Instrumental)" 5:55
  5. "Stay A Little While, Child (Bonus Beats)" 5:42

* The Extended Version of 'Stay A Little While, Child' was released on the U.S. version of the CD album 'Zagora' instead of the Album Version.

** 'Gonna Make You Mine' and Stay A Little While, Child (Dub Version) were released as extra tracks on the CD album 'Zagora'

+ 'Gonna Make You Mine (Westside Remix)' was released on CD in 1992 on the 'Tighten Up Volume 1' remix project. It was remixed by Dancin' Danny D & Godwin Logie.

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [2] 52
US "Billboard" Hot Dance Disco- Club Play [4] 49
US Billboard Hot Black Singles [5] 18

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