Look How Long

Look How Long
Studio album by
Loose Ends
Released13 November 1990 (1990-11-13)[1]
GenreR&B
Length46:53
Label
ProducerCarl 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[6]
Select[7]

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]

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

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lytle, Craig. "Look How Long - Loose Ends | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Loose Ends - Look How Long (1990, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Don't Be a Fool [Vinyl Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Cheap Talk [Cassette Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Love's Got Me [Vinyl Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ Blackmore, Richie (22 September 1990). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 16. ISSN 0144-5804.
  7. ^ Connelly, Laura (October 1990). "Loose Ends: Look How Long". Select. No. 4. p. 108.
  8. ^ a b "Loose Ends | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. ^ O'Toole, Kit (8 October 2011). "Loose Ends' Look How Long: An Overlooked New Jack Swing Classic". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Loose Ends | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  11. ^ "Loose Ends, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Loose Ends, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.