Look How Long

Look How Long
Look How Long
Studio album by Loose Ends
Released	13 November 1990
Genre	R&B
Length	46:53
Label	10/Virgin; MCA;
Producer	Carl McIntosh
Loose Ends chronology
Singles from Look How Long
	"Don't Be a Fool"; Released: 26 October 1990; "Cheap Talk"; Released: 11 February 1991; "Love's Got Me"; Released: 17 May 1991;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(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 (Bonus track)"	Carl McIntosh	4:10
Total length:			46:53

Notes

Track 12 only available on US CD version.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	19
US Billboard 200^[11]	124
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	28

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	83

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lytle, Craig. "Look How Long - Loose Ends | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Loose Ends - Look How Long (1990, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Don't Be a Fool [Vinyl Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Cheap Talk [Cassette Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Love's Got Me [Vinyl Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ Blackmore, Richie (22 September 1990). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 16. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Connelly, Laura (October 1990). "Loose Ends: Look How Long". Select. No. 4. p. 108.
^ ^a ^b "Loose Ends | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ 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.
^ "Loose Ends | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
^ "Loose Ends, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Loose Ends, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

External links

Look How Long at AllMusic
Look How Long at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Lytle, Craig. "Look How Long - Loose Ends | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[discogs-2] "Loose Ends - Look How Long (1990, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[allmusic2-3] "Don't Be a Fool [Vinyl Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[allmusic3-4] "Cheap Talk [Cassette Single] - Loose Ends | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[allmusic4-5] "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.

[allmusic5-8] "Loose Ends | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[seattlepi-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.

[ac_UK_Loose_Ends-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.

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