A Little Spice
A Little Spice | ||||
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Studio album by Loose Ends | ||||
Released | May 25, 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1982–1984 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Virgin (UK), MCA (US) | |||
Producer | Nick Martinelli | |||
Loose Ends chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | link |
A Little Spice (originally titled "Loose End") is the debut album released by the English R&B band Loose Ends. The original UK version was released in 1984 (some early pressings list "1983" ).
The following year, an alternate version of the album, featuring "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" in place of "Feels So Right Now" and a re-ordered overall track listing was released for the U.S. market. This album reached number five on the U.S. R&B chart in 1985, while the single, "Hangin' on a String", became a number one hit on both the U.S. Dance and US R&B charts. It was also a moderate hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Also, it is featured in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional Soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8. Between the years 1991-2009 the album sold an additional 126,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan 7 years after its initial release. The album remains uncertified with overall sells unknown.
Track listing
UK version
- "Tell Me What You Want" (4:47)
- "Feels So Right Now" (5:24)
- "Let's Rock" (4:57)
- "So Much Love" (4:31)
- "Dial 999" (4:52)
- "Music Takes Me Higher" (4:56)
- "Choose Me" (4:34)
- "A Little Spice" (5:08)
U.S. version
- "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" (5:56)
- "Choose Me" (5:57)
- "Music Takes Me Higher" (4:55)
- "Emergency (Dial 999)" (6:42
- "Tell Me What You Want" (6:05)
- "A Little Spice" (5:07)
- "So Much Love" (4:30)
- "Let's Rock" (4:55)
Leftover Tracks
"Don't Hold Back Your Love"
"We've Arrived"
"In The Sky"
"Full Moon"
"No Stranger To Darkness"
Charts
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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The Billboard 200 | 46 |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 5 |
Singles
Title | UK | US | US R&B |
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"Tell Me What You want" | 74 | - | - |
"Emergency (Dial 999)" | 41 | - | - |
"Choose Me (Rescue Me)" | 59 | - | 47 |
"Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" | 13 | 43 | 1 |
External links
- A Little Spice (UK Version) at Discogs
- A Little Spice (U.S. Version) at Discogs