A Little Spice

A Little Spice
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
A Little Spice
(1984)		 So Where Are You?
(1985)
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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

  1. "Tell Me What You Want" (4:47)
  2. "Feels So Right Now" (5:24)
  3. "Let's Rock" (4:57)
  4. "So Much Love" (4:31)
  5. "Emergency (Dial 999)" (4:52)
  6. "Music Takes Me Higher" (4:56)
  7. "Choose Me (Rescue Me)" (4:34)
  8. "A Little Spice" (5:08)

U.S. version

  1. "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" (5:56)
  2. "Choose Me (Rescue Me)" (5:57)
  3. "Music Takes Me Higher" (4:55)
  4. "Emergency (Dial 999)" (6:42)
  5. "Tell Me What You Want" (6:05)
  6. "A Little Spice" (5:07)
  7. "So Much Love" (4:30)
  8. "Let's Rock" (4:55)

Leftover Tracks

"Don't Hold Back Your Love" (1983)
"We've Arrived" (1982)
"In The Sky" (1982)
"Full Moon" (1983)
"No Stranger To Darkness" (1983)

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 46
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5

Singles

Title UK US US
R&B
"Tell Me What You Want" 74 - -
"Emergency (Dial 999)" 41 - -
"Choose Me (Rescue Me)" 59 - 47


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