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 alternative 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 a moderate hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. 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 and 2009 the album sold an additional 126,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan seven years after its initial release. The album remains uncertified with overall sells unknown.

Track listing

European version

All tracks are written by Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol, except where noted

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell Me What You Want"	Carl McIntosh, Ray Shell, Steve Nichol	4:47
2.	"Feel So Right Now"		5:24
3.	"Let's Rock"		4:57
4.	"So Much Love"	Carl McIntosh, Steve Nichol, Ian Foster, Jane Eugene	4:31

Side two

No.	Title	Length
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

2011 remastered reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"In the Sky" (UK Single - Long Version)	6:13
10.	"Only a Day Away"	4:28
11.	"We've Arrived" (UK Single - US Mix)	5:46
12.	"Don't Hold Back Your Love" (UK Single)	5:28
13.	"No Stranger to Darkness" (UK Single)	5:58
14.	"Tell Me What You Want" (Extended Version)	6:12
15.	"Choose Me (Rescue Me)" (Extended Version)	5:59

North American version

All tracks are written by Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol, except where noted

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)"	6:00
2.	"Choose Me (Rescue Me)"	5:56
3.	"Music Takes Me Higher"	4:56
4.	"Emergency (Dial 999)"	6:47

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Tell Me What You Want"	Carl McIntosh, Ray Shell, Steve Nichol	6:12
6.	"A Little Spice"		5:08
7.	"So Much Love"	Carl McIntosh, Steve Nichol, Ian Foster, Jane Eugene	4:31
8.	"Let's Rock"		4:57

Charts

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

Singles

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

Personnel

Loose Ends

• Jane Eugene - vocals
• Carl "Macca" McIntosh - bass, vocals
• Steve Nichol - keyboards, trumpet, vocals

Additional personnel

• Herb Smith - guitars
• Ron Jennings - guitars, bass
• Donald Robinson - flute
• Bobby Malach - saxophone
• "Doctor" Leonard Gibbs - drums, percussion

External links

• A Little Spice at Discogs (list of releases)