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Slow Down (Loose Ends song)

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"Slow Down"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album Zagora[1]
B-side"Slow Down (Slow Jam)"
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1986 (UK)
September 24, 1986 (US)
Recorded1986
GenreR&B
Length4:06
LabelMCA Records
Songwriter(s)Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol
Producer(s)Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Stay a Little While, Child"
(1986)
"Slow Down"
(1986)
"Nights of Pleasure"
(1986)

"Slow Down" is the 11th single by English R&B band Loose Ends from their third studio album, Zagora. It was released in September 1986 by MCA Records and produced by Loose Ends' longtime collaborator Nick Martinelli. The single was the group's second and last number one on the Soul Singles chart.[2]

Track listing

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7” Single: VS884

  1. "Slow Down" 4.06
  2. "Slow Down (Slow Jam)" 3.11


12” Single: VS884-12

  1. "Slow Down (Extended Version)" 7.31
  2. "Slow Down (Slow Jam)" 7.08


2nd 12” Single: VS884-12 - limited edition with bonus 12"

  1. "Slow Down (Extended Version)" 7.31
  2. "Slow Down (Slow Jam)" 7.08
  3. "Gonna Make You Mine (Westside Remix) 5.43 *
  4. "Slow Down (Dub Version) 6.47


* The Westside Remix of 'Gonna Make You Mine' was released on CD in 1992 on the album 'Tighten Up Volume 1' remix project.

Charts

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Chart (1986/1987) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart[3] 27
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] 42

References

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  1. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 359.
  3. ^ McAleer, Dave; Gregory, Andy; White, Matthew (November 15, 2010). The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Volume 2. Random House. p. 284. ISBN 9780753522455. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Loose Ends Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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