Loose Ends (band)
Loose Ends | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Loose End |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | |
Years active | 1980–1990, 1998, 2005, 2020–present |
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Members |
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Past members |
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Website | www |
Loose Ends (also known as Loose End) are a British
Despite having seen success throughout the 1980s, both Nichol and Eugene left the group in 1989, bringing an end to the band's most successful phase.
Career
Loose Ends signed with
The group was founded by Steve Nichol after he left the London
The group's line-up changed in 1990[1] due to differences in its proposed musical direction. Eugene and Nichol decided to leave, and were replaced by Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman. Look How Long[1] turned out to be the final studio album released under the Loose Ends name, and featured their final hit single, "Don't Be a Fool" (1990).[2] McIntosh himself went on to work behind the recording desk with the new members and has continued to do that to date. He has since produced several artists' work, most notably that of Caron Wheeler, Ruth Joy and Kwesi.[1]
2015–present
During the year of 2015, McIntosh was interviewed by Daniel Falconer of the celebrity magazine Female First to speak about his top 10 career moments.[5] Also in the same year, he participated in a charity fundraising event in Glasgow, Scotland in aid of supporting Gambia.[6] In 2016, leading Toronto newspaper Now interviewed McIntosh on how he was seen as being responsible for introducing Toronto to UK soul music in the 1980s and 1990s.[7] In 2017, McIntosh was asked by Red Bull Music Academy in the Australian city of Melbourne, to speak about how he previously produced Loose Ends' songs.[8] During 2020, Smooth Radio presenter Angie Greaves interviewed McIntosh on how he continued with Loose Ends without the former members explaining how the group did not break up when two members left.[9]
Soon after, McIntosh was asked by Roland Corporation music to discuss and demonstrate how he produced the drum programming using the legendary Roland TR-808 drum machine for the hit song "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)". McIntosh went into great detail explaining how it was produced.[10]
McIntosh continues to perform, writing new songs under the name Loose Ends with the line-up from 1990, Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman.
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications
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UK [12] |
NLD
[13] |
NZ
[14] |
US [15] |
US R&B [15] | |||
1984 | A Little Spice | 46 | — | — | 46 | 5 | |
1985 | So Where Are You?
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13 | — | 33 | — | — | |
1986 | Zagora
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15 | — | — | 59 | 7 | |
1988 | The Real Chuckeeboo
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52 | 66 | — | 80 | 16 | |
1990 | Look How Long
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19 | — | — | 124 | 28 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Peaks | |||
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UK [12] | |||||
1992 | Tighten Up Vol. 1
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40 | |||
2003 | The Best of Loose Ends
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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UK
[12] |
IRE [19] |
NLD
[13] |
NZ
[14] |
US [15] |
US R&B [15] |
US Dance
[15] | ||||
1982 | "In the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"We've Arrived" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1983 | "Don't Hold Back Your Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984 | "Tell Me What You Want" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | A Little Spice | |
"Emergency (Dial 999)" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Choose Me (Rescue Me)" | 59 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 25 | |||
1985 | "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" | 13 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 12 | A Little Spice / So Where Are You? | |
"Magic Touch" | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | So Where Are You? | ||
"Golden Years" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1986 | "Stay a Little While, Child" | 52 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 49 | Zagora | |
"Slow Down" | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 42 | |||
"Nights of Pleasure" | 42 | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | |||
1987 | "Ooh, You Make Me Feel" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"You Can't Stop the Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | So Where Are You? / Zagora | ||
1988 | "Mr. Bachelor" | 50 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | The Real Chuckeeboo | |
"Watching You" | 83 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||
1989 | "Life" | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | ||
1990 | "Don't Be a Fool" | 13 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 50 | Look How Long | |
"Love's Got Me" | 40 | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | |||
1991 | "Cheap Talk" | 92 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | ||
"Time Is Ticking" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1992 | "Hangin' on a String" (Frankie Knuckles Remix) | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tighten Up Vol. 1 | |
"Magic Touch" (Remix) | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1993 | "My Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2021 | "Gonna Make You Mine (Forever More)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ a b c d Wynn, Ron. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Loose Ends Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "Nick Martinelli Biography". AllMusic.
- ^ Falconer, Daniel (13 November 2015). "Carl McIntosh talks about his top 10 career moments". Female First. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Brenan, Victoria (18 April 2015). "Singer supports Glasgow fundraisers". The Glasgow Evening Times Newspaper. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Patrick, Ryan B. "How Loose Ends introduced Toronto to UK soul music in the 80s and 90s". Now Toronto Newspaper. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Tying Up Some Loose Ends with Carl McIntosh, Hosted by Jeff 'Chairman' Mao". Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Greaves, Angie. "Angie Speaks to Carl McIntosh". Angie Greaves. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Rosenscein, Ari. "Sound Behind the Song: 'Hangin' on a String' by Loose Ends". The Roland Music Corporation. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Carl McIntosh / Loose Ends (2014) – Soulinterviews.com – The Home of Soul Interviews". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "UK Charts > Loose Ends". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ MegaCharts. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "US Charts > Loose Ends". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Loose Ends: So Where Are You?". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Loose Ends: Zagora". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Loose Ends: Look How Long". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "IRE Charts Search > Loose Ends". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 23 February 2013.