Loose Ends (band)
Loose Ends | |
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 Carl McIntosh | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active |
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| Labels | Virgin Records Digital_Jukebox_Records |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | www |
| Members | Carl McIntosh
Laurneá Wilkerson Linda Carriere Sunay Suleyman |
| Past members |
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Loose Ends are a British R&B band that had several hit records throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. The trio was formed in London in 1980, initially comprising vocalist and guitarist Carl McIntosh, vocalist Jane Eugene, and keyboard player, Steve Nichol.[1] The latter two left the group in 1989 due to poor progression and since their departure the newer Loose Ends sound has gained higher chart positions globally and a wider fan base in the R&B genre through Carl McIntosh.
Career[]
Loose End signed with Virgin Records in 1981 under the name 'Loose End'.[2] Some of their debut material was written for them by Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo, who had achieved UK Singles Chart success of their own in the 1970s, with their group The Real Thing.[2] The trio changed its name to Loose Ends in 1983 and continued to record for Virgin. They were distributed in the United States by MCA Records.[2]
The group was founded by Steve Nichol after he left the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Nichol went on to tour with The Jam in 1982 as a trumpet, trombone and keyboard player. Together the trio achieved their first success with "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" in 1985, which reached No. 13 in the UK chart.[3] "Hangin' on a String" also reached No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart, making Loose Ends the first black British band ever to top that chart.[4] They reached No. 16 with the single "Magic Touch" in the same year.[3] The disc was produced in the US, as was their 1986 hit "Slow Down" (later used as the theme music for MuchMusic's Soul in The City program). At this time, Carl McIntosh also arranged and played on a number of tracks from Five Star's debut album including the single "Let Me Be The One" which reached number two in the same listings later in 1986. Subsequent falling sales saw the threesome notch up their final transatlantic hit in 1988 with "Watching You (Watching Me)."
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]
Today[]
During 2015, Carl was interviewed by Daniel Falconer of the celebrity Female 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_(newspaper) interviewed Loose Ends, Carl Mcintosh on how he was seen as being responsible for introduced Toronto to UK soul music in the 80s and 90s.[7] In 2017 Carl McIntosh was asked by Red_Bull_Music_Academy Melbourn, Austrailia to speak on how he previously produced Loose Ends songs.[8] During 2020, former BBC_Radio_1 and now Smooth_Radio presenter Angie_Greaves interviewed Loose Ends, Carl 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 Carl 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). Carl goes in to great detail explaining how it was produced.[10]
Carl McIntosh continues to perform, writing new songs under the name Loose Ends with the original line up from 1990, Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman.[11] In 2021, Loose Ends signed a new record deal with the British hip hop record label Digital_Jukebox_Records to release new singles and albums.
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. | ||||||||
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 a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
IRE [19] |
NLD [13] |
NZ [14] |
US [15] |
US R&B [15] |
US Dan [15] | ||||
| 1982 | "In the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| "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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Wynn, Ron. "Artist Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Loose Ends Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 328. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "Nick Martinelli Biography". AllMusic.
- ^ Falconer, Daniel. "Carl McIntosh talks about his top 10 career moments". Female First. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Brenan, Victoria. "Singer supports Glasgow fundraisers". The Glasgow Evening Times Newspaper. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Patrick, Ruyan. "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "UK Charts > Loose Ends". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "NLD Charts > Loose Ends". MegaCharts. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "NZ Charts > Loose Ends". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "US Charts > Loose Ends". Billboard. 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.
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