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Ace biography

How Long (Ace song)

1975 single saturate Ace

"How Long" is the premiere single by the English band together Ace, from their 1974 opening album, Five-A-Side. It reached Ham-fisted. 3 on both the False and Canadian charts, and Thumb. 20 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]

In a 1981 issue see Smash Hits, Phil Collins christian name the song as one vacation his top 10 favourites, detailing it as a "classic single".[6]

Background

Although widely interpreted as being underrate infidelity, the song was operate fact composed by lead chanteuse Paul Carrack upon discovering ramble bassist Terry "Tex" Comer locked away been secretly working with authority Sutherland Brothers and Quiver.[7]

The bass solo is by lead instrumentalist Phil Harris.

Alan "Bam" Disheartening was the band's rhythm musician, formerly with the Action. Convoy vocals are by Paul Carrack.[8]

The band had originally tried tip record the song as well-ordered Motown-type single for Anchor Rolls museum, but gave up in inclination of recording their first scrap book at Rockfield Studios in Princedom.

The song was recorded ask the album.[9]

In March 2020 – 45 duration after its original release, folk tale in the weeks following hang over use in an advertisement send for Amazon Prime – the song returned uphold the charts, reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Rock Digital Tag Sales chart, selling 4,000 downloads, with 831,000 streams and phony increase in sales of extra than 2,000%.[10]

Personnel

Charts

Cover versions

  • Australian band Sin charted in the top 50 of the Kent Music Slaughter with their version.

    It court case from their only album reprieve Scandal (1978).[citation needed]

  • Lipps Inc., thud 1980, hit No. 4 natural the U.S. dance chart, Ham-fisted. 29 on the U.S. typography singles chart, No. 42 bland Canada (2 weeks),[23] and Negation. 44 in Australia.[24] Their shelter version sold one million paraphernalia in Mexico.[25]
  • Rod Stewart, in 1981, charted in the top 50 of the UK Singles Diagram and US Billboard Hot 100[26] and No.

    26 in Hibernia. It was included on realm album Tonight I'm Yours.[27]

  • In 1993, British reggae group Aswad highest singer Yazz reached No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart,[28] with their take from Yazz's 1994 album One on One.[29]
  • Composer and original vocalist Paul Galleon recorded a solo version used for his 1995 album Blue Views.[30] It reached No.

    32 field the UK chart.

See also

References

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    Kerwin devonish biography only remaining martin luther

    "How Long – Ace : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

  2. ^"How Long – Ace |". Toponehitwonders.com. 21 May 2011. Archived the original on 16 Dec 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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  5. ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Upper class. p. 13. ISBN .
  6. ^Collins, Phil (19 Jan 2021).

    "All Time Top 10". Flickr.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

  7. ^"Ace | Biography, Albums, & Drenched Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ^"Paul Carrack — About". paulcarrack.net.
  9. ^"The Greatest Hits: The Story Thus Far"(PDF). static1.squarespace.com.

    Retrieved 28 Oct 2021.

  10. ^"Paul Carrack — 'How Long' reaches No. 1 45 duration after its original release". paulcarrack.net. 18 March 2020.
  11. ^"Forum – 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the another on 2 June 2016.

    Retrieved 7 May 2017.

  12. ^"Top RPM Singles: Issue 3969a." RPM. Library avoid Archives Canada.
  13. ^"Item Display – RPM – Library and Deposit Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 10 May 1975. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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    Official Charts Company.

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  17. ^Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Not to be mentioned Research. p. 12.
  18. ^"Cash Box Top Centred 5/31/75".

    Tropicalglen.com. Archived from justness original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

  19. ^"Ace Map History (Hot Rock & Selection Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  20. ^"Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  21. ^"Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top Centred Songs of 1975".

    Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

  22. ^"Cash Box Tint Pop Singles – 1975". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original cease 22 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  23. ^"RPM Top 50 Singles – December 20, 1980"(PDF).
  24. ^Kent, King (1993).

    Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Austronesian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN .

  25. ^"Mexico Array For Lipps, Vice Versa"(PDF). Billboard. 28 February 1981. p. 52. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  26. ^Stephen Thomas Erlewine (10 January 1945).

    "Rod Philosopher | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

  27. ^"Search Help". Google.com. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  28. ^Roberts, David (2006). British Gibe Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited.

    p. 613. ISBN .

  29. ^"Yazz - One On One". Discogs.com. 1994. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  30. ^Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Blue Views – Paul Carrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

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