Zagora (album)

Zagora
Studio album by
Loose Ends
Released May 7, 1986
Recorded 1985–1986
Genre R&B
Length 50:29
Label MCA Records
Producer Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends chronology
So Where Are You?
(1985) 		Zagora
(1986) 		The Real Chuckeeboo
(1988)
Singles from Zagora
  1. "Stay a Little While, Child"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Slow Down"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Nights of Pleasure"
    Released: 1986
  4. "Ooh, You Make Me Feel"
    Released: 1987
  5. "You Can't Stop the Rain"
    Released: 1987
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Zagora is the third studio album by British R&B band Loose Ends, released in 1986 by MCA Records. The album spawned the hits "Slow Down", "Stay a Little While, Child" and two others, all of which were hits on the U.S. R&B charts, with "Slow Down" reaching number one on the chart. Between the years 1991-2009 the album sold an additional 303,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan 5 years after its initial release, the album remains uncertified with overall sales unknown.

Track listing

European version

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

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Stay a Little While, Child" 5:04
2. "Be Thankful (Mama's Song)" 5:15
3. "Slow Down" 5:01
4. "Ooh, You Make Me Feel" 4:34
5. "Just a Minute" 3:32
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Who Are You?"   4:00
7. "I Can't Wait" Sam Bergliter, Carroll Thompson, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol 4:54
8. "Nights of Pleasure"   4:26
9. "Let's Get Back to Love"   3:58
10. "Rainbow" / "Take the "A" Train" Carl McIntosh, Steve Nichol, Jane Eugene, Billy Strayhorn 6:43

North American version

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

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Stay a Little While, Child" (Remix)   8:11
2. "Slow Down"   5:02
3. "I Can't Wait (Another Minute)" Sam Bergliter, Carroll Thompson, Jane Eugene, Carl McIntosh 4:53
4. "Sweetest Pain" Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel 5:43
Side two
No. Title Length
5. "Ooh, You Make Me Feel" 4:44
6. "Who Are You?" 4:00
7. "You Can't Stop the Rain" 4:20
8. "Be Thankful (Mama's Song)" 5:15
9. "Nights of Pleasure" 4:26
10. "Let's Get Back to Love" 3:55

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Albums 15
The Billboard 200 59
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 7

Singles

Title UK US
R&B
"Stay a Little While, Child" 52 18
"Slow Down" 27 1
"Nights of Pleasure" 42 58
"Ooh, You Make Me Feel" 77 —
"You Can't Stop the Rain" — 32