Stay a Little While, Child

"Stay A Little While, Child" is the tenth single by English R&B band Loose Ends from their third studio album, Zagora, and was released in June 1986 by Virgin Records. The song reached number 52 in the UK Charts.^[2][3]

"Stay A Little While, Child"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album Zagora[1]
B-side	"Gonna Make You Mine"
Released	June 2, 1986 (UK/US)
Recorded	1985–86
Genre	R&B
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol
Producer(s)	Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Golden Years" (1985) "Stay A Little While, Child" (1986) "Slow Down" (1986)

Track listing

7” Single: VS819

1. "Stay A Little While, Child" 4.09
2. "Gonna Make You Mine" 4.29 **

12” Single: VS819-12

1. "Stay A Little While, Child (Extended Version)" 8.11 *
2. "Gonna Make You Mine" 4.29 **
3. "Stay A Little While, Child (Dub Version)" 7.56 **

2nd 12” Single: VS819-13

1. "Stay A Little While, Child (Extended Version)" 8.11 *
2. "Gonna Make You Mine" **
3. "Tell Me What You Want (U.S. Remix)" - Edited version of the mix featured on the U.S. version of the CD album 'A Little Spice'

3rd 12” Single: VS819-14

1. "Stay A Little While, Child (Extended Version)" 8.11 *
2. "Gonna Make You Mine (Westside Remix)" 5.43 +
3. "Gonna Make You Mine (Bonus Beats)"

U.S. only release - 12" Single MCA-23635

1. "Stay A Little While, Child (Extended Version)" 8.11 *
2. "Stay A Little While, Child (Radio Edit)" 5:55
3. "Stay A Little While, Child (Dub Version)" 7:56 **
4. "Stay A Little While, Child (Instrumental)" 5:55
5. "Stay A Little While, Child (Bonus Beats)" 5:42

* The Extended Version of 'Stay A Little While, Child' was released on the U.S. version of the CD album 'Zagora' instead of the Album Version.

** 'Gonna Make You Mine' and Stay A Little While, Child (Dub Version) were released as extra tracks on the CD album 'Zagora'

+ 'Gonna Make You Mine (Westside Remix)' was released on CD in 1992 on the 'Tighten Up Volume 1' remix project. It was remixed by Dancin' Danny D & Godwin Logie.

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[2]	52
US "Billboard" Hot Dance Disco- Club Play[4]	49
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[5]	18

References

1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
2. "LOOSE ENDS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 158.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 359.

External links

• Stay a Little While, Child (1986) at Discogs.