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Pucker Up
Studio album by Lipps Inc.
Released1980
StudioSound 80 Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota
GenreDisco
Length30:11
LabelCasablanca NBLP 7242
ProducerSteven Greenberg
Lipps Inc. chronology
Mouth to Mouth
(1979) 		Pucker Up
(1980) 		Designer Music
(1981)
Singles from Bad to the Bone
  1. "How Long"
    Released: 1980

Pucker Up is the second studio album by American disco act Lipps Inc. The album was released in 1980 on Casablanca Records. The album contains the minor hit "How Long", a cover of the 1974 hit by Ace, reaching number 4 on the U.S. dance chart and number 29 on the U.S. soul singles chart. It was not as successful as the group's previous album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link

Pucker Up received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic's Amy Hanson said "Unfortunately, that one song (How Long) is the album, and the rest just pales in its wake. And, if the truth were to be told, the album itself pales in the wake of "Funkytown". Sometimes it's better to be remembered as a one-hit wonder."

Track listing

All songs written by Steven Greenberg, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."How Long"P. Carrack5:50
2."Tight Pair" 8:33
Side two
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Always Lookin'" 4:36
2."The Gossip Song" 3:50
3."There They Are"S. Greenberg, S. Jones3:25
4."Jazzy" (Instrumental) 3:57
Total length:30:11

Charts

Album
Chart (1980) Position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 46
Singles
Year Song Chart Position
1981 "How Long" U.S. Dance Chart 4
1981 "How Long" U.S. Soul Singles Chart 29

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) Gold 10,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

The following personnel are credited on the album:

Musicians

Technical

  • Steven Greenberg - producer
  • Steven Productions - executive productions
  • Chris Bellman - mastering
  • David Rivkin - recording
  • Phyllis Chotin - art direction
  • Art Hotel - design
  • Sketch Bruckner - Illustration

References

  1. Hanson, Amy. "Pucker Up Review". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Pucker Up Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Pucker Up (Vinyl inner sleeve). Casablanca Records. 1980. inner sleeve. NBLP 7242.
  4. "Norwegiancharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Pucker Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. "Swedishcharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Pucker Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 156.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 354.
  8. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981". IFPI Hong Kong.
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