How Long (Ace song)
1975 single by Ace
"How Long" is a 1975 song by British band Ace. It was taken from their studio album Five-A-Side. It went to number 20 in the United Kingdom, number 3 in both the United States and Canada, number 11 in the Netherlands and number 63 in Australia. It was sung by Paul Carrack. It is often the song was about infidelity, but Paul Carrack revealed in interview that the bass player for ACE at the time, was secretly playing for another band. Incensed, Carrack wrote " How Long".
| "How Long" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ace | ||||
| from the album Five-A-Side | ||||
| B-side | "Sniffin' About" | |||
| Released | March 1975 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Rockfield, Monmouthshire | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:21 (Album version) 3:09 (Single version) | |||
| Label | Anchor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Carrack[4] | |||
| Producer(s) | John Anthony | |||
| Ace singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Ace (with Paul Carrack) - How Long • TopPop on YouTube | ||||
| Alternative release | ||||
Cover versions
changeThe song was covered by Rod Stewart in 1981 for his 11th studio album Tonight I'm Yours. That version charted in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States inside the top 50.
References
change- ↑ Thomas, Stephen. "How Long - Ace : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "How Long - Ace |". Toponehitwonders.com. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Pub Rock". Nostalgiacentral.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ace : How Long". Discogs.com. 1974. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
