Pucker Up
Studio album by
Lipps Inc.
Released1980
StudioSound 80 Studios
GenreDisco
Length30:11
LabelCasablanca NBLP 7242
ProducerSteven Greenberg
Lipps Inc. chronology
Mouth to Mouth
(1979) 		Pucker Up
(1980) 		Designer Music
(1981)
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Pucker Up is the second album by American disco act Lipps Inc. with Cynthia Johnson on lead vocals. 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.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "How Long" 5:50
  2. "Tight Pair" 8:33

Side two

  1. "Always Lookin'" 4:36
  2. "The Gossip Song" 3:50
  3. "There They Are" 3:25
  4. "Jazzy" 3:57

Charts

Album
Chart (1980) Position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[1] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 46
Singles
Year Song Chart Position
1981 "How Long" U.S. Dance Chart 4[3]
1981 "How Long" U.S. Soul Singles Chart 29[4]

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[5] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Pucker Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Pucker Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 156.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 354.
  5. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981". IFPI Hong Kong.


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