Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

"Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" is the seventh single by British soul band Loose Ends from their second studio album, So Where Are You?, which was released in February 1985. In the group's native UK, the single made the top twenty. Outside the UK, the single went to number one on the US Billboard R&B chart for one week. This made Loose Ends the first British band ever to top that chart.

 

Artist: Loose Ends 

A-Side: Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

B-Side: A Little Spice

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul

Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Smooth Jazz, Funk, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Virgin

Label/Catalog #: VS748  

The Cure - Close to Me

"Close to Me" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released in September 1985 as the second and final single from their sixth album, The Head on the Door. 

 

Artist: The Cure 

A-Side: Close to Me

B-Side: A Man Inside My Mouth

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Rock

Style: New Wave, Alternative Rock, Synth-pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Polydor / Fiction Records

Label/Catalog #: 883 361-7