Stay a Little While, Child

"Stay A Little While, Child"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album Zagora
B-side "Gonna Make You Mine"
Released June 1986 (UK)
Format Vinyl (12"), Vinyl (7")
Recorded 1986
Genre R&B
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol
Producer Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Golden Years"
(1985)		 "Stay A Little While, Child"
(1986)		 "Slow Down"
(1986)
Zagora track listing
"Stay A Little While, Child"
(1)		 "Be Thankful (Mama's Song)"
(2)

"Stay A Little While, Child" is the seventh 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.

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.