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"How Long" is a 1974 song by the British group Ace from their album Five-A-Side. It reached #3 in the US and Canadian charts, and #20 in the UK chart.^[1] Lead singer Paul Carrack composed the song upon discovering that bassist Terry Comer had been secretly working with other bands.^[2] Comer returned to Ace in time to play on the song.^[3]

Covers [link]

In 1976, Bobby Womack recorded a version that appeared on the Home Is Where The Heart Is album

In 1977, Barbara Mandrell recorded a country/disco version of the song on her Love's Ups & Downs album.

In 1981, Rod Stewart covered the song on the album Tonight I'm Yours.^[4] It charted in the top fifty of the Billboard Hot 100.{{#invoke:Namespace detect|main}}{{#invoke:Namespace detect|main}}^{[citation needed]}

In 1981, Lipps, Inc. released a remake of this song which reached #4 on the U.S. dance chart, #29 on the U.S. soul singles chart, and #42 in Canada. As of 2010, it was still in rotation on satellite radio. The track Timecode, released in 2004 by German techno producer Justus Köhncke, is built around the characteristic intro of the Lipps Inc. version.

In 1989, Barbara Dickson released the song as part of the Coming Alive Again album

In 1993, British reggae group Aswad and singer Yazz covered the song which reached #31 in the UK, from Yazz's 1994 album One on One.

In 2009, Ace's version was heard in a TV commercial for Breyer's Ice Cream.

References [link]

1. ↑ {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Ace biography, Allmusic. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
3. ↑ Liner Notes from John Morthland of TimeLife
4. ↑ Google Music

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