


The truth is that is was about bass player Terry Comer working with other bands (he played briefly with The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver before returning to Ace). But on their albums, Ace actually had that slick, country Many listeners believed that this was a love song. That Fender Rhodes, the rock solid glossy bass and those back up vocals let you know: this was high end stuff. If you listen to 'How Long' you cant deny the musicianship, even if you dont like the senseability. While Carracks voice certainly had crossover appeal - as he would later prove with his own records, as well as his work with Squeeze and Roxy Music - the band was also less devoted to the three-chord boogie and country-rock that marked most pub rock bands.
Great Power Pop Bands that never got their due… Terry Comer, the bass player a rival band were trying to “nick”, returned in time to play on the original recording. It has been recorded many times since. It was released on the Anchor label, copyright 1974, backed by “Sniffin’ About”, and produced by John Anthony for Neptune Productions. Rather than being about a two-timing lover it was, he said, about another band who were “trying to nick our bass player”.“How Long?” was one of the first songs he ever wrote and remains one of his biggest hits. They broke up in 1977.The bass introduction is borrowed from “Traveling Song” by the British folk rock group Pentangle.When singer-songwriter Paul Carrack appeared on the BBC Breakfast news programme on Jhe was asked about the inspiration for this song.
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