''Pucker Up'' is the second album by American

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act

Lipps, Inc Lipps Inc. ( , a pun on the phrase "lip sync") was an American disco and funk group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group is best known for the List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1980 (U.S.), chart-topping 1980 worldwide hit single "Funkytown ...

with

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on lead vocals. The album was released in 1980 on

Casablanca Records Casablanca Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records. Under its founder Neil Bogart, Casablanca was most successful during the disco era of the mid to late 1970s. The label currently f ...

. The album contains the minor hit " How Long", a cover of the 1974 hit by

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, reaching #4 on the U.S. dance chart and #29 on the U.S. soul singles chart. It was not as successful as the group's previous album. The track "Tight Pair" has a BPM of 125 BPM.

Track listing

Side one # " How Long" 5:50 # "Tight Pair" 8:33 Side two # "Always Lookin'" 4:36 # "The Gossip Song" 3:50 # "There They Are" 3:25 # "Jazzy" 3:57

Charts

;Album ;Singles

Sales and certifications

Personnel

- lead vocals

References

Lipps Inc. albums 1980 albums Casablanca Records albums {{1980s-album-stub