Pucker Up

Pucker Up
Studio album by Lipps Inc.
Released	1980
Genre	Disco
Label	Casablanca NBLP 7242
Producer	Steven Greenberg
Lipps Inc. chronology
Mouth to Mouth (1979) Pucker Up (1980) Designer Music (1981)

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Pucker Up is the second album by American disco act Lipps, Inc with Cynthia Johnson on lead vocals. The album was released in 1980 on Casablanca Records.

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

Track listing

Side one

1. "How Long" 5:50
2. "Tight Pair" 8:33

Side two

1. "Always Lookin'" 4:36
2. "The Gossip Song" 3:50
3. "There They Are" 3:25
4. "Jazzy" 3:57

Charts

Album

Chart (1980)	Position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[1]	40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[2]	46

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1981	"How Long"	U.S. Dance Chart	4[3]
1981	"How Long"	U.S. Soul Singles Chart	29[4]

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[5]	Gold	10,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

• Cynthia Johnson - lead vocals

References

1. "Norwegiancharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Pucker Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
2. "Swedishcharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Pucker Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 156.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 354.
5. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981". IFPI Hong Kong.