[2] The group was founded by Steve Nichol after he left the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

[3] The disc was produced in the US, as was their 1986 hit "Slow Down" (later used as the theme music for Canadian MuchMusic's Soul in the City programme).

At this time, Carl McIntosh also arranged and played on a number of tracks from Five Star's debut album, including the single "Let Me Be The One," which reached No.

[1] The original line-up of Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, and Steve Nichol briefly reunited in 1998 for a guest appearance on "Take Your Time", a song from Pete Rock's debut solo album, Soul Survivor, which was released as a single the following year.

[5] During 2015, McIntosh was interviewed by Daniel Falconer of the celebrity magazine Female First to speak about his top 10 career moments.

[8] In 2017, McIntosh was asked by Red Bull Music Academy in Melbourne, Australia, to speak about how he had previously produced Loose Ends' songs.

[11] McIntosh continues to perform and write new songs under the name Loose Ends with the 1990 line-up of Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman.