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"How Soon We Forget"
Single by Colonel Abrams
from the album You and Me Equals Us
ReleasedJuly 14, 1987 (1987-07-14)
Recorded1986
GenreHouse[1]
LabelMCA (US MCA-23568)
Songwriter(s)Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
Colonel Abrams singles chronology
"Over and Over"
(1986) 		"How Soon We Forget"
(1987) 		"Nameless"
(1987)

"How Soon We Forget" is a 1987 single by Colonel Abrams, from his album You and Me Equals Us. The single was Abrams' last of four number one hits on the dance play charts.[2] "How Soon We Forget" was also Abrams' most successful single on the soul charts, reaching number six.[3]

Track listing[edit]

  • 12" single
(A-side)
No.TitleLength
1."How Soon We Forget (Extended Version)""7:49
2."How Soon We Forget (Radio Edit)"5:25
(B-side)
No.TitleLength
1."How Soon We Forget (Dub Version)"8:42
2."Trapped (A Cappella)"5:01

Charts[edit]

Weekly Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] 1
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 6
UK Singles Chart[5] 75

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Colonel Abrams: US House singer dies aged 67". BBC News. November 28, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 16.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Colonel Abrams - Billboard singles on Allmusic". Billboard.com/Allmusic. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "How Soon We Forget - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. August 15, 1987. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

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