How Soon We Forget Explained

How Soon We Forget
Type:	single
Artist:	Colonel Abrams
Album:	You and Me Equals Us
Recorded:	1986
Genre:	House^[1]
Label:	MCA (US MCA-23568)
Prev Title:	Over and Over
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Nameless
Next Year:	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

• 12" single

Charts

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

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

External links

• How Soon We Forget at Discogs.