K.I.S.S.I.N.G.

This article is about a chart song. For the playground song, see K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

"K.I.S.S.I.N.G."
Single by Siedah Garrett
from the album Kiss of Life
B-side	"Taboo"
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	Westlake Recording Studios
Genre	R&B
Length	5:24 (album version) 4:05 (single version)
Label	Qwest
Songwriter(s)	Dana Merino, Guy Babylon
Producer(s)	Rod Temperton, Dick Rudolph

"K.I.S.S.I.N.G." is a 1988 single by singer/songwriter Siedah Garrett, taken from her album Kiss of Life. The single was her most successful release as a solo artist, hitting number one on the dance chart for one week.^[1] On the soul chart, "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." peaked at number sixteen and on the Billboard Hot 100, it went to number ninety-seven.^[2]

Track listing

7" Single / Cassette Single

1. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." – 4:05
2. "Taboo" – 3:28

12" Single

1. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Heat Of Passions Mix)" – 8:14
2. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Dub)" – 8:30
3. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Acid Bass Line Edit)" – 7:30
4. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (A Cappella)" – 4:20

CD Single

1. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (The Heat Of Passion Mix)" – 8:16
2. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Dub)" – 8:36
3. "Taboo" – 3:27

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the parent album's liner notes.^[3]

• Siedah Garrett – lead and background vocals
• Guy Babylon – arrangement, synths programming and performance
• Jerry Hey – arrangement, trumpet and flugelhorn
• Rod Temperton – arrangement
• Larry "Larr-Dog" Williams – synths programming and performance, and saxophone
• Paul "P.J." Jackson, Jr. – guitar
• Daniel Higgins – saxophone
• Gary Grant – trumpet and flugelhorn
• Amber Merino – little girl

Charts

Chart performance for "K.I.S.S.I.N.G."

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[4]	77
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	97
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7]	16

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 107.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 224.
3. Kiss of Life liner notes. Qwest Records. 1988.
4. "UK Charts > Siedah Garrett". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
5. "Siedah Garrett Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
6. "Siedah Garrett Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
7. "Siedah Garrett Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

External links

• "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." at Discogs (list of releases)