Blowing Kisses in the Wind

"Blowing Kisses in the Wind"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Spellbound
B-side	"Spellbound"
Released	October 17, 1991
Recorded	1990
Studio	Greene Street Recording[1] (New York City, NY) Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) Studio Masters (Los Angeles) Z Recording Studio (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	4:41
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Peter Lord
Producer(s)	Peter Lord V. Jeffrey Smith
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"The Promise of a New Day" (1991) "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" (1991) "Vibeology" (1991)
Music video
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" on YouTube

"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" is a song recorded by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul. It was released on October 17, 1991 as the third single from Abdul's second studio album, Spellbound (1991). It was the second ballad to be released by Adbul and was compared to her other ballad "Rush Rush".

Chart performance

"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" debuted at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning the Hot Shot Debut title for the week ending October 19, 1991.^[2] The next week, the song climbed to number 33, with that week gaining the title of Greatest Airplay Gainer.^[3] The single eventually peaked at number six, remaining at that spot for three weeks, before falling down the chart.^[4]

Track listings and formats

US CD Promo

1. Blowing Kisses In the Wind - Edit (Peter Lord)
2. Blowing Kisses In the Wind - LP (Peter Lord)

US Cassette

1. Blowing Kisses In the Wind - LP (Peter Lord)
2. Spellbound - LP (Paula Abdul; Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position Canada Retail Singles (The Record)[5] 6 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 7 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 14 Canada Contemporary Hit Radio (The Record)[5] 5 Poland (LP3)[8] 29 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 6 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 98 Chart (1992) Position US Billboard Hot 100[11] 73 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 46

References

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2. "The Hot 100: October 19, 1991". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
3. "The Hot 100: October 26, 1991". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
4. "Paula Abdul Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
5. Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. p. 18. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1376." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1377." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
8. "Archiwum LP3, notowanie 1998, z dn. 15.05.2020 | Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego".
9. "Paula Abdul Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
10. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
11. "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
12. "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 11, 2021.