Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby

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"Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby"
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Single by Brotherhood of Man
from the album Love and Kisses from Brotherhood of Man
B-side "Put Out the Fire"
Released16 May 1975 [1]
Genre Pop
Length3:06
Label Dawn Records/Pye Records
Songwriter Barry Blue
Producer Tony Hiller
Brotherhood of Man singles chronology
"Spring of 1912"
(1975)		"Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby"
(1975)		"Save Your Kisses for Me"
(1976)

"Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby" is a 1975 song by UK singer and songwriter Barry Blue. It became a European million seller for British pop group Brotherhood of Man that same year. It then became a South African top 10 hit for singer Geoff St. John, also in 1975.

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Background

The song was written by Barry Blue and originally recorded by him and released as a B-side to his single "You Make Me Happy (When I'm Blue)" in March 1975. The single proved to be his first single not to chart after a run of five top 30 hits in the UK. [2]

Soon after, the song was recorded by upcoming pop group Brotherhood of Man who released it as a single in May 1975. It was released on Dawn Records in the UK and Pye Records in Europe. Although it failed to chart in the UK, it became a big seller in Europe, hitting the higher ends of the charts in the Netherlands, Austria and Germany. In Belgium it hit No.1 for five consecutive weeks, becoming the group's first chart-topping single. [3] According to member Lee Sheriden the single sold over a million copies across Europe. The single also charted in New Zealand and Australia. [4] [5] In Belgium, the song became the sixth best-selling single of the year. [6] In the Netherlands it became the 27th best-selling single of the year. [7]

The song was later included on the group's album Love and Kisses , which was released in September 1975 in Europe and then in tandem with their Eurovision win in the UK the following year. The B-side to the single was the non-album track "Put Out the Fire", written by producer Tony Hiller and two of the group members. In Spain, the B-side was album track "Love Me for What I Am". [8] The single was released in a variety of picture sleeves.

In 1976, Record Mirror recommended that the group re-release the song following the success of "Save Your Kisses for Me". They stated "'Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby' did well for them in Europe but didn't take off here. With current interest [it] would make them a good revitalised single and a natural successor to their current hit". [9]

The song found further success when it was recorded by Johannesburg singer Geoff St. John, also in 1975. His version hit the South African charts in August and became a top ten hit in October, peaking at No.10. [10]

Track listing

Brotherhood of Man version

  1. "Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby" (Barry Blue) 3:06
  2. "Put Out the Fire" (Hiller/Sheriden/Lee) 2:25

Chart performance

Brotherhood of Man version

Chart (1975)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)92
Austria Singles chart [11] 10
Belgium top 50 singles [12] 1
German single chart [13] 26
Netherlands top 100 [14] 2
New Zealand music charts 26

References

  1. ↑ The New Singles (Issue 574 ed.).
  2. ↑ "BARRY BLUE". Official Charts. 1973-07-28. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Brotherhood Of Man - Kiss Me, Kiss Your Baby - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  4. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Discography Brotherhood Of Man". charts.nz. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 47. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1975 - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  7. ↑ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  8. ↑ Brotherhood Of Man - Kiss Me, Kiss Your Baby / Love Me For What I Am, 1975, retrieved 2026-01-10
  9. ↑ Brown, David (24 April 1976). "Record Mirror" (PDF). p. 25.
  10. ↑ musicstats (2017-11-29). "3 October 1975". SA Singles Charts. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  11. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Brotherhood Of Man - Kiss Me, Kiss Your Baby". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  12. ↑ "Belgian (Flanders) singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  13. ↑ German singles:
    • "TITLE" (in German). Gfk . Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 September 2016.


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