Kiss in 77

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"Kiss in 77"
Single by James Brown
from the album Bodyheat
B-side "Woman"
Released1977 (1977)
Genre Funk, disco
Length3:38
Label Polydor
14388
Songwriter(s) Charles Sherrell
Producer(s) James Brown
James Brown chartingsingles chronology
"Bodyheat (Part 1)"
(1976)
"Kiss in 77"
(1977)
"Give Me Some Skin"
(1977)

"Kiss in 77" is a song written by Charles Sherrell and recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in 1977, it charted #35 R&B. [1] It also appeared on the album Bodyheat . Robert Christgau gave the song a negative review, commenting sarcastically that it was "as 'brand new' as the 'New Sound!' [Brown] promises" on the jacket of its host album. [2]

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