Love and Kisses | ||||
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Released | 3 June 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1991 | |||
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Length | 55:21 | |||
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AllMusic | link |
NME | 7/10 [1] |
Love and Kisses is the international debut studio album by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. It was released by MCA Records on 3 June 1991, in the United Kingdom. The album, featuring artwork shot by Simon Fowler serves as the international issue of Minogue's original Australian debut album, Dannii , with two additional recordings and new mixes. In November 1991, the album was reissued worldwide, including Australia, as Love and Kisses and... with additional remixes. In August 1991, the album was certified Gold in the UK, [2] and its reissue has sold more than 75,000 units. [3] The album was reissued again in 2009 featuring B-sides and remixes.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love and Kisses" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix) | Alvin Moody | 3:37 |
2. | "$ucce$$" (Bruce Forest 7" Mix) | Dannii Minogue, Moody | 3:40 |
3. | "So Hard to Forget" | Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston | 5:14 |
4. | "Party Jam" (Edit) | Vincent Bell, Eric Isles, Moody | 3:35 |
5. | "Attitude" | Moody | 5:08 |
6. | "Work" | Bell, Isles, Moody | 4:26 |
7. | "Jump to the Beat" | Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden | 4:04 |
8. | "Call to Your Heart" (Edit) | Tony Adderly, Moody | 5:32 |
9. | "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" | Bell, Isles, Moody | 4:51 |
10. | "Love Traffic" | Kylie Minogue, Moody | 5:59 |
11. | "Baby Love" | Stephen Bray, Mary Kessler, Regina Richards | 4:41 |
12. | "True Lovers" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix) | Bell, Moody | 4:34 |
Total length: | 55:21 |
Reissued in December 1991, this version features the single mix of "Baby Love" and a re-recorded version of "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" and four extended 12" mixes.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love and Kisses" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix) | Alvin Moody | 3:27 |
2. | "$ucce$$" (Bruce Forest 7" Remix) | Dannii Minogue, Moody | 3:40 |
3. | "So Hard to Forget" | Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston | 5:14 |
4. | "Party Jam" (Edit) | Vincent Bell, Eric Isles, Moody | 3:35 |
5. | "Attitude" | Moody | 5:08 |
6. | "Work" | Bell, Isles, Moody | 4:26 |
7. | "Baby Love" (Silky's 70s Edit) | Stephen Bray, Mary Kessler, Regina Richards | 3:43 |
8. | "Call to Your Heart" (Edit) | Tony Adderly, Moody | 5:32 |
9. | "Jump to the Beat" | Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden | 4:04 |
10. | "Love Traffic" | Kylie Minogue, Moody | 5:59 |
11. | "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (L.A. Master Mix) | Bell, Isles, Moody | 3:57 |
12. | "True Lovers" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix) | Bell, Moody | 4:34 |
13. | "Baby Love" (Silky 70's 12") | Bray, Kessler, Richards | 6:20 |
14. | "$ucce$$" (12" version) | D. Minogue, Moody | 7:03 |
15. | "Love and Kisses" (12" version) | Moody | 5:53 |
16. | "Jump to the Beat" (12" version) | N. M. Walden, L. Walden | 6:30 |
Total length: | 79:05 |
Remastered edition issued by Palare Records on 7 December 2009, includes the full album plus B-side, "Hallucination".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love and Kisses" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix) | Alvin Moody | 3:35 |
2. | "$ucce$$" (Bruce Forest 7" Remix) | Dannii Minogue, Moody | 3:41 |
3. | "So Hard to Forget" | Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston | 5:13 |
4. | "Party Jam" (Edit) | Vincent Bell, Eric Isles, Moody | 3:35 |
5. | "Attitude" | Moody | 5:07 |
6. | "Work" | Bell, Isles, Moody | 4:26 |
7. | "Jump to the Beat" | Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden | 4:04 |
8. | "Call to Your Heart" (Edit) | Tony Adderly, Moody | 5:31 |
9. | "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (L.A. Master Mix) | Bell, Isles, Moody | 3:58 |
10. | "Love Traffic" | Kylie Minogue, Moody | 5:59 |
11. | "Baby Love" | Stephen Bray, Mary Kessler, Regina Richards | 4:41 |
12. | "True Lovers" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix) | Bell, Moody | 4:33 |
13. | "Hallucination" | Andy Whitmore, Emma Freilich, Les Adams | 6:00 |
14. | "Jump to the Beat" (L.A 7" Mix) | N. M. Walden, L. Walden | 3:40 |
15. | "Baby Love" (Silky 70's Edit) | Bray, Kessler, Richards | 3:45 |
16. | "Party Jam" (Bruce Forest 7" Mix) | Bell, Isles, Moody | 4:54 |
Total length: | 72:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love and Kisses" (12" Mix) | Moody | 6:16 |
2. | "$ucce$$" (12" version) | D. Minogue, Moody | 7:25 |
3. | "Jump to the Beat" (12" Mix) | N. M. Walden, L. Walden | 6:44 |
4. | "Baby Love" (Silky 70's 12") | Bray, Kessler, Richards | 6:21 |
5. | "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (L.A. 12" Mix) | Bell, Isles, Moody | 6:07 |
6. | "True Lovers" (12") | Bell, Moody | 9:28 |
7. | "Love and Kisses" (House Mix) | Moody | 7:38 |
8. | "$ucce$$" (Expensive Mix) | D. Minogue, Moody | 7:45 |
9. | "Baby Love" (E-Smooves 12" Mix) | Bray, Kessler, Richards | 6:41 |
10. | "$ucce$$" (Junior's Big House Mix) | D. Minogue, Moody | 6:05 |
11. | "Baby Love" (Maurice's Love Dub) | Bray, Kessler, Richards | 6:29 |
Total length: | 76:59 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [7] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Release date | Format | Cat. no. |
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United Kingdom | June 1991 | CD [8] | MCAD10496 |
Japan | Cassette [9] | MCC10340 | |
1991 | CD [10] | ALCB-352 | |
Taiwan | 1991 | CD [11] | MCD10340 |
United States | 1991 | CD [12] | MCAD10467 |
United Kingdom | 7 December 2009 | Deluxe CD [13] | PALARE003CD |
A collection of music videos produced to promote the album's singles was released on 2 December 1992 by MCA Records. The VHS reached number 23 on the UK video chart. [3]
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Released | 22 October 1990 [14] | |||
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
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Length | 50:16 | |||
Label | Mushroom | |||
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Dannii is the original debut album by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. It was released by Mushroom Records in October 1990 for the Australian market only. The album was released in Japan by Alpha Records in April 1991 for the Japanese market under the title Party Jam, and later released in the European and again in the Japan market with a slightly altered track listing, and entitled Love and Kisses.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Party Jam" | Vincent Bell, Eric Isles, Alvin Moody | 4:58 |
2. | "Call to Your Heart" | Tony Adderly, Moody | 6:00 |
3. | "So Hard to Forget" | Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston | 5:15 |
4. | "Love and Kisses" (Original mix) | Moody | 3:44 |
5. | "Work" | Bell, Isles, Moody | 4:26 |
6. | "Love Traffic" | Kylie Minogue, Moody | 5:59 |
7. | "Success" (Original mix) | Dannii Minogue, Moody | 5:32 |
8. | "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" | Bell, Isles, Moody | 4:51 |
9. | "Attitude" | Moody | 5:08 |
10. | "True Lovers" (Original mix) | Bell, Moody | 4:23 |
Total length: | 50:16 |
Notes
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] | 24 |
Country | Release date | Format | Cat. no. |
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Australia | October 1990 | CD [17] | TVD93333 |
Vinyl [18] | TVT93333 | ||
Cassette [19] | TVC93333 |
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"I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" is a single by Australian singer Dannii Minogue from her debut album, Love and Kisses (1991). A personal favourite of Minogue's, its original mix was released as the third single in Australia, where it peaked at number 92 on the ARIA Singles CHart December 1990. A re-recorded and remixed version of the song was released in the United Kingdom as the fifth and final single in December 1991 and received mostly positive reviews from music critics. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" reached number 40 in the UK.
"Get into You" is a song written by Mike Percy and Tim Lever for Australian singer, songwriter and actress Dannii Minogue's second album, Get into You (1993). It was produced by Lever & Percy and received a mixed reception from music critics. Released as the fifth single in the second quarter of 1994, it reached the top forty in the United Kingdom. Along with the single "This Is It", the song was chosen to be released in Canada and the US.
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