Love and Kisses (Dannii Minogue album)

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Love and Kisses
DanniiMinogueLoveandKisses.jpg
Studio album by
Released3 June 1991
Recorded1989–1991
Genre
Length55:21
Label
Producer
  • Alvin Moody
  • Vincent Bell
  • Andy Whitmore
  • Emma Freilich
  • Les Adams
  • Dancin' Danny D
Dannii Minogue chronology
Party Jam
(1991)
Love and Kisses
(1991)
U.K. Remixes
(1991)
Singles from Love and Kisses
  1. "Love and Kisses"
    Released: 18 March 1991
  2. "Success"
    Released: 6 May 1991
  3. "Jump to the Beat"
    Released: 15 July 1991
  4. "Baby Love"
    Released: 7 October 1991
  5. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain"
    Released: 2 December 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Contents

Track listing

Standard edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love and Kisses" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix)Alvin Moody3:37
2."$ucce$$" (Bruce Forest 7" Mix) Dannii Minogue, Moody3:40
3."So Hard to Forget"Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston5:14
4."Party Jam" (Edit)Vincent Bell, Eric Isles, Moody3:35
5."Attitude"Moody5:08
6."Work"Bell, Isles, Moody4:26
7."Jump to the Beat" Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden4:04
8."Call to Your Heart" (Edit)Tony Adderly, Moody5:32
9."I Don't Wanna Take This Pain"Bell, Isles, Moody4:51
10."Love Traffic" Kylie Minogue, Moody5:59
11."Baby Love" Stephen Bray, Mary Kessler, Regina Richards 4:41
12."True Lovers" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix)Bell, Moody4:34
Total length:55:21

Love and Kisses and...

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love and Kisses" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix)Alvin Moody3:27
2."$ucce$$" (Bruce Forest 7" Remix) Dannii Minogue, Moody3:40
3."So Hard to Forget"Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston5:14
4."Party Jam" (Edit)Vincent Bell, Eric Isles, Moody3:35
5."Attitude"Moody5:08
6."Work"Bell, Isles, Moody4:26
7."Baby Love" (Silky's 70s Edit) Stephen Bray, Mary Kessler, Regina Richards 3:43
8."Call to Your Heart" (Edit)Tony Adderly, Moody5:32
9."Jump to the Beat" Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden4:04
10."Love Traffic" Kylie Minogue, Moody5:59
11."I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (L.A. Master Mix)Bell, Isles, Moody3:57
12."True Lovers" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix)Bell, Moody4:34
13."Baby Love" (Silky 70's 12")Bray, Kessler, Richards6:20
14."$ucce$$" (12" version)D. Minogue, Moody7:03
15."Love and Kisses" (12" version)Moody5:53
16."Jump to the Beat" (12" version)N. M. Walden, L. Walden6:30
Total length:79:05

Deluxe edition (2009)

Remastered edition issued by Palare Records on 7 December 2009, includes the full album plus B-side, "Hallucination".

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love and Kisses" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix)Alvin Moody3:35
2."$ucce$$" (Bruce Forest 7" Remix) Dannii Minogue, Moody3:41
3."So Hard to Forget"Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston5:13
4."Party Jam" (Edit)Vincent Bell, Eric Isles, Moody3:35
5."Attitude"Moody5:07
6."Work"Bell, Isles, Moody4:26
7."Jump to the Beat" Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden4:04
8."Call to Your Heart" (Edit)Tony Adderly, Moody5:31
9."I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (L.A. Master Mix)Bell, Isles, Moody3:58
10."Love Traffic" Kylie Minogue, Moody5:59
11."Baby Love" Stephen Bray, Mary Kessler, Regina Richards 4:41
12."True Lovers" (Dancin' Danny D 7" Mix)Bell, Moody4:33
13."Hallucination" Andy Whitmore, Emma Freilich, Les Adams 6:00
14."Jump to the Beat" (L.A 7" Mix)N. M. Walden, L. Walden3:40
15."Baby Love" (Silky 70's Edit)Bray, Kessler, Richards3:45
16."Party Jam" (Bruce Forest 7" Mix)Bell, Isles, Moody4:54
Total length:72:42
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love and Kisses" (12" Mix)Moody6:16
2."$ucce$$" (12" version)D. Minogue, Moody7:25
3."Jump to the Beat" (12" Mix)N. M. Walden, L. Walden6:44
4."Baby Love" (Silky 70's 12")Bray, Kessler, Richards6:21
5."I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (L.A. 12" Mix)Bell, Isles, Moody6:07
6."True Lovers" (12")Bell, Moody9:28
7."Love and Kisses" (House Mix)Moody7:38
8."$ucce$$" (Expensive Mix)D. Minogue, Moody7:45
9."Baby Love" (E-Smooves 12" Mix)Bray, Kessler, Richards6:41
10."$ucce$$" (Junior's Big House Mix)D. Minogue, Moody6:05
11."Baby Love" (Maurice's Love Dub)Bray, Kessler, Richards6:29
Total length:76:59

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Love and Kisses
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Love and Kisses
CountryRelease dateFormatCat. no.
United KingdomJune 1991 CD [8] MCAD10496
Japan Cassette [9] MCC10340
1991CD [10] ALCB-352
Taiwan1991CD [11] MCD10340
United States1991CD [12] MCAD10467
United Kingdom7 December 2009Deluxe CD [13] PALARE003CD

Love and Kisses: Video Collection

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]

Track listing

  1. "Jump to the Beat"
  2. "Love and Kisses"
  3. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain"
  4. "$ucce$$"
  5. "Baby Love"
  6. Interview and Home and Away footage

Dannii and Party Jam

Dannii
Danniioz.jpg
Studio album by
Released22 October 1990 [14]
Recorded1989–1990
Genre
Length50:16
Label Mushroom
Producer
  • Alvin Moody
  • Vincent Bell
  • Andy Whitmore
  • Emma Freilich
  • Les Adams
  • Dancin' Danny D
Dannii Minogue chronology
Dannii
(1990)
Party Jam
(1991)
Japan edition cover
Dannii-Minogue-Party-Jam-322792.jpg
Party Jam
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Party Jam"Vincent Bell, Eric Isles, Alvin Moody4:58
2."Call to Your Heart"Tony Adderly, Moody6:00
3."So Hard to Forget"Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston5:15
4."Love and Kisses" (Original mix)Moody3:44
5."Work"Bell, Isles, Moody4:26
6."Love Traffic" Kylie Minogue, Moody5:59
7."Success" (Original mix) Dannii Minogue, Moody5:32
8."I Don't Wanna Take This Pain"Bell, Isles, Moody4:51
9."Attitude"Moody5:08
10."True Lovers" (Original mix)Bell, Moody4:23
Total length:50:16

Notes

Chart performance

Chart performance for Dannii
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] 24

Release history

Release history and formats for Dannii
CountryRelease dateFormatCat. no.
AustraliaOctober 1990 CD [17] TVD93333
Vinyl [18] TVT93333
Cassette [19] TVC93333

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