"Love and Kisses" is a

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song performed by Australian singer

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. The song was written by Alvin Moody, and produced by Moody, Vincent Bell and

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for Minogue's debut album '' Love and Kisses'' (1991). It was released as Minogue's debut

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in February 1990 in Australia and on 18 March 1991 in the United Kingdom. It entered the top 10 in the UK and Australia.

Background

Six months after signing a

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with

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in Australia, Minogue traveled to

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to begin recording songs for her debut album.Valent, Dani. "The Real Dannii". ''

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(Melbourne) Magazine''. Issue #24. 6 October 2006. While in the

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, she worked with

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s Alvin Moody and Vincent Bell. The recording studio, located in

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, had been the site of several shootings. This made it difficult for Minogue to get to it because

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drivers would not drive her there.''The Hits & Beyond'' (CD Liner Notes). All Around the World. June 2006. Minogue found the recording experience in New York City both "awesome" and "terrifying". Minogue chose to record "Love and Kisses" because of its

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R&B influences. She "didn't want it to sound like all the other pop records in ustraliaat the time".

Critical reception

In a review for

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, John Lucas called the song "an entertaining piece of fluff", but wrote that "it has dated badly, particularly the cringe-worthy rap section". In their review of the '' Love and Kisses'' album, ''

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'' wrote that songs like "Love and Kisses" "surround her chirpy voice with contagious beats and melodies that should sound just dandy on top 40 radio."

Chart performance

"Love and Kisses" was officially released in Australia in February 1990. The song debuted on the

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at number 40 on 11 March 1990. It reached number four six weeks later and remained on the top 100 chart for 20 weeks, being certified gold. The single also reached number 15 in New Zealand, staying on the chart for seven weeks. In the United Kingdom, "Love and Kisses" was released on 18 March 1991. It reached number eight on the

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and number 22 on the

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. In Belgium, the track reached number 48.

Music video

The

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for "Love and Kisses" was directed by Paul Goldman and Craig Griffin."Dannographii: Love and Kisses"
DanniiMusic.com. Retrieved 14 April 2008. The video features Minogue dancing in front of a white background with a group of dancers. It begins with

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images of Minogue, dressed in a leather outfit. She is then shown with a group of dancers dancing in front of a changing backdrop.

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scenes of Minogue singing by herself are intercut throughout. It was released commercially on ''The Videos'' in 1996 and ''

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'' special edition companion DVD in 2006.

Formats and track listings

Australian cassingle # "Love and Kisses" # "Work" Australian naxi-cassingle # "Love and Kisses" (Hectic Mix) # "Love and Kisses" (House Mix) # "Love and Kisses" (Funky Mix) # "Work" Australian CD single # "Love and Kisses" (Hectic Mix) # "Love and Kisses" (House Mix) # "Work" # "Love and Kisses Australian 7-inch vinyl single # "Love and Kisses" # "Work" Australian 12-inch vinyl single # "Love and Kisses" (Hectic Mix) # "Love and Kisses" (House Mix - Edit) # "Work" Australian 12-inch vinyl "Remix" single # "Love and Kisses" (House Mix) # "Love and Kisses" (Funky Mix) # "Work" UK 7-inch vinyl single # "Love and Kisses" # "Love and Kisses" (Instrumental) Japanese 3-inch CD single # "Love and Kisses" # "Work"

Personnel

* Dannii Minogue – lead

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* Alvin Moody –

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* Vincent Bell – production * Dancin' Danny D –

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, additional production * Phil Bodger –

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* Paul Cox –

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Charts

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References

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