"Love on Top of Love" is a song by

Grace Jones Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a model, singer and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for ...

released in 1989 as the first single from Jones' ninth studio album '' Bulletproof Heart'' .

Background

"Love on Top of Love", subtitled "Killer Kiss" on single releases, was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivilles. Another album track, "On My Way", made the single B-side in the UK, while "Dream", a track available only on ''Bulletproof Heart'' CD releases, elsewhere. The song met with considerable success and reached #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Club Dance Play chart for two weeks in December 1989.

Music video

The music video features Jones wearing a

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and

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in a pool with a

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screen in the background showing her

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. A subsequent scenes show Jones in bed wearing a

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while surrounded by men. Jones originally shot the video with a Danish actor Sven-Ole Thorsen, whom she dated, playing her boyfriend but his scenes were cut out. The video was directed by Greg Gorman.

Track listing

*7" single :A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" – 4:57 :B. "Dream" – 3:26 *UK 7" single :A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" – 4:57 :B. "On My Way" – 4:26 *12" single :A1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:21 :A2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:26 :B1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (Grace's Swing Mix) – 7:32 :B2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:45 *German 12" single :A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:22 :B1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:27 :B2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:10 *UK CD maxi-single #"Love on Top of Love" (single version) – 5:00 #"Love on Top of Love" (garage house mix version) – 7:10 #"Love on Top of Love" (swing mix version) – 7:46 *UK CD promotional single #"Love on Top of Love" (single version) – 4:36 #"Love on Top of Love" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:21 *German CD maxi-single #"Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:22 #"Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:27 #"Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:10

Chart performance

References

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