"Kiss Me Quick" is a 1961 song recorded by
Elvis Presley
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which was first released on the album ''
Pot Luck with Elvis
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''. It was released as a single in the UK in 1963 and the U.S. in 1964.
Background
Elvis Presley recorded the song on June 25, 1961, and released it on June 5, 1962, on
RCA
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on the album ''
Pot Luck''.
The song was released in 1963 as a single, backed by "Something Blue", in the
United Kingdom
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and
Europe
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by Elvis Presley with
The Jordanaires
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in December on RCA Victor. It was
listed as a number-one single for eight weeks, from June until July 1963, in
Europe
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.
In 1964, the song was released as a single in the U.S. with "
Suspicion
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" as the flip side. It was also released as a single in South Africa, Brazil, and Japan that year.
The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. It was written by
Doc Pomus
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and
Mort Shuman
Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as ...
.
A 4-track
extended play
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Netherlands
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. It features "Kiss Me Quick" and "Night Rider" on side one, and "Joshua Fit the Battle" and "Judy" on side two. The song is also featured on many of Elvis Presley's compilation and other or various artists' albums.
On December 7, 1963,
The Beatles
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appeared as panelists on the BBC-TV program ''
Juke Box Jury
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'' on which they reviewed "Kiss Me Quick" negatively, though
John Lennon
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thought it would be a hit because of Elvis' fame.
The single would peak at #34 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart in 1964, #29 in ''Record World'', #14 in the UK in 1964, and #3 in Canada and Germany.
Other recordings
The song was covered by
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popular singer and composer,
Udo Jürgens
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, who released his cover of the song many times and in many formats from 1963 on, by
Japanese
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rock
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band,
Sheena & The Rokkets
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, on the band's 1980 album ''Channel Good''.
Terry Stafford
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recorded the song in 1964 on the Crusader label. "Kiss Me Quick" was also in the repertoires of
German
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tenor
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,
Peter Hofmann
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, who had a successful performance career within the fields of
opera
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,
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
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,
pop, and
musical theatre
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, and of
Swedish
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Elvis impersonator
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,
Eilert Pilarm
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Career
Pilarm self-released sev ...
. Helmut Lotti, Little Gerhard, Jan Keizer, Tom Green, and Terry Mike Jeffrey also recorded the song.
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Releases and appearances
Extended plays and singles releases of "Kiss Me Quick".[Elvis Presley](_blank)
discography at Rate Your Music
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.
Albums containing "Kiss Me Quick".
References
External links
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1961 songs
Elvis Presley songs
Songs with lyrics by Doc Pomus
Songs with music by Mort Shuman