Kiss of Life (Siedah Garrett album)

Kiss of Life is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett, released in 1988 on Quincy Jones's Qwest Records label.

Kiss of Life
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1988 (1988-06-15)
Recorded1987–1988
Studio
  • Westlake Studios
  • Image Recording Studios
  • The Village Recorder
  • Studio Masters
Genre
Length44:28
LabelQwest Records
Producer
Siedah Garrett chronology
Kiss of Life
(1988)
Siedah
(2003)
Singles from Kiss of Life
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." (Dana Merino, Guy Babylon) – 5:24
  2. "Refuse to Be Loose" (L.A. Reid, Babyface) – 4:19
  3. "Innocent Side" (Clif Magness, Siedah Garrett) – 5:06
  4. "Night of No Return" (Dwania Kyles, Mervine Grady) – 4:50

Side two

  1. "Kiss of Life" (Barry Blue, Chris Birkett) – 3:49
  2. "Groove of Midnight" (Rod Temperton) – 4:40
  3. "The Legend of Ruby Diamond" (Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett) – 5:32
  4. "Baby's Got It Bad" (Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett) – 4:42
  5. "Nobody Does Me" (Rod Temperton) – 6:06
  • On the vinyl version, tracks 1–4 are marked as "This Side", while tracks 5–9 are marked as "That Side".
  • "Groove of Midnight" had been recorded as a demo by Michael Jackson during the 1986–87 Bad album sessions.

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Benny Medina – A&R direction
  • Michael Ostin – A&R direction
  • Lynn Robb – art direction
  • Karen Jones – A&R coordinator (4)
  • Beverly Lund – production coordinator
  • JoAnn Tominaga – production coordinator
  • Marsha Loeb – production coordinator
  • Tracee Augcomfar – design (Siedah's logo)
  • Matt Forger – engineer additional
  • Alex Welti – assistant engineer
  • Brad Sundberg – assistant engineer
  • Debbie Johnson – assistant engineer
  • Greg Loskorn – assistant engineer
  • Jim McMahon – assistant engineer
  • Mark Hagen – assistant engineer
  • Matt Pakucko – assistant engineer
  • Ric Butz – assistant engineer
  • Richard Piatt – assistant engineer
  • Ron DaSilva – assistant engineer
  • Tim Jacquette – assistant engineer
  • Tom Biener – assistant engineer
  • Quincy Jones – executive-producer
  • David Massey – management
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Craig Johnson – mastering (tracks: A3)
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5)
  • Victoria Pearson – photography
  • Dick Rudolph – producer
  • Rod Temperton – producer
  • Craig Johnson – recording
  • John Van Nest – recording
  • Jim McMahon – technical direction

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Top Black Albums (Billboard)[3] 41

References

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