Kiss on My List

"Kiss on My List" is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall and Janna Allen, and produced by the duo. It was the third single release from their ninth studio album, Voices (1980), and became their second US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (after "Rich Girl" in 1977). It spent three weeks at the top spot.

"Kiss on My List"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Voices
B-side"Africa"
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1981
Recorded1980
Genre
Length4:25 (album version)
3:48 (45 version)
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Daryl Hall
  • John Oates
Hall & Oates singles chronology
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
(1980)		 "Kiss on My List"
(1981)		 "You Make My Dreams"
(1981)
Music video
"Kiss on My List" on YouTube

The song was written with the intention of Janna Allen, sister of Hall's longtime girlfriend Sara Allen, singing it, as she was interested in starting a music career. Hall cut a demo version as a guide for her, but later when his manager found the tape lying around the studio, he insisted that Hall and Oates cut the song themselves. In fact, the production team liked the demo so much that they did not do a second take, instead adding background vocals and instrumentation to the demo and mixing them together. Hall recalled that is why the drums sounded so "dinky" - the "drums" in fact being the early Roland CR-78 drum machine mixed in with a live drumming overdub.

Hall calls it an anti-love song, with the song title being tongue-in-cheek sarcasm in that the kiss is not that important, in that it is on a list of other things that are just as important.[1]

The song was one of the music videos that aired on MTV's first day of broadcast.[1]

The 45 rpm version of the song appears on the compilation albums Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) and Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2008).

Personnel
  • Daryl Hall – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • John Oates – backing vocals, 6 and 12-string guitars, drum machine
  • John Siegler – bass guitar
  • Jerry Marotta – drums
Additional musicians
  • Jeff Southworth – lead guitar
  • Mike Klvana – equipment technician

Chart performance

See also
  • List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981 (U.S.)

References
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  2. "Charts.nz – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Kiss On My List". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  8. "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
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