Kiss of Fire
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"Kiss of Fire" (Spanish: El Choclo, meaning "the ear of corn") is a popular song written by Angel G. Villoldo, an Argentine musician.
The piece was premiered in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1903 - the date appears on a program of the venue - at the elegant restaurant "El Americano" on 966 Cangallo Street (today Teniente General Perón) by the orchestra led by Jose Luis Roncallo.
A number of versions were recorded in 1952, but the most popular was the one by Georgia Gibbs, which reached #1 on the Billboard chart. Tony Martin's version reached #6, Toni Arden's #14, Billy Eckstine's #16, Louis Armstrong's #20, and Guy Lombardo's version reached #30.There is a Spanish version of "Kiss of Fire" by Connie Francis. In 1953 Olavi Virta released a Finnish version, titled "Tulisuudelma", which means "Kiss of Fire". The Finnish words, by "Kullervo" (Tapio Kullervo Lahtinen), closely follow the English.
[edit] Recorded versions
- Olavi Virta (1915 - 1972) of Finland (1952)
- Toni Arden (1952)
- Louis Armstrong (1952)
- Dick Beavers
- Billy Eckstine (1952)
- Lester Ferguson
- Georgia Gibbs (1952)
- David Hughes
- Mickey Katz Parody entitled Kiss of Meyer
- Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (vocal: Kenny Gardner) (1952)
- Tony Martin (1952)
- Anne Shelton
- Victor Silvester
- Caterina Valente
- Jimmy Young (1952)
- Ikue Mori (1995)
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| Preceded by Blue Tango |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record May 31, 1952–July 19, 1952 |
Succeeded by Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart |
