Kiss You All Over

"Kiss You All Over" is a number one single in the United States during 1978 by the group Exile. It was included on the band's album Mixed Emotions, and it featured primarily the late Jimmy Stokley on lead vocals (although guitarist J.P. Pennington also had some lead vocal parts). This song proved to be Exile's only big hit in the pop rock market; Stokley left the band in 1979, and the remaining members took a decidedly more country direction with the dawning of the 1980s. It was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn.

They proved enormously popular in South Africa, which country they toured. Following the chart-topping performance of "Kiss You All Over", in 1979 "How Could This Go Wrong" reached no. 10 (UK no. 67) and "The Part of Me that Needs You Most of All" no. 2 on the charts. Mid-1980 "Take Me Down" reached the no. 11 spot^[1]. On Euro Hit 40, it peaked at No. 3.

Cover versions

• 1978: A version by Jim Mundy and Terri Melton made number 87 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

• 1979: Along with the track, "So Strange", Phyllis Hyman covered this song and had a minor disco hit, peaking at number seventy-five. ^[2].

• 1997: The band No Mercy's remixed version by Johnny Vicious and Darrin "Spike" Friedman reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It also reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart and #47 in Australia.

Appearances in other media

The song was featured in the films, Happy Gilmore, Man on the Moon and Employee of the Month. It was also used in 2007 on CBC's Hockey Night In Canada during a montage of Stanley Cup celebrations at the conclusion of the final game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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