Love on Top of Love

"Love on Top of Love"
Single by Grace Jones
from the album Bulletproof Heart
B-side "Dream", "On My Way"
Released 1989
Format 7", 12", CD
Genre House, pop, Freestyle
Label Capitol
Writer(s) David Cole, Grace Jones
Producer(s) David Cole, Robert Clivilles
Grace Jones singles chronology
"Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician"
(1987)		 "Love on Top of Love"
(1989)		 "Amado Mio"
(1990)

"Love on Top of Love" is a song by Grace Jones released in 1989 as the first single from Jones' ninth studio album Bulletproof Heart .

Background

"Love on Top of Love", subtitled "Killer Kiss" on single releases, was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivilles. Another album track, "On My Way", made the single B-side in the UK, while "Dream", a track available only on Bulletproof Heart CD releases, elsewhere. The song met with considerable success and reached number one on the Billboard Hot Club Dance Play chart for two weeks in December 1989.

Music video

The music video features Jones wearing a swimsuit and sunglasses in a pool with a black-and-white screen in the background showing her smoking. A subsequent scenes show Jones in bed wearing a swim cap while surrounded by men. Jones originally shot the video with a Danish actor Sven-Ole Thorsen, whom she dated,[1] playing her boyfriend but his scenes were cut out. The video was directed by Greg Gorman.[2]

Track listing

A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" - 4:57
B. "Dream" - 3:26
A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" - 4:57
B. "On My Way" - 4:26
A1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) - 6:21
A2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) - 6:26
B1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (Grace's Swing Mix) - 7:32
B2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) - 7:45
A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) - 6:22
B1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) - 6:27
B2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) - 7:10
  1. "Love on Top of Love" (Single Version) - 5:00
  2. "Love on Top of Love" (Garage House Mix Vesion) - 7:10
  3. "Love on Top of Love" (Swing Mix Version) - 7:46
  1. "Love on Top of Love" (Single Version) - 4:36
  2. "Love on Top of Love" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) - 6:21
  1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) - 6:22
  2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) - 6:27
  3. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) - 7:10

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Italy[11] 39
Netherlands[12] 47
United States (Hot Dance Club Songs)[13] 1
United States (Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)[14] 5

References

  1. ↑ "Grace Jones - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Reviews, Movie Reviews and Tour Dates and Tickets". www.contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  2. ↑ "mvdbase.com - Grace Jones - "Love on top of love"". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Grace Jones - Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss) by Grace Jones : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  5. ↑ "Grace Jones - Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  6. ↑ "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss) by Grace Jones : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  7. ↑ "Grace Jones - Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  8. ↑ "Grace Jones - Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (CD) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  9. ↑ "Grace Jones - Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (CD) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  10. ↑ "Grace Jones - Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (CD) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  11. ↑ "Indice per Interprete: J". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  12. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Grace Jones - Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss)" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  13. ↑ "Grace Jones Album & Song Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  14. ↑ "Grace Jones (Billboard Singles)". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.

External links

Preceded by
"Git on Up" by Fast Eddie featuring Sundance		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
December 9, 1989 – December 16, 1989 		Succeeded by
"Rhythm Nation" by Janet Jackson