Long, Slow Kisses

"Long, Slow Kisses"
Single by Jeff Bates
from the album Leave the Light On
Released 2004 (2004)
Genre Country
Length 3:26 (original)
3:10 (re-recording)
Label RCA Nashville
Writer(s) Jeff Bates
Gordon Bradberry
Ben Hayslip
Producer(s) Kenny Beard and David Malloy (original)
Kenny Beard and Blake Chancey (re-recording)
Jeff Bates singles chronology
"I Wanna Make You Cry"
(2004)		 "Long, Slow Kisses"
(2005)		 "Good People"
(2005)

"Long, Slow Kisses" is a song recorded by American country music artist Jeff Bates. It was first included on his 2003 debut album Rainbow Man. Bates re-recorded the song in 2004 and released it as the first single from his second album, Leave the Light On. He co-wrote the song with Gordon Bradberry and Ben Hayslip.[1]

Critical reception

In his review of the album, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the song "stumbles in its attempts at seduction."[1] Robert Loy of Country Standard Time was more positive, saying that "for such a young man, he certainly sounds as if he knows of whence he sings."[2]

Chart performance

"Long, Slow Kisses" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 25, 2004.[3]

Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 17
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[5] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2005) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 57

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Leave the Light On". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Loy, Robert. "Leave the Light On review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Shelburne, Craig (September 18, 2004). "Jackson Replaces McGraw at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Jeff Bates – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Jeff Bates.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  6. ↑ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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