Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
Single by Karen Chandler
B-side "One Dream"
Released 1952
Length 2:55
Label Coral
Songwriter(s) Harry Noble
Karen Chandler singles chronology
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1952)		 "The Old Sewing Machine"
(1953)

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1952)		 "The Old Sewing Machine"
(1953)

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" is a popular song written by Harry Noble in 1952. The song was originally released by Karen Chandler in 1952. It has been re-recorded several times since then, with the most notable covers being by Mel Carter in 1965 and by Gloria Estefan in 1994.

Karen Chandler version

The original version was released by Karen Chandler in 1952, released by Coral Records as catalog number 60831.[1] It first appeared in the Billboard charts on October 25, 1952[2] and last appeared on April 11, 1953,[3] peaking at No. 5 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played by Jockeys",[4] No. 7 on Billboard's chart of "Best Selling Singles",[5] and No. 9 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played in Juke Boxes".[6][7]

Mel Carter version

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
Single by Mel Carter
from the album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
B-side "A Sweet Little Girl"
Released June 1965
Genre Pop music
Soul
Length 2:27
Label Imperial
Songwriter(s) Harry Noble
Mel Carter singles chronology
"High Noon"
(1965)		 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1965)		 "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings"
(1965)

"High Noon"
(1965)		 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1965)		 "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings"
(1965)

The version most often associated with the song was recorded by Mel Carter, released in 1965 on Imperial.[8] Carter's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 8,[9] while reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[10][11] No. 2 on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet",[12] and No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[13]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Australia KMR 21
Canada RPM Play Sheet[12] 2
Canada CHUM Hit Parade[13] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 8
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[11][10] 1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1965) Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] 14
U.S. Cash Box[15] 51

Gloria Estefan version

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
Released November 21, 1994
Format CD Single
CD Maxi single
Cassette Single
12" Vinyl Single
Recorded 1993–1994
Genre Pop
Length 3:21
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Harry Noble, Jr.
Producer(s) Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Jorge Casas
Clay Ostwald
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Turn the Beat Around"
(1994)		 "'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me'"
(1994)		 "Everlasting Love"
(1995)

"Turn the Beat Around"
(1994)		 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1994)		 "Everlasting Love"
(1995)
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me track listing
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1)		 "How Can I Be Sure"
(2)

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" was released as single (only in Europe and Australia) from Gloria Estefan's fourth solo-credited studio album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.

Formats and track listings

Official versions

Original versions

  1. Album version — (3:21)

Release history

Region Date
Europe November 21, 1994
U.K. November 21, 1994
Australia January 1995

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[16] 48
German Singles Chart 97
Irish Singles Chart 22
Spanish Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 11

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
U.K. Silver 200,000

Other versions

A version was released by American singer Muriel Smith in 1953, which reached No. 3 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart.[17]

American songstress Connie Francis included a memorable version on her 1959 album The Exciting Connie Francis.[18] Dick and Dee Dee released a version of the song on their 1966 album, Songs We've Sung on Shindig.[19] Shirley Bassey also covered the song on her 1969 album Does Anybody Miss Me.[20]

In 1977, Bobby Vinton released a version of the song on the album The Name Is Love and as a single. Vinton's version reached No. 43 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[21]

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me was performed by She and Him and is featured on their fourth album Volume 3, in 2013.

Influence

The song gave title for albums by Mel Carter (1965), Johnny Mathis (1977), and Gloria Estefan (1994), and was later referenced by U2's 1995 song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me".

Mel Carter's version was featured in the film named after the song, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.

Johnny Mathis version: In the 1995 film, "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar", a Mathis-recording fragment backs an internal summit point. This underrated 'fairy tale' movie sets drag-queen comedy beside social messages of respect for all, and against domestic violence (with Stockard Channing splendid as an abused wife and Blythe Danner a spot-on town gossip). The story: three cross-dressers, stuck for days in a tiny midwest town, help the locals to know and show their true care for each other - and are loved and protected in return. Vida [Patrick Swayze] sets up this song with his/her memorable line: "Sometimes, pumpkins, it just takes a fairy!"

See also

References

  1. ↑ "45 discography for Coral Records 60000 series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ↑ "The Billboard Music Popularity Charts", Billboard, October 25, 1952. p. 60. Accessed September 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Top Popular Records", Billboard, April 11, 1953. p. 30. Accessed September 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Top Popular Records", Billboard, March 7, 1953. p. 32. Accessed October 21, 2015
  5. ↑ "Top Popular Records", Billboard, February 7, 1953. p. 32. Accessed October 21, 2015
  6. ↑ "Top Popular Records", Billboard, February 21, 1953. p. 44. Accessed October 21, 2015
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
  8. ↑ "45 Discography for Imperial Records - 66000 series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  9. 1 2 Mel Carter - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 21, 2015
  10. 1 2 "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, August 28, 1965. p. 20. Accessed October 21, 2015
  11. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 49.
  12. 1 2 "R.P.M. Play Sheet", RPM Weekly, Volume 3, Ed. 24, August 9, 1965. Accessed October 21, 2015
  13. 1 2 "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of August 23, 1965". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-17. Chart No. 441. CHUM.
  14. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1965/Top 100 Songs of 1965". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  15. ↑ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1965". Tropicalglen.com. 1965-12-25. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  16. ↑ "australian-charts.com > Gloria Estefan discography". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  17. ↑ Muriel Smith - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed August 27, 2015
  18. ↑ "The Exciting Connie Francis - Connie Francis". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Dick And DeeDee* - Songs We've Sung On Shindig (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  20. ↑ "Does Anybody Miss Me - Shirley Bassey". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Easy Listening", Billboard, August 27, 1977. p. 57. Accessed October 21, 2015
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