Kiss and Make Up (Saint Etienne song)
"Let's Kiss and Make Up" is a song by The Field Mice from their 1989 album Snowball. It is better known in the form of Saint Etienne's cover version of 1990, which retitled it "Kiss and Make Up" and was released as a single.
Saint Etienne version
| "Kiss and Make Up" | ||||
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| Single by Saint Etienne | ||||
| from the album Foxbase Alpha | ||||
| A-side | "Kiss and Make Up" | |||
| B-side | "Sky's Dead" | |||
| Released | September 1990 | |||
| Format | 7", 12", CD | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Label | Heavenly - HVN4 | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
A side: Wratten/Hiscock B side: Stanley/Wiggs | |||
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Saint Etienne were "drinking buddies" with Michael Hiscock from The Field Mice.[1] The group recorded two demos of this song in their first studio session in January 1990, with Moira Lambert on lead vocals. Notably, they would go on to record with her what would become their first hit single, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," in that same session. The first demo of "Kiss And Make Up" was released as a bonus track on the group's 2009 release, Foxbase Beta, a remix of their 1991 debut album, Foxbase Alpha, the second demo was released on the 25th anniversary vinyl boxset of same album.
A re-recorded version of "Kiss And Make Up," with New Zealand singer Donna Savage of Dead Famous People on vocals, was released in 1990 by Heavenly Records as the band's follow-up single to "Only Love Can Break Your Heart." This version can be found on several compilation albums.
"Kiss and Make Up" does not feature on the original UK version of Foxbase Alpha, but does feature on the US release. The US release contains a fourth version of the song, re-recorded with Sarah Cracknell on vocals. Cracknell had recently joined Saint Etienne as the group's full-time vocalist.
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Robert Wratten and Michael Hiscock; except where indicated.
- 7" - Heavenly / HVN4
- 12" - Heavenly / HVN4 12
- 12" - Heavenly / HVN4 12R
- "Kiss and Make Up (Midsummer Madness Mix)" – 8:19
- "Kiss and Make (Midsummer Dubness Mix)" – 7:10
- Pete Heller - Producer, Additional Keyboards, Additional Programming
- CD - Heavenly / HVN4CD
- "Kiss and Make Up" – 4:09
- "Kiss and Make (Extended Version)" – 6:19
- "Sky's Dead" (Stanley, Wiggs) – 7:32
References
- ↑ "Saint Etienne official site: Kiss and Make Up". Saintetienne.com. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-06-13.