Compliments on Your Kiss explained

Compliments on Your Kiss
Cover:Compliments_on_Your_Kiss.jpg
Caption:International cover artwork
Type:single
Artist:Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
B-Side:"Beat Up" (by Taxi Gang)
Genre:
Length:
  • 4:09
  • 3:30 (radio edit)
Label:
Producer:

"Compliments on Your Kiss" is a jazz-reggae song by Jamaican deejay Red Dragon featuring Jamaican reggae duo Brian and Tony Gold. The song was written by Sly Dunbar, Winston Harris, and Red Dragon (under his real name, Leroy May), and it was produced by Sly and Robbie and Taxi. One of the song's B-sides, "Beat Up", is performed by Sly and Robbie under the name Taxi Gang.

The single was released on 18 July 1994 and became Red Dragon's most successful international hit. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart on 28 August 1994 and ended the year as the 27th-most-successful single in the UK. It also experienced success outside the UK, reaching the top 20 in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Several reviewers have attributed the song's success to the popularity of other radio-friendly reggae musicians at the time, including Dawn Penn and Chaka Demus & Pliers.[2]

Critical reception

In a review of the song, Music & Media magazine called "Compliments on Your Kiss" "as harmless as Puff the magic dragon" and complimented the song's Caribbean ambiance.[1] A spokesman of British radio station Capital FM said of the song, "It's a good, fun, catchy pop tune".[2]

Track listings

Jamaican 7-inch single[3]

A. "Compliment on Your Kiss"

B. "Beat Up" (performed by Taxi Gang)

Standard international single

  1. "Compliments on Your Kiss" – 3:30
  2. "Compliments on Your Kiss" (instrumental) – 4:09
  3. "Compliments on Your Kiss" (Straight mix) – 4:09
  4. "Compliments on Your Kiss" (acapella) – 4:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–1995)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 8
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 25

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. New Releases – Singles. Music & Media. 11. 36. 8. 3 September 1994. 4 September 2020.
  2. Jamaican Mix. Clark-Meads. Jeff. Music & Media. 11. 36. 20. 3 September 1994. 4 September 2020.
  3. Compliment on Your Kiss. Red Dragon, Taxi Gang. 1994. Jamaican 7-inch single vinyl disc. Taxi. TAX 034.
  4. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 11. 37. 13. 10 September 1994. 4 September 2020.
  5. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (29.9.–5.10. '94). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. 29 September 1994. 4 September 2020.
  6. Top 100 Singles 1994. Music Week. 9. 14 January 1995.