Love on Top of Love explained

Love on Top of Love
Cover:	Gracejonesloveontopoflove.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Grace Jones
Album:	Bulletproof Heart
Released:	October 1989
Genre:	House pop freestyle
Label:	Capitol
Composer:	David Cole
Lyricist:	David Cole Grace Jones
Producer:	David Cole Robert Clivilles
Chronology:	Grace Jones
Prev Title:	Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Amado Mio
Next Year:	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 #1 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

• 7" single

A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" – 4:57

B. "Dream" – 3:26

• UK 7" single

A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" – 4:57

B. "On My Way" – 4:26

• 12" single

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

• German 12" single

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

• UK CD maxi-single

1. "Love on Top of Love" (single version) – 5:00
2. "Love on Top of Love" (garage house mix version) – 7:10
3. "Love on Top of Love" (swing mix version) – 7:46

• UK CD promotional single

1. "Love on Top of Love" (single version) – 4:36
2. "Love on Top of Love" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:21

• German CD maxi-single

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
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	121
Spain (AFYVE)^[4]	35

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grace Jones - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Reviews, Movie Reviews and Tour Dates and Tickets. 2011-12-31. www.contactmusic.com.
2. Web site: mvdbase.com - Grace Jones - "Love on top of love". 2011-12-31. www.mvdbase.com.
3. Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016. Imgur.com. 2016-07-12.
4. Book: Fernando Salaverri. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.