1975 Linda Lewis – It’s In His Kiss (UK:#6)
“It’s in His Kiss” is a song written and composed by Rudy Clark. It was first released as a single in 1963 by Merry Clayton that did not chart. The song was made a hit a year later when recorded by Betty Everett, who hit No. 1 on the Cashbox magazine R&B charts with it in 1964. Recorded by dozens of artists and groups around the world in the decades since, the song became an international hit once again when remade by Cher in 1990.
“The Shoop Shoop Song” first became a major UK hit in 1975 via a disco version entitled “It’s in His Kiss” by British vocalist Linda Lewis recorded at Media Sound Recording Studios (NYC) with producers Bert de Couteaux and Tony Silvester in a session which also yielded Lewis’ recording of her own composition “Rock and Roller Coaster”. Lewis would recall: “Clive Davis” – Arista Records founder and president – “sent me over to New York City to work with Bert DeCoteaux, who’d produced Sister Sledge and people like that…And I had all these amazing backing vocalists, like Deniece Williams and Luther Vandross in the studio. I was like, ‘Oh, my God!’ I’m just this little girl from the East End…I just went in the studio and just hit the nail on the head, apparently.” Clive Davis had the idea of Lewis remaking a classic hit song disco-style and had several “oldies” played for Lewis in the studio: (Lewis quote:)”As soon as ‘It’s in His Kiss’ came on we all said ‘That’s the one!'” Lewis would state: “I always loved the song and used to sing it in the bath” while opining that making a disco record “isn’t really me”.
Album
Not A Little Girl Anymore is a studio album by English singer Linda Lewis, first released in 1975. It was Lewis’ fourth album and it peaked at number 40 in the UK album chart. The album features, along with the lighter songs such as the cover of Cat Steven’s “(Remember the Days of) The Old […]
Musicians
| Bass | Bob Babbitt |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
| Guitar | Lance Quinn |
| Keyboards | Derek Smith |
| Congas | Carlos Martin |
| Percussion | Jack Jennings |
| Percussion | Phil Kraus |
| Percussion | Teddy Sommer |
| Background Vocals | Diane Sumler |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Robin Clark |
| Vocals | Linda Lewis |
Produced By
Bert deCoteaux
Tony Silvester
Songwriters
Rudy Clark
Charts
US:# –
UK:#6