Kiss Me Again
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| + | "[[Ray Caviano]] commissioned a remix, and [[Mike Rosenblatt]] loved the record, but in the end Ray never really pushed it. I played it reel-toreel, and it ended up selling some ungodly amount, like two hundred thousand."--Nicky Siano cited in ''[[Love Saves the Day]]'' (2004) by Tim Lawrence | ||
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| + | ""[[Kiss Me Again]]"'s main hook was [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolated]] by [[Desmond Child]] (who was acquainted with Russell via [[Larry Salzman]]) on his minor 1979 hit "[[Our Love Is Insane]]," leading [[Arthur Russell]] to accuse the musician of [[copyright infringement]]."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | "'''Kiss Me Again'''" is a [[twelve inch]] [[disco]] single by [[Dinosaur L|Dinosaur]] first released in [[1978]]. The composition is a collaboration between [[Nicky Siano]] and [[Arthur Russell]] in a session featuring Talking Heads member [[David Byrne]], Fluxus artist [[Henry Flynt]], bass player [[Wilbur Bascomb]], drummer [[Alan Schwartzberg]], vocalist [[Myriam Valle]] and the [[Ingram Brothers]]. It was the first 12-inch disco single on [[Sire Records]]. The A-side is a mix by [[Jimmy Simpson]]. The composition can be found on the music compilation ''[[Disco Not Disco]]'', an overview of early 1980s atypical dance music. | + | "'''Kiss Me Again'''" (1978) is a musical composition by [[Dinosaur L|Dinosaur]] first released on a [[twelve-inch single]] and [[seven-inch single]]. The recording is a collaboration between [[Nicky Siano]] and [[Arthur Russell]] in a session featuring Talking Heads member [[David Byrne]], Fluxus artist [[Henry Flynt]], bass player [[Wilbur Bascomb]], drummer [[Allan Schwartzberg]], vocalist [[Myriam Valle]] and the [[Ingram Brothers]]. |
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| - | "[[Kiss Me Again]]" was a collaboration with a diverse array of musicians—Flynt, Zummo, Byrne (on rhythm guitar) and [[Gloria Gaynor]] veterans [[Wilbur Bascomb]] (bass) and Alan Schwartzberg (drums)—under the moniker of '''Dinosaur L'''. The first disco single to be released by Sire Records, it was a fairly large club hit. Despite the modicum of commercial success and reactionin the New York underground, according to Siano, "Ray Caviano [head of Warner/Sire's disco division] never really pushed it," and the record failed to cross over into the mainstream. The song's main hook was [[Interpolation (music)|interpolated]] by [[Desmond Child]] (who was acquainted with Russell via Larry Salzman) on his minor 1979 hit "Our Love Is Insane," leading Russell to accuse the musician of infringement among his friends. | + | It was the first 12-inch disco single on [[Sire Records]]. The A-side is a mix by [[Jimmy Simpson]]. The composition can be found on the music compilation ''[[Disco Not Disco]]'', an overview of early 1980s atypical dance music. |
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| - | *Kiss Me Again 12" (Side B) | + | *[[Again]] |
| + | *[[Kiss]] | ||
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"Ray Caviano commissioned a remix, and Mike Rosenblatt loved the record, but in the end Ray never really pushed it. I played it reel-toreel, and it ended up selling some ungodly amount, like two hundred thousand."--Nicky Siano cited in Love Saves the Day (2004) by Tim Lawrence ""Kiss Me Again"'s main hook was interpolated by Desmond Child (who was acquainted with Russell via Larry Salzman) on his minor 1979 hit "Our Love Is Insane," leading Arthur Russell to accuse the musician of copyright infringement."--Sholem Stein |
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"Kiss Me Again" (1978) is a musical composition by Dinosaur first released on a twelve-inch single and seven-inch single. The recording is a collaboration between Nicky Siano and Arthur Russell in a session featuring Talking Heads member David Byrne, Fluxus artist Henry Flynt, bass player Wilbur Bascomb, drummer Allan Schwartzberg, vocalist Myriam Valle and the Ingram Brothers.
It was the first 12-inch disco single on Sire Records. The A-side is a mix by Jimmy Simpson. The composition can be found on the music compilation Disco Not Disco, an overview of early 1980s atypical dance music.
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