Kiss of Life (Siedah Garrett album)
Kiss of Life is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett, released in 1988 on Quincy Jones's Qwest Records label.
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| Released | June 15, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
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| Length | 44:28 | |||
| Label | Qwest Records | |||
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Track listing
Side one
- "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." (Dana Merino, Guy Babylon) – 5:24
- "Refuse to Be Loose" (L.A. Reid, Babyface) – 4:19
- "Innocent Side" (Clif Magness, Siedah Garrett) – 5:06
- "Night of No Return" (Dwania Kyles, Mervine Grady) – 4:50
Side two
- "Kiss of Life" (Barry Blue, Chris Birkett) – 3:49
- "Groove of Midnight" (Rod Temperton) – 4:40
- "The Legend of Ruby Diamond" (Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett) – 5:32
- "Baby's Got It Bad" (Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett) – 4:42
- "Nobody Does Me" (Rod Temperton) – 6:06
- On the vinyl version, tracks 1–4 are marked as "This Side", while tracks 5–9 are marked as "That Side".
- "Groove of Midnight" had been recorded as a demo by Michael Jackson during the 1986–87 Bad album sessions.
- "Baby's Got It Bad" is a reworked version of "Got the Hots", a demo recorded by Michael Jackson during the 1982 Thriller album sessions (included as a bonus track on the Japanese release of Thriller 25).
Personnel
Musicians
- Siedah Garrett – main vocals, backing vocals on tracks 1, 2 and 4–9
- Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Maxine Waters, Nadirah Shakooi, Phillip Perry, Phillip Ingram, Bert Kelley, Mark Vieha, Rod Temperton – backing vocals
- Amber Merino – "little girl" voice on track 1
- David Banks – "old man" rap on track 7
- Paul Jackson Jr., Basil Fung, Bruce Gaitsch, David Williams – guitars
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- John Robinson – drums, percussion
- Guy Babylon, Babyface, Clif Magness, Randy Waldman, Randy Kerber – keyboards, synthesizers, synthesizer programming
- George Duke – keyboards
- Larry "Larr-Dog" Williams – synthesizers, synthesizer programming, saxophone
- Daniel Higgins – saxophone
- Gary Grant, Jerry Hey – trumpet and flugelhorn
Production
- Benny Medina – A&R direction
- Michael Ostin – A&R direction
- Lynn Robb – art direction
- Karen Jones – A&R coordinator (4)
- Beverly Lund – production coordinator
- JoAnn Tominaga – production coordinator
- Marsha Loeb – production coordinator
- Tracee Augcomfar – design (Siedah's logo)
- Matt Forger – engineer additional
- Alex Welti – assistant engineer
- Brad Sundberg – assistant engineer
- Debbie Johnson – assistant engineer
- Greg Loskorn – assistant engineer
- Jim McMahon – assistant engineer
- Mark Hagen – assistant engineer
- Matt Pakucko – assistant engineer
- Ric Butz – assistant engineer
- Richard Piatt – assistant engineer
- Ron DaSilva – assistant engineer
- Tim Jacquette – assistant engineer
- Tom Biener – assistant engineer
- Quincy Jones – executive-producer
- David Massey – management
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Craig Johnson – mastering (tracks: A3)
- Mick Guzauski – mixing (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5)
- Victoria Pearson – photography
- Dick Rudolph – producer
- Rod Temperton – producer
- Craig Johnson – recording
- John Van Nest – recording
- Jim McMahon – technical direction
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| US Top Black Albums (Billboard)[3] | 41 |
References
- "Kiss of Life - Siedah Garrett | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- "Siedah Garrett – Kiss Of Life (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- "Siedah Garrett Kiss Of Life Chart History". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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