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"Kiss on My List"
"Kiss on My List"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Voices
B-side	"Africa"
Released	November 1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	Synth-pop; new wave; yacht rock;
Length	4:25 (album version) ; 3:48 (7" version)
Label	RCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Daryl Hall; Janna Allen;
Producer(s)	Daryl Hall; John Oates;
Hall & Oates singles chronology
Music video
	"Kiss on My List" on YouTube

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"Kiss on My List" is a song by American duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall and Janna Allen, and produced by Hall and John Oates. It was the third single release from their ninth studio album, Voices (1980), and became their second US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (after "Rich Girl" in 1977). It spent three weeks at the top spot.

The music video was the 204th that aired on MTV's first day of broadcast.^[4] The 45 rpm version of the song appears on the compilation albums Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) and Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2008).

Background

The song was written with the intention of Janna Allen, sister of Hall's longtime girlfriend Sara Allen, singing it, as she was interested in starting a music career. Hall cut a demo version as a guide for her, but later when his manager found the tape lying around the studio, he insisted that Hall and Oates cut the song themselves. In fact, the production team liked the demo so much that they did not do a second take, instead adding background vocals and instrumentation to the demo and mixing them together. Hall recalled that is why the drums sounded so "dinky" - the "drums" in fact being the early Roland CR-78 drum machine mixed in with a live drumming overdub.

Hall calls it an anti-love song, with the song title being tongue-in-cheek sarcasm in that the kiss is not that important, in that it is on a list of other things that are just as important.^[4]

In an interview with Mix magazine, Daryl Hall said: "Eddie Van Halen told me that he copied the synth part from 'Kiss on My List' and used it in 'Jump.' I don't have a problem with that at all."

Reception

Record World said it has "a bouncy pop sound with heavenly harmonies."^[5]

Personnel

Daryl Hall – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
John Oates – backing vocals, 6 and 12-string guitars, Roland CR-78 drum machine
John Siegler – bass guitar
Jerry Marotta – drums

Additional musicians

Jeff Southworth – lead guitar
Mike Klvana – equipment technician

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	33
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	33
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[10]	16
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[11]	54

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	83
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[12]	32
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	7

References

^ Considine, J.D.; Brackett, Nathan (November 2, 2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 359.
^ Molanphy, Chris (January 15, 2022). "Rock 'n Soul Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Recordings, Legacy (2015-07-28). "35 Things You Didn't Know About". Legacy Recordings. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 17, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^ ^a ^b "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. 4 January 1982. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Imgur.
^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates – Kiss On My List". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.

[RSguide-1] Considine, J.D.; Brackett, Nathan (November 2, 2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 359.

[Molanphy_2022-2] Molanphy, Chris (January 15, 2022). "Rock 'n Soul Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[Molanphy_2021-3] Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[:0-4] Recordings, Legacy (2015-07-28). "35 Things You Didn't Know About". Legacy Recordings. Retrieved 2017-06-01.

[rw-5] "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 17, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[aus81-6] "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. 4 January 1982. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Imgur.

[sc_New_Zealand_Daryl_Hall_&_John_Oates-7] "Daryl Hall & John Oates – Kiss On My List". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Daryl_Hall_&_John_Oates-8] "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-9] "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-10] "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-11] "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[12] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-19.

[13] "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.

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 | name       = Kiss on My List
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 | album      = [[Voices (Hall & Oates album)|Voices]]
 | B-side     = Africa
-| released   = July 24, 1980
+| released   = November 1980
+| recorded   = 1980
-| format     = [[Gramophone record|Vinyl]] <small>(7", 12")</small>
-| recorded   = 1979
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+| genre      =
+* [[Synth-pop]]<ref name="RSguide">{{cite book|last1=Considine|first1=J.D.|last2=Brackett|first2=Nathan|chapter=Daryl Hall & John Oates|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|date=November 2, 2004|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|location=New York|pages=359}}</ref>
-*[[Pop rock]]
+* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref name="Molanphy 2022">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/01/hall-and-oates-biggest-duo-in-chart-history|title= Rock 'n Soul Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= January 15, 2022|access-date= March 22, 2024}}</ref>
-*[[blue-eyed soul]]}}
+* [[yacht rock]]<ref name="Molanphy 2021">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2020/07/yacht-rock-was-smooth-music-played-by-70s-80s-studio-pros|title= What a Fool Believes Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= July 31, 2021|access-date= February 23, 2024}}</ref>
-| length     = 4:25 (album version)</small> <br/> 3:48 (45 version)
+| length     = 4:25 (album version) <br/> 3:48 (7" version)
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-"'''Kiss on My List'''" is a song by the American duo [[Hall & Oates]]. It was written by [[Daryl Hall]] and [[Janna Allen]], and produced by the duo. It was the third [[Single (music)|single]] release from their ninth [[studio album]], ''[[Voices (Hall & Oates album)|Voices]]'' (1980), and became their second US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one single (after "[[Rich Girl (Hall & Oates song)|Rich Girl]]" in 1977).  It spent three weeks at the top spot.
+"'''Kiss on My List'''" is a song by American duo [[Hall & Oates]]. It was written by [[Daryl Hall]] and [[Janna Allen]], and produced by Hall and [[John Oates]]. It was the third [[Single (music)|single]] release from their ninth [[studio album]], ''[[Voices (Hall & Oates album)|Voices]]'' (1980), and became their second US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one single (after "[[Rich Girl (Hall & Oates song)|Rich Girl]]" in 1977).  It spent three weeks at the top spot.
+The music video was the 204th that aired on [[MTV]]'s [[List of first music videos aired on MTV|first day of broadcast]].<ref name=":0" /> The 45 rpm version of the song appears on the compilation albums ''[[Rock 'n Soul Part 1]]'' (1983) and ''[[Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates]]'' (2008).
-The song was written with the intention of Janna Allen, sister of Hall's longtime girlfriend Sara Allen, singing it, as she was interested in starting a music career. Hall cut a demo version as a guide for her, but later when his manager found the tape lying around the studio, he insisted that Hall and Oates cut the song themselves. In fact, the production team liked the demo so much that they did not do a second take, instead adding background vocals and instrumentation to the demo and mixing them together. Hall recalled that is why the drums sounded so "dinky" - the "drums" in fact being the early [[Roland CR-78]] drum machine mixed in with a live drumming overdub.
+==Background==
-Hall calls it an anti-love song, with the song title being tongue-in-cheek sarcasm in that the kiss is not that important, in that it is on a list of other things that are just as important.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@LegacyRecordings/35-things-you-didn-t-know-about-aabee0c9f77f|title=35 Things You Didn’t Know About|last=Recordings|first=Legacy|date=2015-07-28|website=Legacy Recordings|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref>
+The song was written with the intention of Janna Allen, sister of Hall's longtime girlfriend [[Sara Allen]], singing it, as she was interested in starting a music career. Hall cut a demo version as a guide for her, but later when his manager found the tape lying around the studio, he insisted that Hall and Oates cut the song themselves. In fact, the production team liked the demo so much that they did not do a second take, instead adding background vocals and instrumentation to the demo and mixing them together. Hall recalled that is why the drums sounded so "dinky" - the "drums" in fact being the early [[Roland CR-78]] drum machine mixed in with a live drumming overdub.
+Hall calls it an anti-love song, with the song title being tongue-in-cheek sarcasm in that the kiss is not that important, in that it is on a list of other things that are just as important.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@LegacyRecordings/35-things-you-didn-t-know-about-aabee0c9f77f|title=35 Things You Didn't Know About|last=Recordings|first=Legacy|date=2015-07-28|website=Legacy Recordings|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref>
-The song was one of the music videos that aired on [[MTV]]'s [[List of first music videos aired on MTV| first day of broadcast]].<ref name=":0" />
+In an interview with Mix magazine, [[Daryl Hall]] said: "[[Eddie Van Halen]] told me that he copied the synth part from 'Kiss on My List' and used it in '[[Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]].' I don't have a problem with that at all."
-The 45 rpm version of the song appears on the compilation albums ''[[Rock 'n Soul Part 1]]'' (1983) and ''[[Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates]]'' (2008).
+==Reception==
+''[[Record World]]'' said it has "a bouncy pop sound with heavenly harmonies."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=January 17, 1981|page=1|accessdate=2023-02-23|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-01-17.pdf}}</ref>
 ==Personnel==
 *[[Daryl Hall]] – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
-*[[John Oates]] – backing vocals, 6 and 12-string guitars, drum machine
+*[[John Oates]] – backing vocals, 6 and 12-string guitars, [[Roland CR-78]] drum machine
 *John Siegler – bass guitar
 *[[Jerry Marotta]] – drums
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+|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="aus81">{{cite web|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1981 |publisher= [[Kent Music Report]] |issue= 393 |page= 7 |via= [[Imgur]] |date= 4 January 1982 |access-date= 11 January 2022 |url= https://i.imgur.com/RgsDOOc.jpg}}</ref>
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+|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="aus81"/>
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+| style="text-align:center;"|83
+|-
+|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4689&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>
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+|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1981.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>
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 ==References==
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-* {{MetroLyrics song|hall-oates|Kiss-on-my-list}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
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+{{authority control}}
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+[[Category:Songs about kissing]]
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+[[Category:American synth-pop songs]]
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+[[Category:Cashbox number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Daryl Hall]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Janna Allen]]

v t e Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall John Oates
Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) War Babies (1974) Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) Beauty on a Back Street (1977) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981) H₂O (1982) Big Bam Boom (1984) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) Marigold Sky (1997) Do It for Love (2003) Our Kind of Soul (2004) Home for Christmas (2006)
Live albums	Livetime (1978) Live at the Apollo (1985) Greatest Hits Live (2001)
Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) Looking Back – The Best of Daryl Hall + John Oates (1991) The Atlantic Collection (1996) The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004) The Singles (2008)
Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) "Alone Too Long" (1975) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1981) "You Make My Dreams" (1981) "Private Eyes" (1981) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) "Did It in a Minute" (1982) "Maneater" (1982) "One on One" (1983) "Family Man" (1983) "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1983) "Adult Education" (1984) "Out of Touch" (1984) "Method of Modern Love" (1985) "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) "Love Train" (1989) "So Close" (1990) "Starting All Over Again" (1991) "Do It for Love" (2002) "Someday We'll Know" (2003) "Getaway Car" (2003) "I'll Be Around" (2004) "Without You" (2004) "I Can Dream About You" (2005) "Ooh Child" (2005) "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)
Other songs	"Everytime You Go Away" (1980)
Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011) BeforeAfter (2022)
Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) Arkansas (2018)
Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House HoagieNation Sara Allen Janna Allen