Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

Song written and composed by Harry Noble

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
Single by Karen Chandler
B-side"One Dream"
Released1952
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:55
LabelCoral
Songwriter(s)Harry Noble
Karen Chandler singles chronology
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1952) 		"The Old Sewing Machine"
(1953)

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" is a song written by Harry Noble and originally performed by Karen Chandler in 1952. It has been re-recorded several times since then, the most notable covers being by Mel Carter in 1965 and Gloria Estefan in 1994.

Karen Chandler version

The original version was released by Karen Chandler in 1952, released by Coral Records.[1] It first appeared on the US Billboard charts on October 25, 1952[2] and last appeared on April 11, 1953,[3] peaking at number five on Billboard's chart of "Most Played by Jockeys",[4] number seven on Billboard's chart of "Best Selling Singles",[5] and number nine on Billboard's chart of "Most Played in Juke Boxes".[6][7]

Mel Carter version

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
Single by Mel Carter
from the album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
B-side"A Sweet Little Girl"
ReleasedJune 1965
GenrePop
Soul
Length2:27
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Harry Noble
Mel Carter singles chronology
"High Noon"
(1965) 		"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1965) 		"(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings"
(1965)

The version most often associated with the song was recorded by Mel Carter, released in 1965 on Imperial.[8] Carter's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eight,[9] while reaching number one on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[10][11] number two on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet",[12] and number four on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[13]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Australia (KMR) 21
Canada Play Sheet (RPM)[12] 2
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[13] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 8
US Easy Listening (Billboard)[11][10] 1
US Cash Box Top 100 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1965) Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 14
US Cash Box[15] 51

Gloria Estefan version

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
ReleasedNovember 21, 1994 (1994-11-21)[16]
Length3:21
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Harry Noble, Jr.
Producer(s)
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Turn the Beat Around"
(1994) 		"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
(1994) 		"Everlasting Love"
(1995)
Music video
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" on YouTube

In 1994, Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan released a cover of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me". It was released as the second single (only in Europe and Australia) from her fourth solo album, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1995). The single also included a new song, "If We Were Lovers", which is the English version of her 1993 hit "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan". "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" peaked at number one in Spain and Panama. The single also peaked at number 11 in the UK.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, Maryann Scheufele from AXS wrote, "You can not help but move with this slow moving song. She uses every bit of her breath as she sings and she never hesitates to carry a note to completion. Music just dances around Gloria Estefan when she stays in one place to sing."[17] Upon the release, a reviewer from Billboard noted the "thrilling sounds" of the song, complimenting it as "elegant".[18] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel named it a "standout" of the album, "on which Estefan shines through with sincerity".[19] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Raise the curtains please. Gloria excels on a ballad which is so big that it gets above the clouds, just like radio waves."[20] Phil Shanklin of ReviewsRevues said, "The song is cheesy but Gloria seems aware of this and goes for broke by upping the drama."[21]

Formats and track listings

Europe CD single (EPC 661080 1)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"Harry Noble, Jr.3:21
2."Miami Hit Mix" (Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet)Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald5:17
Europe CD-maxi single (661080 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"Harry Noble, Jr.3:21
2."If We Were Lovers" (Con Los Años Que Me Quedan – English Version)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr.4:35
3."Miami Hit Mix" (Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet)Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald5:17
U.K. CD-maxi single 1 (661080 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"Harry Noble, Jr.3:21
2."If We Were Lovers" (Con Los Años Que Me Quedan – English Version)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr.4:35
3."Miami Hit Mix" (Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet)Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald5:17
U.K. CD-maxi single 2 (661080 5)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"Harry Noble, Jr.3:21
2."The Christmas Song (Chesnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)"Mel Torme, Robert Wells4:13
3."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne3:55
U.K. cassette single (661080 4)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"Harry Noble, Jr.3:21
2."Christmas Through Your Eyes"Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren4:49
U.K. 12-inch vinyl single (661080 6)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Miami Hit Mix" (Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet)Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald5:17
2."Turn the Beat Around" (Damien's Foutainbleau Mix)Peter Jackson, Gerald Jackson7:18
3."Mi Tierra" (Pablo Flores' 12-inch Latin Club Mix)Estéfano6:45
4."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"Harry Noble, Jr.3:21
Australia CD-maxi single (661080 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"Harry Noble, Jr.3:21
2."If We Were Lovers" (Con Los Años Que Me Quedan – English Version)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr.4:35
3."Miami Hit Mix" (Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet)Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald5:17
Australia cassette single (661080 4)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"Harry Noble, Jr.3:21
2."If We Were Lovers" (Con Los Años Que Me Quedan – English Version)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr.4:35
3."Miami Hit Mix" (Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet)Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald5:17

Charts

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[22] 48
Germany (Official German Charts) 97
Ireland (IRMA) 22
Panama (UPI)[23] 1
Scotland (OCC)[24] 13
Spain (AFYVE) 1
UK Singles (OCC) 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

A version was released by American singer Muriel Smith in 1953, which reached No. 3 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart.[26]

Sonny Til and The Orioles released an R&B version in 1953 (Jubilee 5108) [27]

American singer Connie Francis included a memorable version on her 1959 album The Exciting Connie Francis.[28]

Greek singer Nana Mouskouri released a version of the song produced by Quincy Jones in 1962.[29]

Dick and Dee Dee released a version of the song on their 1966 album, Songs We've Sung on Shindig.[30]

Shirley Bassey also covered the song on her 1969 album Does Anybody Miss Me.[31]

In 1977, Bobby Vinton released a version of the song on the album The Name Is Love and as a single. Vinton's version reached No. 43 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[32]

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me was performed by She and Him and is featured on their fourth album Volume 3, in 2013.

Nelson Riddle instrumental orchestral version from the 1961 album "Love Tide".

Influence

The song gave title for albums by Mel Carter (1965), Johnny Mathis (1977), and Gloria Estefan (1994), and was later referenced by U2's 1995 song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", from the soundtrack of the film Batman Forever.

Mel Carter's version was featured in the film named after the song, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.

In the 1995 film, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, a fragment of Johnny Mathis' recording backs an internal summit point.

See also

  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1965 (U.S.)

References

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  4. ^ "Top Popular Records", Billboard, March 7, 1953. p. 32. Accessed October 21, 2015
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  16. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 19, 1994. p. 39.
  17. ^ Scheufele, Maryann (November 29, 2014). "10 of Gloria Estefan's best songs". AXS. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. November 5, 1994. p. 94. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  19. ^ Campbell, Chuck (October 28, 1994). "Bedtime' With Madonna Is A Bit Drowsy". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  20. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. December 24, 1994. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  21. ^ Shanklin, Phil (November 22, 2015). "100 Essential CDs – Number 72 –Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me –Gloria Estefan". ReviewsRevues. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  22. ^ "australian-charts.com > Gloria Estefan discography". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  23. ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). January 28, 1995. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 18 December 1994 - 24 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
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  26. ^ Muriel Smith - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed August 27, 2015
  27. ^ Who Did It First?: Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists By Bob Leszczak
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  29. ^ "Nana Mouskouri - The Girl From Greece Sings". nanamouskouri.de. Archived from the original on October 7, 2003. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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  31. ^ "Does Anybody Miss Me - Shirley Bassey". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  32. ^ "Easy Listening", Billboard, August 27, 1977. p. 57. Accessed October 21, 2015

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