Don't Talk Just Kiss

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"Don't Talk Just Kiss"
Don't Talk Just Kiss.jpg
Single by Right Said Fred
from the album Up
Released25 November 1991 (1991-11-25)
GenreDance-pop
Length4:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tommy D
Right Said Fred singles chronology
"I'm Too Sexy"
(1991) 		"Don't Talk Just Kiss"
(1991) 		"Deeply Dippy"
(1992)
Music video
"Don't Talk Just Kiss" on YouTube

"Don't Talk Just Kiss" is the second single by English trio Right Said Fred from their debut album, Up (1992). The song features uncredited duet vocals by American R&B and dance singer Jocelyn Brown, although she appears in the music video. It reached number three in the United Kingdom in December 1991 and became a top-10 hit in several international territories. The single was released in the United States on 27 February 1992 and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception[]

AllMusic editor Stephen Schnee described it as a 'delectable slice of '90s disco'.[1] Billboard stated that singer Richard Fairbrass "has a distinctive baritone voice", adding that he "shines brightest" on the song.[2] Larry Flick wrote, "Now that they've proven how "sexy" they are, Fred and friends want you to pucker up...immediately." He complimented it as "an equally appealing pop/house gem that benefits from a guest vocal from club dynamo Jocelyn Brown" and an "infectious hook".[3] Cash Box commented, "Who would have ever figured a couple of body builders would cause such a ruckus in the music business?". They stated that "Don't Talk Just Kiss" "is actually more of a real song than its predecessor, but still manages to contain enough of a repetitious beat to keep this act in the clubs."[4] Andy Kastanas from The Charlotte Observer wrote, "Not only does it borrow its sound from disco of the '70s, but it borrows one of its personalities. Disco diva Jocelyn Brown lends her vocal chords to R.S.F. to make for a rollicking good dance song."[5] Also Alan Jones from Music Week's RM Dance Update deemed it "a Seventies-flavoured disco groove allowing Jocelyn plenty of opportunities to ad-lib, which she does in her usual paint-blistering manner."[6] Johnny Dee from Smash Hits called it "another cracker" and "a brilliant pop record — funny catchy, you can do daft dances to it. The lyrics are great too — "Don't talk just kiss/Let your tongue fool around"."[7]

Track listings[]

UK CD (CD SNOG 2)

  1. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (7-inch mix) – 3:15
  2. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Dick's mix) – 7:16
  3. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Miss Browns Dolly Mixture) – 4:59
  4. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Beat Nicked mix) – 4:34

UK 12-inch (12 SNOG 2)

  1. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Dick's mix)
  2. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (7-inch mix)
  3. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Miss Browns Dolly Mixture)
  4. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Beat Nicked mix)

UK 7-inch (SNOG 2)

  1. "Don't Talk Just Kiss"
  2. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (instrumental)

US 12-inch

  1. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Suck Face extended mix) – 6:15
  2. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Deep Throat mix) – 4:33
  3. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Deep Throat instrumental) – 4:38
  4. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Dick's 12-inch mix) – 7:10
  5. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Miss Brown's Dolly Mix-ture) – 4:30
  6. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Fredo's vocal dub) – 4:40

US CD

  1. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (7-inch UK version) – 3:13
  2. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (7-inch dance mix) – 3:32
  3. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Deep Throat mix) – 4:35
  4. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Suck Face 12-inch mix) – 6:18
  5. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Fredo's vocal dub) – 4:41
  6. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (Dick's 12-inch mix) – 7:14

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 25 November 1991 (1991-11-25)
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Tug [38]
United States 27 February 1992 (1992-02-27)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Charisma [39][40]

References[]

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