Love and Kisses (song)

1990 single by Dannii Minogue

"Love and Kisses" is a dance pop song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. The song was written by Alvin Moody, and produced by Moody, Vincent Bell and Dancin' Danny D for Minogue's debut album Love and Kisses (1991). It was released as Minogue's debut single in February 1990 in Australia and on 18 March 1991 in the United Kingdom. It entered the top 10 in the UK and Australia.

Six months after signing a recording contract with Mushroom Records in Australia, Minogue traveled to New York City to begin recording songs for her debut album. While in the United States, she worked with record producers Alvin Moody and Vincent Bell. The recording studio, located in Brooklyn, had been the site of several shootings. This made it difficult for Minogue to get to it because taxicab drivers would not drive her there. Minogue found the recording experience in New York City both "awesome" and "terrifying". Minogue chose to record "Love and Kisses" because of its American R&B influences. She "didn't want it to sound like all the other pop records in [Australia] at the time". In their review of the Love and Kisses album, Billboard wrote that songs like "Love and Kisses" "surround her chirpy voice with contagious beats and melodies that should sound just dandy on top 40 radio."

"Love and Kisses" was released in Australia in February 1990. The song debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 40 on 11 March 1990. The single also reached number 15 in New Zealand, staying on the chart for seven weeks. It reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart. The video features Minogue dancing in front of a white background with a group of dancers. It begins with close up images of Minogue, dressed in a leather outfit. She is then shown with a group of dancers dancing in front of a changing backdrop. Black and white scenes of Minogue singing by herself are intercut throughout. It was released commercially on The Videos in 1996 and The Hits & Beyond special edition companion DVD in 2006.