Every Little Kiss

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"Every Little Kiss"
Single by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
from the album The Way It Is
B-side
  • "The Red Plains" (NA)
  • "The River Runs Low" (EU)
Released1986
Recorded1985
Length5:48
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Bruce Hornsby
Producer(s)
Bruce Hornsby and the Range singles chronology
"Every Little Kiss"
(1986)
"The Way It Is"
(1986)
Music video
"Every Little Kiss" on YouTube

"Every Little Kiss" is a song recorded by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. It was first released in May 1986 as the lead single from the band's 1986 album The Way It Is.

Background

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The song was originally released as the band's debut single in early 1986. It peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and at number 37 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1] It was re-released in 1987 after the success of the title track from the album, and peaked at number 14 on the Hot 100 in July of that year. The introductory passage of the song quotes "The Alcotts" movement from Charles Ives' Concord Sonata.

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] 32
Billboard Hot 100 72
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 18
Billboard Adult Contemporary 37
Chart (1987) Peak
position
RPM Top Singles (Canada) 36
RPM Adult Contemporary 9
Billboard Hot 100[3] 14
Billboard Adult Contemporary 3

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 118.
  2. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bruce Hornsby and the Range" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  3. ^ "Bruce Hornsby Chart History – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. July 11, 1987. Retrieved January 8, 2019.