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"Give Him a Great Big Kiss"
Single by The Shangri-Las
from the album Leader of the Pack
B-side"Twist and Shout"
ReleasedDecember 1964 (1964-12)
GenrePop
Length2:12
LabelRed Bird
Songwriter(s)Shadow Morton
Producer(s)Shadow Morton
The Shangri-Las singles chronology
"Leader of the Pack"
(1964) 		"Give Him a Great Big Kiss"
(1964) 		"Maybe"
(1964)

"Give Him a Great Big Kiss" (sometimes entitled "Great Big Kiss") is a song written by Shadow Morton and performed by The Shangri-Las. It reached #18 on the U.S. pop chart in 1964.[1] It was featured on their 1965 album Leader of the Pack.[2]

The single was produced by Shadow Morton.[3]

Other versions

In popular culture

  • The Shangri-Las' version was featured in the 1995 film Stonewall and its soundtrack.

References

  1. ^ "The Shangri-Las, "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" Chart Position". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Shangri-Las, Leader of the Pack". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Shangri-Las, "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" Single Release". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Brian Protheroe, Leave Him to Heaven". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Johnny Thunders, So Alone". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Tracey Ullman, You Caught Me Out". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "New York Dolls, Night of the Living Dolls". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2011). Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Faber & Faber. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-86547-994-4.
  9. ^ Antonia, Nina (2006). Too Much Too Soon: The New York Dolls (3rd ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 46. ISBN 1-84449-984-7.
  10. ^ "The Secret Goldfish, "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" Single Release". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "It's My Party!, Can I Get to Know You Better?". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Kate Nash and Billy Bragg, "Kiss That Grrrl" Single Release". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Bette Midler, It's the Girls!". Retrieved March 15, 2019.


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