"Let Me Kiss You" is a song written by Morrissey and

Alain Whyte Alain Gordon Whyte (pronounced Alan) (born 3 July 1967) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and singer. He was Morrissey's main songwriting partner and guitarist between 1991 and 2007. Prior to 1991, Whyte previously been in the bands ...

. It was recorded (in two separate versions) by both Morrissey and by

Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra ( Barbato), and is best known for her 1966 signature hit " These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. Nancy Sinatr ...

, both of whom released their version as a single in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2004. Both versions entered the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, Morrissey's peaking at number eight and Sinatra's at number 46. Morrissey's version also reached number 19 in Sweden and number 44 in Ireland.

Morrissey version

Morrissey's version of the song features on his album ''

You Are the Quarry ''You Are the Quarry'' is the seventh studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 17 May 2004 by record label Attack, and was his first album in seven years following 1997's '' Maladjusted''. The album was a hu ...

''. It was also Morrissey's third top ten single of 2004. The single also saw the release of the track "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice", a song that had been in Morrissey's live set list since May and had opened his set at the Glastonbury Festival that year despite being unreleased.

Track listings

7" vinyl and CD 1 # "Let Me Kiss You" # "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice" CD 2 # "Let Me Kiss You" # "Friday Mourning" # "I Am Two People"

Personnel

* Morrissey: vocals * Alain Whyte: guitar * Boz Boorer: guitar * Gary Day: bass * Deano Butterworth: drums * Roger Manning: keyboard

Charts

Nancy Sinatra version

Nancy Sinatra's version was a minor UK hit and features Morrissey on backing vocals. It was released on Morrissey's vanity label, Attack Records.

Charts

References

{{authority control Morrissey songs Nancy Sinatra songs 2004 singles Songs written by Morrissey Songs written by Alain Whyte Rock ballads 2004 songs UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles