Give Him a Great Big Kiss

"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 debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late December 1964,[2] and peaked at #18 for two weeks in late January/early February 1965.[3][4] It was featured on their 1965 album Leader of the Pack.[5]

"Give Him a Great Big Kiss"
Dutch picture sleeve
Single by the Shangri-Las
from the album Leader of the Pack
B-side"Twist and Shout"
ReleasedDecember 1964 (1964-12)
GenrePop[1]
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)

The single was produced by Shadow Morton.[6]

Other versions
  • New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders does a solo version of the song on his 1978 album So Alone.[7]
  • A version by the New York Dolls also appears on their 1985 compilation album Night of the Living Dolls.[8] Also, on the band's 1973 self-titled album, lead singer David Johansen quotes the "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" line, "you'd best believe I'm in love L-U-V", in the opening of "Looking for a Kiss".[9] "Looking for a Kiss" tells the story of adolescent romantic desire hampered by peers who use drugs.[10]
  • It's My Party! released a version of the song on their 2000 album Can I Get to Know You Better?[11]

References
  1. Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2024. The most frenzied pop single ever released by the traditionally doomy-and-gloomy girl group...
  2. "Hot 100" (PDF), Billboard Magazine, p. 26, December 26, 1964, retrieved December 8, 2021
  3. "Hot 100" (PDF), Billboard, p. 34, January 30, 1965, retrieved December 8, 2021
  4. "Hot 100" (PDF), Billboard, p. 32, February 6, 1965, retrieved December 8, 2021
  5. "The Shangri-Las, Leader of the Pack". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  6. "The Shangri-Las, "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" Single Release". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  7. "Johnny Thunders, So Alone". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  8. New York Dolls (1985), "Night of the Living Dolls", Discogs, PolyGram Records, retrieved March 15, 2019
  9. Reynolds, Simon (2011). Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Faber & Faber. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-86547-994-4.
  10. Antonia, Nina (2006). Too Much Too Soon: The New York Dolls (3rd ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 46. ISBN 1-84449-984-7.
  11. "It's My Party!, Can I Get to Know You Better?". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2019.



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