Love on Top of Love
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"Love on Top of Love" is the first single from Grace Jones
' album Bulletproof Heart
. It was produced by C+C Music Factory
's David Cole
and Robert Clivilles
. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Club Dance Play chart in December 1989.
features Jones wearing a swimsuit
and sunglasses
in a pool with a black-and-white
screen in the background showing her smoking
with a man. A subsequent scene shows Jones in bed wearing a swim cap
while surrounded by men. Jones originally shot the video with Sven-Ole Thorsen
playing her boyfriend but his scenes were cut out.
Grace Jones
Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and...
' album Bulletproof Heart
Bulletproof Heart
Bulletproof Heart is the ninth studio album by Grace Jones and was released in 1989. Singles from the album were "Love on Top of Love" and "Amado Mio"...
. It was produced by C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death...
's David Cole
David Cole (producer)
David Cole was a songwriter and record producer, and was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés....
and Robert Clivilles
Robert Clivillés
Robert Clivillés is a record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director most noted for his work with C+C Music Factory, a group he founded with musical partner David Cole...
. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Club Dance Play chart in December 1989.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
features Jones wearing a swimsuit
Swimsuit
A swimsuit, bathing suit, or swimming costume is an item of clothing designed to be worn by men, women or children while they are engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, water polo, diving, surfing, water skiing, or during activities in the sun, such as sun bathing.A...
and sunglasses
Sunglasses
Sunglasses or sun glasses are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes. They can sometimes also function as a visual aid, as variously termed spectacles or glasses exist, featuring lenses that...
in a pool with a black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
screen in the background showing her smoking
Smoking
Smoking is a practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco or cannabis, is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them...
with a man. A subsequent scene shows Jones in bed wearing a swim cap
Swim cap
A swim cap, swimming cap or bathing cap, is a silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers....
while surrounded by men. Jones originally shot the video with Sven-Ole Thorsen
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Sven-Ole Thorsen is a Danish actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. Sven won Denmark's Strongest Man in 1983....
playing her boyfriend but his scenes were cut out.
Chart performance
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
1 |
Track listing
*US 7" single (1989)- "Love On Top Of Love" (Single Version) - 4:57
- "Dream" - 3:26
- US CD promo (1989) DPRO-75759)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Single Version) - 4:57
- "Love On Top Of Love" (The Funky Dread Club Mix)
- US 12" single (1989) (V-15508)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (The Funky Dread Club Mix)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (The Funky Dread Dub Mix)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Grace's Swing Mix)
- UK 7" single (1989) (CL557)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Single Version) - 4:57
- "On My Way"
- UK CD single (1989) (CDCL557)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Single Version) - 4:57
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Garage House Mix Vesion) - 7:10
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Swing Mix Version) - 7:40
- BR 12" single (1989)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (7" Version) - 4:59
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Club Mix Version) - 6:22
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Garage House Mix Version) - 7:10
- "Love On Top Of Love" (Swing Mix Version) - 7:40
- AS CD single (1989) (CDP5522035493)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (The Funky Dread Club Mix)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (The Funky Dread Dub Mix)
- "Love On Top Of Love" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix)