French Kiss

CTL-E-4244 · Work · song · 1989

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Lil Louis's best-known song; spent two weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989; features vocals by Shawn Christopher; video directed by Marek Budzynski.

Notes

RELP97 supporting entity: edge endpoints for CTL-E-0053 authored_by and CTL-E-4245 samples. Identity-checked 2026-10-06: no collision.

Relationships

Lil Louis — authored by
'French Kiss' is Lil Louis's best-known song.

Referenced by

How's Your Evening So Far? — samples → this record

Sources

Wikipedia - Lil Louis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Louis
hiphopelectronic.com, 'Lil Louis - Hip Hop Electronic'. https://www.hiphopelectronic.com/chicago-house-music-artists/lil-louis

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