Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - wikipedia Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me For other uses, see Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me ( disambiguation ). `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Single by Karen Chandler B - side `` One Dream '' Released 1952 Length 2 : 55 Label Coral Songwriter ( s ) Harry Noble Karen Chandler singles chronology `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' ( 1952 ) `` The Old Sewing Machine '' ( 1953 ) `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' ( 1952 ) `` The Old Sewing Machine '' ( 1953 ) `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' is a popular song written by Harry Noble and originally performed by Karen Chandler in 1952. It has been re-recorded several times since then, with the most notable covers being by Mel Carter in 1965 and by Gloria Estefan in 1994. Contents 1 Karen Chandler version 2 Mel Carter version 2.1 Chart performance 2.1. 1 Weekly charts 2.1. 2 Year - end charts 3 Gloria Estefan version 3.1 Formats and track listings 3.2 Official versions 3.3 Release history 3.4 Chart performance 3.5 Certifications 4 Other versions 5 Influence 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Karen Chandler version The original version was released by Karen Chandler in 1952, released by Coral Records. It first appeared on the US Billboard charts on October 25, 1952 and last appeared on April 11, 1953, peaking at number 5 on Billboard 's chart of `` Most Played by Jockeys '', number 7 on Billboard 's chart of `` Best Selling Singles '', and No. 9 on Billboard 's chart of `` Most Played in Juke Boxes ''. Mel Carter version `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Single by Mel Carter from the album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me B - side `` A Sweet Little Girl '' Released June 1965 Genre Pop Soul Length 2 : 27 Label Imperial Songwriter ( s ) Harry Noble Mel Carter singles chronology `` High Noon '' ( 1965 ) `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' ( 1965 ) `` ( All of a Sudden ) My Heart Sings '' ( 1965 ) `` High Noon '' ( 1965 ) `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' ( 1965 ) `` ( All of a Sudden ) My Heart Sings '' ( 1965 ) The version most often associated with the song was recorded by Mel Carter, released in 1965 on Imperial. Carter 's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 8, while reaching No. 1 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart, No. 2 on Canada 's `` RPM Play Sheet '', and No. 4 on Canada 's CHUM Hit Parade. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1965 ) Peak position Australia KMR 21 Canada RPM Play Sheet Canada CHUM Hit Parade U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening U.S. Cash Box Top 100 12 Year - end charts Chart ( 1965 ) Rank U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14 U.S. Cash Box 51 Gloria Estefan version `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Single by Gloria Estefan from the album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Released November 21, 1994 Format CD Single CD Maxi single Cassette Single 12 '' Vinyl Single Recorded 1993 -- 1994 Genre Pop Length 3 : 21 Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Harry Noble, Jr. Producer ( s ) Emilio Estefan, Jr. Jorge Casas Clay Ostwald Gloria Estefan singles chronology `` Turn the Beat Around '' ( 1994 ) `` ' Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me ' '' ( 1994 ) `` Everlasting Love '' ( 1995 ) `` Turn the Beat Around '' ( 1994 ) `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' ( 1994 ) `` Everlasting Love '' ( 1995 ) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me track listing `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' ( 1 ) `` How Can I Be Sure '' ( 2 ) `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' was released as single ( only in Europe and Australia ) from Gloria Estefan 's fourth solo - credited studio album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me ( 1994 ). Formats and track listings show Europe CD Single ( EPC 661080 1 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 2. `` Miami Hit Mix '' ( Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1 - 2 - 3, Get On Your Feet ) Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald 5 : 17 show Europe CD - Maxi Single ( 661080 2 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 2. `` If We Were Lovers '' ( Con Los Años Que Me Quedan -- English Version ) Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr. 4 : 35 3. `` Miami Hit Mix '' ( Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1 - 2 - 3, Get On Your Feet ) Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald 5 : 17 show U.K. CD - Maxi Single # 1 ( 661080 2 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 2. `` If We Were Lovers '' ( Con Los Años Que Me Quedan -- English Version ) Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr. 4 : 35 3. `` Miami Hit Mix '' ( Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1 - 2 - 3, Get On Your Feet ) Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald 5 : 17 show U.K. CD - Maxi Single # 2 ( 661080 5 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 2. `` The Christmas Song ( Chesnuts Roasting On An Open Fire ) '' Mel Torme, Robert Wells 4 : 13 3. `` Let It Snow ! 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'' Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne 3 : 55 show U.K. Cassette Single ( 661080 4 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 2. `` Christmas Through Your Eyes '' Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren 4 : 49 show U.K. 12 '' Vinyl Single ( 661080 6 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Miami Hit Mix '' ( Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1 - 2 - 3, Get On Your Feet ) Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald 5 : 17 2. `` Turn the Beat Around '' ( Damien 's Foutainbleau Mix ) Peter Jackson, Gerald Jackson 7 : 18 3. `` Mi Tierra '' ( Pablo Flores ' 12 '' Latin Club Mix ) Estéfano 6 : 45 4. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 show U.K. Promo CD Single ( XPCD 564 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 show Mexico Promo CD Single ( PRCD 96308 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 show Australia CD - Maxi Single ( 661080 2 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 2. `` If We Were Lovers '' ( Con Los Años Que Me Quedan -- English Version ) Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr. 4 : 35 3. `` Miami Hit Mix '' ( Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1 - 2 - 3, Get On Your Feet ) Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald 5 : 17 show Australia Cassette Single ( 661080 4 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' Harry Noble, Jr. 3 : 21 2. `` If We Were Lovers '' ( Con Los Años Que Me Quedan -- English Version ) Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr. 4 : 35 3. `` Miami Hit Mix '' ( Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1 - 2 - 3, Get On Your Feet ) Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald 5 : 17 Official versions Original versions Album version -- ( 3 : 21 ) Release history Region Date Europe November 21, 1994 ( 1994 - 11 - 21 ) U.K. November 21, 1994 ( 1994 - 11 - 21 ) Australia January 1995 ( 1995 - 01 ) Chart performance Chart ( 1994 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 48 German Singles Chart 97 Irish Singles Chart 22 Spanish Singles Chart UK Singles Chart 11 Certifications Country Certification Sales U.K. Silver 200,000 Other versions A version was released by American singer Muriel Smith in 1953, which reached No. 3 on the United Kingdom 's New Musical Express chart. American songstress Connie Francis included a memorable version on her 1959 album The Exciting Connie Francis. Greek singer Nana Mouskouri released a version of the song produced by Quincy Jones in 1962. Dick and Dee Dee released a version of the song on their 1966 album, Songs We 've Sung on Shindig. Shirley Bassey also covered the song on her 1969 album Does Anybody Miss Me. In 1977, Bobby Vinton released a version of the song on the album The Name Is Love and as a single. Vinton 's version reached No. 43 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me was performed by She and Him and is featured on their fourth album Volume 3, in 2013. Nelson Riddle instrumental orchestral version from the 1961 album `` Love Tide ''. Influence The song gave title for albums by Mel Carter ( 1965 ), Johnny Mathis ( 1977 ), and Gloria Estefan ( 1994 ), and was later referenced by U2 's 1995 song `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me ''. Mel Carter 's version was featured in the film named after the song, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. In the 1995 film, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything ! Julie Newmar, a fragment of Johnny Mathis ' recording backs an internal summit point. See also List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1965 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ `` 45 discography for Coral Records 60000 series ''. Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` The Billboard Music Popularity Charts '', Billboard, October 25, 1952. p. 60. Accessed September 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top Popular Records '', Billboard, April 11, 1953. p. 30. Accessed September 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top Popular Records '', Billboard, March 7, 1953. p. 32. Accessed October 21, 2015 Jump up ^ `` Top Popular Records '', Billboard, February 7, 1953. p. 32. Accessed October 21, 2015 Jump up ^ `` Top Popular Records '', Billboard, February 21, 1953. p. 44. Accessed October 21, 2015 Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1973 ). Top Pop Records 1940 - 1955. Record Research. Jump up ^ `` 45 Discography for Imperial Records - 66000 series ''. Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. ^ Jump up to : Mel Carter - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 21, 2015 ^ Jump up to : `` Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening '', Billboard, August 28, 1965. p. 20. Accessed October 21, 2015 ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 49. ^ Jump up to : `` R.P.M. Play Sheet '', RPM Weekly, Volume 3, Ed. 24, August 9, 1965. Accessed October 21, 2015 ^ Jump up to : `` CHUM Hit Parade -- Week of August 23, 1965 ''. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 17. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Chart No. 441. CHUM. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1965 / Top 100 Songs of 1965 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1965 ''. Tropicalglen.com. 1965 - 12 - 25. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` australian-charts.com > Gloria Estefan discography ''. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015 - 12 - 02. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 20. Jump up ^ Muriel Smith - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed August 27, 2015 Jump up ^ `` The Exciting Connie Francis - Connie Francis ''. AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nana Mouskouri - The Girl From Greece Sings ''. nanamouskouri.de. Archived from the original on October 7, 2003. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dick And DeeDee * - Songs We 've Sung On Shindig ( Vinyl, LP ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Does Anybody Miss Me - Shirley Bassey ''. AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Easy Listening '', Billboard, August 27, 1977. p. 57. Accessed October 21, 2015 External links Gloria Estefan Discography Database at the Wayback Machine ( archived October 27, 2009 ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Gloria Estefan singles Eyes of Innocence `` Dr. Beat '' `` Prisoner of Love '' `` I Need a Man '' Primitive Love `` Conga '' `` Bad Boy '' `` Words Get in the Way '' `` Falling in Love ( Uh - Oh ) '' Let It Loose / Anything for You `` Rhythm Is Gonna Get You '' `` Betcha Say That '' `` Ca n't Stay Away from You '' `` Anything for You '' `` 1 - 2 - 3 '' Cuts Both Ways `` Do n't Wanna Lose You '' `` Get on Your Feet '' `` Here We Are '' `` Oye Mi Canto ( Hear My Voice ) '' `` Cuts Both Ways '' Exitos de Gloria Estefan `` Renacer '' Into the Light `` Coming Out of the Dark '' `` Seal Our Fate '' `` Remember Me with Love '' `` Ca n't Forget You '' `` Nayib 's Song ( I Am Here for You ) '' `` Live for Loving You '' Greatest Hits `` Always Tomorrow '' `` Megamix '' `` I See Your Smile '' `` Go Away '' Mi Tierra `` Mi Tierra '' `` Con Los Años Que Me Quedan '' `` Tradición '' `` Montuno `` ¡ Sí Señor !... '' '' `` Mi Buen Amor '' `` Ayer '' Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me `` Turn the Beat Around '' `` Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me '' `` Everlasting Love '' `` It 's Too Late '' `` Cherchez La Femme '' Abriendo Puertas `` Abriendo Puertas '' `` Más Allá '' `` Tres Deseos '' `` Dulce Amor '' `` La Parranda '' `` Lejos De Ti '' `` Felicidad '' `` Abriendo Puertas A La Navidad '' Destiny `` Reach '' `` You 'll Be Mine ( Party Time ) '' `` I 'm Not Giving You Up '' `` Higher '' `` Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart '' `` No Pretendo '' gloria ! `` Heaven 's What I Feel / Corazón Prohibido '' `` Oye ! '' `` Cuba Libre '' `` Do n't Let This Moment End '' `` Do n't Stop '' Alma Caribeña - Caribbean Soul `` No Me Dejes de Querer '' `` Como Me Duele Perderte '' `` Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita '' `` Tengo Que Decirte Algo '' `` Me Voy '' `` Por Un Beso '' Greatest Hits Vol. II `` You Ca n't Walk Away from Love '' `` Out of Nowhere '' `` Y - Tu - Conga '' Unwrapped `` Wrapped / Hoy '' `` I Wish You '' `` Te Amaré '' `` Tu Fotografía '' 90 Millas `` No Llores '' `` Me Odio '' `` Píntame De Colores '' Miss Little Havana `` Wepa '' `` Hotel Nacional '' Other notable songs & Collaborations `` En El Jardín '' `` Santo Santo '' `` Music of My Heart '' `` What More Can I Give `` Dr. Pressure '' `` Somos El Mundo '' Book Template Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hold_Me,_Thrill_Me,_Kiss_Me&oldid=842329361 '' Categories : 1952 songs 1952 singles 1965 singles 1994 singles Mel Carter songs Dick and Dee Dee songs Bobby Vinton songs Gloria Estefan songs Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Imperial Records singles Coral Records singles Epic Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Webarchive template wayback links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 19 : 05. 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Answer: originally performed by Karen Chandler in 1952