Kiss You All Over Exile (1978, Stereo)

, 1 US Billboard Hot 100, 1 New Zealand, 1 Australian Charts, 2 Canada Top Singles, 2 Sweden, 6 UK Singles Chart. . Exile is an American band originally formed in 1963. In the 1970s, they were known as a rock band that had a major hit single with Kiss You All Over in 1978. After several lineup changes, the band was relaunched as a country act that achieved additional success in the 1980s and 90s. Kiss You All Over was the brainchild of Mike Chapman, who wrote and produced the song with his partner Nicky Chinn the pair had scored hits for the likes of Sweet, Suzi Quatro, and The Arrows. Chapman moved from England to Los Angeles in 1975 (for a girl) and struggled to find his footing. He came across a band called The Exiles in a stack of demo tapes and liked what he heard. The group had been around for about a decade, but their only chart success was a minor hit in 1970 with Church St. Soul Revival, a Tommy James cover. Chapman signed them to a management, produc