"Tender Kisses"[1] is a song by American singer–songwriter Tracie Spencer.[2] This song is the fourth single released from Spencer's second album, Make the Difference which was released in August 1990. The single was released on July 16, 1991. The song was written by Matt Sherrod, Paul Sherrod, Sir Spence and Tracie Spencer. The song is one of Spencer's most known hits to date, reaching number 1 on the R&B chart in the United States by August 1991.

"Tender Kisses"
Single by Tracie Spencer
from the album Make the Difference
Released	July 16, 1991
Recorded	1990; Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B soul pop
Length	5:28
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Matt Sherrod Paul Sherrod Sir Spence Tracie Spencer
Producer(s)	Matt Sherrod Paul Sherrod
Tracie Spencer singles chronology
"This Time Make It Funky" (1991) "Tender Kisses" (1991) "Love Me" (1992)

Chart information

"Tender Kisses" became a summer hit in 1991, hitting number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart by August 1991 and number forty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart by summer's end.[3][4]

Song/Music video

The theme of the song focuses on being heartbroken after a breakup. The music video for "Tender Kisses" was shot in Los Angeles, California in June 1991 and opens with Spencer holding a rose in her hands and standing before a blue background with autumn leaves and glitter coming down around her. There are shots of Spencer on a swing, behind a window, and in a big chair, begging her lover to reconsider about leaving the relationship.

Popular culture

Spencer appeared as herself and sang the song as a duet with Darius McCrary who played the character of Eddie Winslow on an episode of the comedy/family sitcom Family Matters which aired on the ABC network (later CBS) in February 1993.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[5] 42 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 1 See also List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.) References Discogs - Tracie Spencer - Tender Kisses - 1991 JET Magazine – December 2, 1991 Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 544. Billboard – October 12, 1991 "Tracie Spencer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2022. "Tracie Spencer Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2022. This 1990s R&B/soul music song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e