Moonlight on water laura branigan biography

1989 song by Steve Kipner

"Moonlight on Water", also known as "Moonlight on Water (Sex on the Beach)", is a popular song written and composed by Steve Kipner, best known for writing Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", and Andy Goldmark.

The song was originally recorded by Kevin Raleigh for his 1989 album Delusions of Grandeur and was released as a single.

Moonlight on water laura branigan biography

It reached No. 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 24 June 1989.^[1]

Charts

Laura Branigan version

The song was covered by Laura Branigan and was the first single taken from the self-titled album that she released in 1990.

Her version was produced by Richard Perry. However, it was only a minor hit in the United States (reaching No. 59, one spot higher than Kevin Raleigh's version), where a music video for the song received little airplay. Branigan can be seen performing the song on her second videocassette and laserdisc concert release, Laura Branigan in Concert, which was f