Bachelor Kisses Bachelor Kisses "Bachelor Kisses" was the second single released by The Go-Betweens from their third album, "Spring Hill Fair". It was released in August 1984 by Sire Records. In the UK a 12" single was also released on Sire. "Bachelor Kisses" was the Go-Betweens' first real attempt at a commercial single. Forster later said of the song, "Grant wrote this. It sounded like a pop song right from the word go. He was a very, very melodic songwriter. "Bachelor Kisses" was just something that rolled off and felt very natural and beautiful. It's amazing." McLennan said, "I'm sorry if it
Time and a Word Banks did not support the idea of adding an orchestra to the album, resulting in increased tensions between himself and the rest of the group. During their UK tour in April 1970 and before the album's release, Banks was fired from Yes and was replaced by Steve Howe. The UK album cover was considered inappropriate for the American market, so a new photograph of the band was used, putting Howe on the cover of an album on which he did not appear. "Time and a Word" became the group's first release to enter the UK Albums Chart, with a peak