# Lil Louis — Every Record We Rank

Lil Louis appears 2 times in our Chicago House and The Waxonia Desk — Looped and Filtered lists, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Chicago House and The Waxonia Desk — Looped and Filtered
- **Year:** 1989
- **Highest placing:** No. 7 in Chicago House
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/lil-louis/

## Appears on

### [French Kiss](https://waxonia.com/track/lil-louis--french-kiss/)

*1989 · Diamond / Epic · No. 7 in [Chicago House](https://waxonia.com/genre/chicago-house/)*

The tempo drops to a near-halt in the middle and then climbs back. A structural gimmick that should not work, executed so confidently it became one of house music's defining moments.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — Looped and Filtered](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-chicago-looped-and-filtered/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Lil%20Louis%20French%20Kiss) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rmOAVfEDyhA)

### [French Kiss](https://waxonia.com/track/lil-louis--french-kiss/)

*1989 · Diamond / Epic · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — Looped and Filtered](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-chicago-looped-and-filtered/)*

A record whose entire architecture is one filter sweep held past the point of comfort, and then held longer. Every filtered house record of the next decade is downstream of it.

Also on: [Chicago House](https://waxonia.com/genre/chicago-house/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Lil%20Louis%20French%20Kiss) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rmOAVfEDyhA)

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