Asylum (album)

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Asylum
Studio album by KISS
Released	September 16, 1985
Recorded	June - July 1985
Genre	Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Length	38:50
Label	Mercury Records
Producer(s)	Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
KISS chronology
Animalize (1984)	Asylum (1985)	Crazy Nights (1987)

Asylum is an album by the American hard rock band KISS. It features the debut of lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, who played with the band on their Animalize tour and officially replaced Mark St. John in September 1984. He was the band's third lead guitarist since the departure of Ace Frehley in late 1982. This new lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr, and Kulick would last until Carr's death in November 1991.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 3 Charts 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "King Of The Mountain" (Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick, Desmond Child) – 4:17
   • Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
2. "Any Way You Slice It" (Gene Simmons, Howard Rice) – 4:02
   • Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
3. "Who Wants To Be Lonely" (Stanley, Child, Jean Beauvoir) – 4:01
   • Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
4. "Trial By Fire" (Simmons, Kulick) – 3:25
   • Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
5. "I'm Alive" (Stanley, Kulick, Child) – 3:43
   • Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
6. "Love's a Deadly Weapon" (Simmons, Stanley, Rod Swenson, Wes Beech) – 3:29
   • Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
7. "Tears Are Falling" (Stanley) – 3:55
   • Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
8. "Secretly Cruel" (Simmons) – 3:41
   • Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
9. "Radar For Love" (Stanley, Child) – 3:25
   • Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
10. "Uh! All Night" (Stanley, Child, Beauvoir) – 3:43
    • Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley

[edit] Credits

• Gene Simmons - Bass guitar; Rhythm guitar on 2 & 4; Lead vocals; backing vocals.
• Paul Stanley - Rhythm guitar; Bass guitar; Lead vocals, backing vocals.
• Bruce Kulick - Lead guitar and rhythm guitar; Backing vocals.
• Eric Carr - Drums; Backing vocals.

with

• Jean Beauvior - Bass guitar on 10

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	20

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Single	Position
1985	Mainstream Rock	"Tears Are Falling"	20
1985	Billboard Hot 100	"Tears Are Falling"	51

[edit] External links

All links verified on September 18, 2005.

• KISS FAQ - Asylum
• KISS Album Focus - Asylum

KISS
Gene Simmons – Paul Stanley – Tommy Thayer – Eric Singer
Peter Criss – Ace Frehley – Eric Carr – Vinnie Vincent – Mark St. John – Bruce Kulick
Discography
Albums: Studio – Live – Compilation
U.S. Top 40 Singles: "Rock and Roll All Nite" – "Shout It Out Loud" – "Beth" – "Hard Luck Woman" – "Calling Dr. Love" – "Christine Sixteen" "Rocket Ride" – "New York Groove" – "I Was Made For Lovin' You" – "Forever"
Filmography: KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park – Detroit Rock City
Related articles
Anton Fig – Bob Kulick – KISS Army – KISS merchandising - KISS timeline – List of KISS concert tours – Wicked Lester