Revenge (KISS album)
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| Revenge | ||
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| Studio album by KISS | ||
| Released | May 14, 1992 | |
| Recorded | December 1991 – March 1992 |
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| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 48:51 | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| KISS chronology | ||
| Hot in the Shade (1989) |
Revenge (1992) |
Alive III (1993) |
Revenge is a studio album by KISS, released in 1992. It was the band's first album since the death of long-time drummer Eric Carr in November 1991. His replacement, Eric Singer, had played with Black Sabbath, Badlands, and Alice Cooper, among others.
The album was dedicated to Carr, and the last track ("Carr Jam 1981") was a demo he had recorded soon after joining the group. One modification to the song, however, was the dubbing of Bruce Kulick's guitar over Ace Frehley's, which originally appeared. The main riff of the song was used as the basis for the Frehley's Comet song "Breakout," found on 1987's Frehley's Comet.
For Revenge, KISS re-established ties with a pair of old associates—producer Bob Ezrin and guitarist/songwriter Vinnie Vincent. Ezrin had last worked with the group on 1981's ill-fated concept album, Music from "The Elder". Prior to that, he produced the band's highly successful Destroyer album in 1976.
Vincent, who in December 1982 had replaced original guitarist Ace Frehley, was fired from KISS at the conclusion of their Lick It Up tour in March 1984, for reasons that have never been fully explained. Vincent received co-writing credit for three songs on Revenge.
Despite its presence as a single, "God Gave Rock 'N Roll To You II" (a modified cover version of an Argent song) never charted in the United States, although it reached #4 in the United Kingdom. The song, originally recorded for the soundtrack to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, was the last KISS song to feature a performance by Eric Carr. Carr, too ill to play drums on the song, provided background vocals.
"God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II", "Unholy", and "Domino" are the songs from the album that have endured as regular KISS live staples. "I Just Wanna" was played briefly on the Revenge tour and appeared on Alive III, and "Every Time I Look at you" was performed on KISS Unplugged.
[edit] Track listing
- "Unholy" (Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent) – 3:40
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "Take It Off" (Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Kane Roberts) – 4:50
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Tough Love" (Stanley, Bruce Kulick, Ezrin) – 3:44
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Spit" (Simmons, Scott Van Zen, Stanley) – 3:32
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons
- "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II" (Russ Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin) – 5:18
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons
- "Domino" (Simmons) – 4:01
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "Heart of Chrome" (Stanley, Vincent, Ezrin) – 4:02
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Thou Shalt Not" (Simmons, Jesse Damon) – 3:59
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "Every Time I Look at You" (Stanley, Ezrin) – 4:38
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Paralyzed" (Simmons, Ezrin) – 4:14
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "I Just Wanna" (Stanley, Vincent) – 4:07
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Carr Jam 1981" (Eric Carr) – 2:46
- Instrumental
[edit] Personnel
- Gene Simmons - bass guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Bruce Kulick - lead, rhythm guitar
- Eric Singer - drums, backing vocals
with
- Eric Carr - backing vocals on "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II," drums on "Carr Jam 1981"
- Kevin Valentine - drums on "Take It Off"
- Dick Wagner - lead guitar on "Every Time I Look at You"
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | The Billboard 200 | 6 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "Domino" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 26 |
| 1992 | "I Just Wanna" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 34 |
[edit] External links
- Album Official Website
- The KISSFAQ - Revenge
| KISS |
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| 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 |
