You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!

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You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!
Greatest hits by Kiss
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	1975 – 1996
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	59:16
Label	Mercury Records
Producer(s)	Various
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Kiss chronology
Kiss Unplugged (1996)	You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! (1996)	Greatest Kiss (1997)

You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! is a greatest hits album released by the American hard rock band Kiss. The album was issued to coincide with the group's 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour. All of the songs on the album are live versions, previously released on either Alive! or Alive II. An additional five songs were recorded live but were previously unreleased. The final track is a group interview conducted by Jay Leno. The album was certified gold on May 12, 1997.

[edit] Track listing

US version

1. "Room Service" (Paul Stanley) – 3:38
2. "Two Timer" (Gene Simmons) – 3:15
3. "Let Me Know" (Stanley) – 3:38
4. "Rock Bottom" (Ace Frehley, Stanley) – 3:33
5. "Parasite" (Frehley) – 3:37
6. "Firehouse" (Stanley) – 4:00
7. "I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:32
8. "Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:35
9. "Take Me" (Delaney, Stanley) – 3:06
10. "Shout It Out Loud" (Bob Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley) – 3:14
11. "Beth" (Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:33
12. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley) – 4:01
13. "Kiss Tells All" (Kiss, Jay Leno) – 17:34

US vinyl and Japanese version

1. "Room Service" (Stanley) – 3:38
2. "Two Timer" (Simmons) – 3:15
3. "Let Me Know" (Stanley) – 3:38
4. "Rock Bottom" (Frehley, Stanley) – 3:33
5. "Parasite" (Frehley) – 3:37
6. "Firehouse" (Stanley) – 4:00
7. "I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:32
8. "Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:35
9. "Take Me" (Delaney, Stanley) – 3:06
10. "Shout It Out Loud" (Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley) – 3:14
11. "Beth" (Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:33
12. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley) – 4:01
13. "New York Groove" (Russ Ballard) – 4:10
14. "Kiss Tells All" (Kiss, Leno) – 17:34

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	17

[edit] External link

• Kiss FAQ - You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!, Accessed on July 24, 2006.

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