The Very Best of Kiss
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| Compilation album by Kiss | |||||
| Released | August 27, 2002 | ||||
| Recorded | 1974-1992 | ||||
| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 75:09 | ||||
| Label | Mercury UTV |
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| Producer | Bill Levenson | ||||
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The Very Best of Kiss is a compilation album by the rock band Kiss. It was released on August 27, 2002. It contains 21 tracks, all previously released.
[edit] Track listing
- "Strutter" (Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons) – 3:13
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Kiss
- "Deuce" (Simmons) – 3:06
- Lead vocals: Gene Simmons
- Originally from Kiss
- "Got to Choose" (Stanley) – 3:56
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Hotter Than Hell
- "Hotter Than Hell" (Stanley) – 3:31
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Hotter Than Hell
- "C'mon And Love Me" (Stanley) – 2:59
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Dressed to Kill
- "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Stanley, Simmons) (Live) – 4:04
- Lead vocals: Gene Simmons
- Originally from Alive!
- "Detroit Rock City" (Stanley, Bob Ezrin) – 3:39
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Destroyer
- "Shout It Out Loud" (Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin) – 2:50
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons
- Originally from Destroyer
- "Beth" (Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:48
- Lead vocals: Peter Criss
- Originally from Destroyer
- "I Want You" (Stanley) – 3:06
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Rock and Roll Over
- "Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:46
- Lead vocals: Gene Simmons
- Originally from Rock and Roll Over
- "Hard Luck Woman" (Stanley) – 3:34
- Lead vocals: Peter Criss
- Originally from Rock and Roll Over
- "I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:05
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Love Gun
- "Christine Sixteen" (Simmons) – 3:14
- Lead vocals: Gene Simmons
- Originally from Love Gun
- "Love Gun" (Stanley) – 3:18
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Love Gun
- "New York Groove" (Russ Ballard) – 3:03
- Lead vocals: Ace Frehley
- Originally from Ace Frehley
- "I Was Made For Lovin' You" (Stanley, Desmond Child, Vini Poncia) – 4:31
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Dynasty
- "I Love It Loud" (Vinnie Vincent, Simmons) – 4:17
- Lead vocals: Gene Simmons
- Originally from Creatures of the Night
- "Lick It Up" (Vincent, Stanley) – 3:58
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Lick It Up
- "Forever" (Stanley, Michael Bolton) – 3:52
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley
- Originally from Hot in the Shade
- "God Gave Rock 'N Roll To You II" (Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, Ballard) – 5:19
- Lead vocals: Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons
- Originally from Revenge
[edit] Chart positions
Most of the songs have been on the U.S. Billboard chart at one time. The album itself reached #52 in the U.S.
[edit] Personnel
- Gene Simmons – bass guitar (1-15,17-19,21), lead vocals (2,6,8,11,14,18,21)
- Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar (1-15,17-21), lead vocals (1,3-5,7-8,10,13,15,17,19-21), guitar solo (5,18), first guitar solo on (10,13), bass guitar (20).
- Ace Frehley – lead guitar (1-4,6-17), rhythm guitar (16), lead vocals (16)
- Peter Criss – drums (1-15), lead vocals (9,12)
with
- Vinnie Vincent – lead guitar (19).
- Bruce Kulick – lead guitar (20-21).
- Anton Fig – drums (16-17).
- Eric Carr – drums (18-20), backing vocals (21).
- Eric Singer - drums (21).
not credited, but does appear
- Dick Wagner - acoustic guitar (9).
- Ryan Jackson – bass guitar (16).
- Vini Poncia – keyboards and backing vocals (17)
