You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!

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You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!
Live album by Kiss
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	1975 – 1996
Genre	Hard rock
Length	59:16
Label	Mercury
Producer	Various
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (unfavorable) 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 Live 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. Most were taken from Alive! or Alive II but, of most interest to the fans, were four live songs recorded but not used for those albums. The mix/ production of these tracks matches the aforementioned live albums and are presumed to be out-takes.

Additionally, the Japanese CD/ US vinyl release had another live track ("New York Groove"). This, however, featured Eric Carr and not Peter Criss on drums.

The final track is a group interview conducted by Jay Leno.

The album was certified gold on May 12, 1997, having sold 500,000 copies.

[edit] Track listing

US version

1. "Room Service" (Paul Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1975.
2. "Two Timer" (Gene Simmons) – 3:15 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1975.
3. "Let Me Know" (Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1975.
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 Previously unreleased, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1977.
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 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1975.
2. "Two Timer" (Simmons) – 3:15 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1975.
3. "Let Me Know" (Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1975.
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 Previously unreleased, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1977.
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 Previously unreleased, recorded in Sydney, Australia in 1980.
14. "Kiss Tells All" (Kiss, Leno) – 17:34

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	17

[edit] External links

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

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