Strutter
For other uses, see Strutter (disambiguation).
| "Strutter" | |||||||
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| Single by Kiss | |||||||
| from the album Kiss | |||||||
| Released | July 1974 (US) | ||||||
| Format | 7" | ||||||
| Recorded | 1973 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City | ||||||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam rock | ||||||
| Length | 3:10 | ||||||
| Label | Casablanca/Warner Bros. (US)NB-9001 | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise | ||||||
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"Strutter" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1974 on their first album, Kiss. It was the third single from the album and failed to chart.
"Strutter" is one of the few Kiss songs written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley together. Stanley wrote new lyrics to "Stanley the Parrot", a song whose music was composed by Simmons.[1] Stanley's lyrics display his Bob Dylan influence.[2] The original Kiss drummer, Peter Criss, has said that "Strutter" is his favorite Kiss song. The song was featured in the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Covers
- Extreme covered the song on the Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved album (1994).
- The Donnas covered the song for the Detroit Rock City soundtrack (1999).
Appearances
"Strutter" has appeared on following Kiss albums:
- Kiss - studio version
- Alive! - live version
- The Originals - studio version
- Double Platinum - re-recorded version titled "Strutter '78" ("I look back at that and think, 'Why?'" remarked Simmons in 1996. "The original version is the classic and the best."[3])
- Smashes, Thrashes & Hits - edited studio version
- Greatest Kiss - studio version
- The Box Set - demo version
- The Very Best of Kiss - studio version
- Kiss Symphony: Alive IV - live version
- The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection - studio version
- Gold - studio version
- Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums - studio version
- Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 - Alive! version
- Kiss Alive 35 - live version
- Ikons - studio version
- Kiss 40 - re-recorded version titled "Strutter '78"
Personnel
- Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
- Gene Simmons - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Peter Criss - drums, backing vocals
- Ace Frehley - lead guitar
References
- ↑ Stanley, Paul. The Kiss Box Set liner notes, The Island Def Jam Music Group, 2001. ISBN 0-446-53073-5
- ↑ Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography, Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-53073-5
- ↑ Guitar World, September 1996
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