Greatest Kiss

1997 greatest hits album by Kiss
Greatest Kiss
Greatest hits album by
Kiss
ReleasedApril 8, 1997
Recorded1973–1996
Genre
  • Hard rock
  • heavy metal
Length56:04
LabelMercury
ProducerVarious
Kiss chronology
You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!
(1996) 		Greatest Kiss
(1997) 		Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Greatest Kiss is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Kiss. It was released in 1997 on Mercury Records.

Background

Along with You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!, this album was issued to coincide with the group's 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour. The US version covers only selected hits from 1974 to 1980, with an exclusive live version of "Shout It Out Loud"; the non-US releases include the band's 1992 hit "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II."

Track listings

US version
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Detroit Rock City"Paul Stanley, Bob EzrinStanley3:38
2."Hard Luck Woman"StanleyPeter Criss3:35
3."Sure Know Something"Stanley, Vini PonciaStanley4:02
4."Deuce"Gene SimmonsSimmons3:42
5."Do You Love Me?"Stanley, Ezrin, Kim FowleyStanley3:34
6."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Stanley, Desmond Child, PonciaStanley4:30
7."Calling Dr. Love"SimmonsSimmons3:46
8."Christine Sixteen"SimmonsSimmons3:12
9."Beth"Criss, Ezrin, Stan PenridgeCriss2:46
10."Strutter"Simmons, StanleyStanley3:12
11."Cold Gin"Ace FrehleySimmons4:22
12."Plaster Caster"SimmonsSimmons3:27
13."Rock and Roll All Nite"Stanley, SimmonsSimmons2:53
14."Flaming Youth"Ezrin, Frehley, Simmons, StanleyStanley3:00
15."Two Sides of the Coin"FrehleyFrehley3:15
16."Shout It Out Loud" (recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996)Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons3:39
  • Produced by Kiss and Eddie Kramer
European and Australian version
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Detroit Rock City"Stanley, EzrinStanley3:38
2."Black Diamond"StanleyCriss5:14
3."Hard Luck Woman"StanleyCriss3:35
4."Sure Know Something"Stanley, PonciaStanley4:02
5."Love Gun"StanleyStanley3:16
6."Deuce"SimmonsSimmons3:42
7."Goin' Blind"Simmons, Stephen CoronelSimmons3:36
8."Shock Me"FrehleyFrehley3:47
9."Do You Love Me?"Stanley, Ezrin, FowleyStanley3:34
10."She"Simmons, CoronelSimmons4:08
11."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Stanley, Child, PonciaStanley4:30
12."Shout It Out Loud" (recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996)Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons3:39
13."God of Thunder"StanleySimmons4:15
14."Calling Dr. Love"SimmonsSimmons3:46
15."Beth"Criss, Ezrin, PenridgeCriss2:46
16."Strutter"Simmons, StanleyStanley3:12
17."Rock and Roll All Nite"Stanley, SimmonsSimmons2:53
18."Cold Gin"FrehleySimmons4:22
19."Plaster Caster"SimmonsSimmons3:27
20."God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"Russ Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons5:20
Japanese version
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Detroit Rock City"Stanley, EzrinStanley3:38
2."Black Diamond"StanleyCriss5:14
3."Hard Luck Woman"StanleyCriss3:35
4."Sure Know Something"Stanley, PonciaStanley4:02
5."Love Gun"StanleyStanley3:16
6."Deuce"SimmonsSimmons3:42
7."Goin' Blind"Simmons, CoronelSimmons3:36
8."Shock Me"FrehleyFrehley3:47
9."Do You Love Me?"Stanley, Ezrin, FowleyStanley3:34
10."She"Simmons, CoronelSimmons4:08
11."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Stanley, Child, PonciaStanley4:30
12."Shout It Out Loud" (recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996)Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons3:39
13."God of Thunder"StanleySimmons4:15
14."Calling Dr. Love"SimmonsSimmons3:46
15."Beth"Criss, Ezrin, PenridgeCriss2:46
16."Strutter"Simmons, StanleyStanley3:12
17."Rock and Roll All Nite"Stanley, SimmonsSimmons2:53
18."C'mon and Love Me"StanleyStanley2:59
19."Rock Bottom"Stanley, FrehleyStanley3:55
20."God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons5:20
Mexican version
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Detroit Rock City"Stanley, EzrinStanley3:38
2."Black Diamond"StanleyCriss5:14
3."Hard Luck Woman"StanleyCriss3:35
4."Sure Know Something"Stanley, PonciaStanley4:02
5."Love Gun"StanleyStanley3:16
6."Deuce"SimmonsSimmons3:42
7."Goin' Blind"Simmons, CoronelSimmons3:36
8."2000 Man" (The Rolling Stones cover)Mick Jagger, Keith RichardsFrehley4:53
9."Do You Love Me?"Stanley, Ezrin, FowleyStanley3:34
10."She"Simmons, CoronelSimmons4:08
11."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Stanley, Child, PonciaStanley4:30
12."Shout It Out Loud" (recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996)Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons3:39
13."God of Thunder"StanleySimmons4:15
14."Calling Dr. Love"SimmonsSimmons3:46
15."Beth"Criss, Ezrin, PenridgeCriss2:46
16."Strutter"Simmons, StanleyStanley3:12
17."Rock and Roll All Nite"Stanley, SimmonsSimmons2:53
18."I Want You"StanleyStanley3:02
19."Plaster Caster"SimmonsSimmons3:27
20."God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons5:20
  • Note: The Mexican release has the European track listing misprinted on the packaging.

Personnel

Kiss
  • Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Sure Know Something", intro guitar solo on "C'mon and Love Me", first guitar solo on "I Want You", 12-string acoustic guitar on "Hard Luck Woman", bass on "Love Gun" and "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
  • Gene Simmons – vocals, bass; rhythm guitar on "Christine Sixteen"
  • Peter Criss – drums, vocals
  • Ace Frehley – lead guitar, second guitar solo on "I Want You", acoustic guitar on "Hard Luck Woman"; vocals, all guitars and bass on "Two Sides of the Coin", "Shock Me" and "2,000 Man"
  • Bruce Kulick – lead guitar on "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
  • Eric Singer – drums on "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
  • Eric Carr – backing vocals on "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
Additional musicians
  • Anton Fig – drums on "Sure Know Something", "2,000 Man", "I Was Made for Lovin' You" and "Two Sides of the Coin"
  • Dick Wagner – acoustic guitar on "Beth"
  • Bob Ezrin – piano on "Beth"

Charts

Chart (1996-1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 92
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 64
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 91
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 58
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 10
US Billboard 200[16] 77

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[17] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000^
Sweden (GLF)[19] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Kiss - Kiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4 (4 ed.). Muze. p. 875. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kiss – Greatest Kiss". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kiss – Greatest Kiss" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kiss – Greatest Kiss" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kiss: Greatest Kiss" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kiss – Greatest Kiss" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Kiss – Greatest Kiss". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kiss – Greatest Kiss". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kiss – Greatest Kiss". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Kiss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Estadísticas – Discos de Oro y Platino". Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (in Spanish). capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  19. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
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