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Asylum is the thirteenth studio album by the American rock band Kiss, released on September 16, 1985. The album marked a continuation of the glam metal sound of the preceding album Animalize.[1]

Asylum
Studio album by
Kiss
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1985 (1985-09-16)
RecordedJune–July 1985
StudioElectric Lady Studios and Right Track Recording, New York City
GenreGlam metal
Length38:50
LabelMercury
Vertigo (UK)
ProducerPaul Stanley, Gene Simmons
Kiss chronology
Animalize
(1984)		 Asylum
(1985)		 Crazy Nights
(1987)
Singles from Asylum
  1. "Tears Are Falling"
    Released: September 16, 1985

Recording


Asylum is the first album to feature lead guitarist Bruce Kulick as an official band member. Kulick had replaced former guitarist Mark St. John on some tracks on the previous album Animalize (1984), during the latter's absence due to reactive arthritis. Subsequently, Kulick filled St. John's spot on most segments of the Animalize tour. This new lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr, and Kulick would last until Carr's death in November 1991, while Kulick would stay with the band until the reunion of the original lineup in 1996.[2]


Cover


The album cover depicts the four band members with colored lips, mirroring the colors of the 1978 solo releases: red for Simmons, purple for Stanley, blue for Kulick (replacing Ace Frehley) and green for Carr (replacing Peter Criss). The placement of the band’s faces also mirrors 1979’s Dynasty cover: (clockwise from top left) Stanley, Simmons, Carr (replacing Criss), & Kulick (replacing Frehley). The artwork for the back cover is similarly stylised and colourful, depicting Kiss against a white background. The cover art of the remastered 1997 CD release of Asylum featured slightly altered, bolder colours than that of the original release.


Singles


"Tears Are Falling" was the only track to be released for retail sales as a single and was a hit for the band, with the video, in particular, proving popular on MTV. A total of three music videos for the album were filmed on set in London, England, for the songs "Who Wants to Be Lonely", "Uh! All Night" and "Tears Are Falling".


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The album was certified Gold in November 1985 by the RIAA.[7]


Track listing


All credits adapted from the original release.[8]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."King of the Mountain"Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick, Desmond ChildStanley4:17
2."Any Way You Slice It"Gene Simmons, Howard RiceSimmons4:02
3."Who Wants to Be Lonely"Stanley, Child, Jean BeauvoirStanley4:01
4."Trial by Fire"Simmons, KulickSimmons3:25
5."I'm Alive"Stanley, Kulick, ChildStanley3:43
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Love's a Deadly Weapon"Stanley, Simmons, Rod Swenson, Wes BeechSimmons3:29
7."Tears Are Falling"StanleyStanley3:55
8."Secretly Cruel"SimmonsSimmons3:41
9."Radar for Love"Stanley, ChildStanley4:02
10."Uh! All Night"Stanley, Child, BeauvoirStanley4:01

Personnel


Kiss
Additional musicians
Production

Charts



Album



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. Saulnier, Jason (March 14, 2011). "Bruce Kulick Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  3. Prato, Greg. "Kiss - Asylum review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-89-495931-5.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4 (4 ed.). Muze. p. 875. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  6. "Kiss: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  7. "American album certifications – Kiss – Asylum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  8. Kiss (1985). Asylum (LP Sleeve). New York City, New York: Mercury Records. 826 099-1.
  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0598". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kiss – Asylum" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  12. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kiss – Asylum" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  14. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kiss – Asylum". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Kiss – Asylum". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Kiss – Asylum". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  18. "Kiss | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  19. "Kiss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  20. "Kiss Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  21. "Kiss Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  22. "Top Singles - Volume 43, No. 12, November 30, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. November 30, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  23. "Canadian album certifications – Kiss – Asylum". Music Canada.



На других языках

- [en] Asylum (Kiss album)

[es] Asylum (álbum de Kiss)

Asylum es el decimotercer álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense de hard rock Kiss, publicado el 12 de septiembre de 1985 a través del sello Mercury Records. Supuso el debut como miembro oficial del guitarrista Bruce Kulick, quien ya había participado como músico de sesión en el anterior trabajo del grupo, Animalize (1984). Sus productores fueron el bajista Gene Simmons y al guitarrista Paul Stanley, aunque al igual que en Animalize, fue este último el que tomó la mayor parte de las decisiones, debido al interés de Simmons por su carrera cinematográfica y su propio sello discográfico.

[ru] Asylum (альбом Kiss)

Asylum (с англ. — «Убежище») — тринадцатый студийный альбом американской рок-группы Kiss, вышедший в 1985 году.


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