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

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]

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
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"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

Personnel


Kiss
Additional musicians

Charts


Album
Chart (1997) Position
Billboard 200[4] 77
Chart (1996) Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[5] 11

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[6]
As Greatest Hits 		Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[7] Platinum 70,000^

^ 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. "Greatest Kiss - Kiss | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. "ARIA chart history-Kiss albums database". Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  6. "Argentinian album certifications – Kiss – Greatest Hits". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

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Greatest Kiss es un álbum recopilatorio de la banda de hard rock estadounidense Kiss, publicado en 1997.


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