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"Shandi" is a hit single by American hard rock band Kiss. Released on their 1980 album, Unmasked, the song was popular in Australia, where it reached number five on the Australian charts.[1] The song would prove to be a hit in other countries as well, making the top ten in three other countries. Shandi peaked at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart.[2]

"Shandi"
Single by Kiss
from the album Unmasked
Released	1980 (US)
Recorded	The Record Plant, New York City: 1980
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:36
Label	Casablanca NB-2282 AS (US)
Songwriter(s)	Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia
Producer(s)	Vini Poncia
Kiss singles chronology
"Sure Know Something" / "Dirty Livin'" (1979) "Shandi" / "She's So European" (1980) "Talk to Me" / "Naked City" (1980)

Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and producer Vini Poncia, the song was inspired by the Hollies cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)".[3]

The song is performed solo by Paul Stanley on guitar when the band is touring in Australia and New Zealand. The song was also played by Kiss with the Melbourne Symphony Ensemble for the Kiss Symphony: Alive IV performance and subsequent album in 2003.

An Eric Carr-sung version appears on his second posthumous album, Unfinished Business.

Reception

Cash Box said that with "arching strings and guitar glissandos," Kiss acts as "closet crooners" rather than producing "fiery heavy metal [or[ pounding rock disco."[4]

Music video

A promotional video was made for the song, which proved to be the final appearance of Peter Criss with the band before he left to pursue a solo career in 1980. Although all four original band members appear in the video, only Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley were involved in the recording of the track. Session drummer Anton Fig plays drums, Kiss roadie Tom Harper plays bass and professional songwriter Holly Knight plays keyboards, while Stanley sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar, and Frehley plays acoustic guitars. Vini Poncia provided backing vocals to the track.

In the video, a woman stalks the band from outside their dressing room, anxious to see them without their makeup. After their concert, they return to their dressing room to change to their street clothes. Upon exiting the room, the woman calls them out; they turn around, revealing that they still have their makeup on.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Argentina[5]	1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	5
Canada	70
Germany	28
The Netherlands	24
New Zealand	6
Norway	4
United States	47

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	23

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – lead vocals, lead guitar
• Ace Frehley – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Anton Fig – drums
• Tom Harper – bass
• Holly Knight – keyboards
• Vini Poncia – backing vocals

References

На других языках

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- [en] Shandi (song)

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[es] Shandi

«Shandi» es una canción de la banda estadounidense de rock Kiss, incluida en su octavo trabajo de estudio, Unmasked. Sus compositores fueron el guitarrista y vocalista del grupo, Paul Stanley y el productor del disco, Vini Poncia. Stanley reconoció que «Shandi» «no sonaba necesariamente a Kiss», pero que «nadie protestó lo suficiente porque ya habíamos empezado a perder nuestra visión» de lo que eran, el guitarrista además tomó como inspiración la versión de The Hollies del tema de Bruce Springsteen «4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)», mientras que Vini Poncia escogió el título por la cantante Shandi Sinnamon. A pesar de aparecer acreditados, los restantes miembros del conjunto —Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons y Peter Criss— no participaron en su grabación y les reemplazaron músicos de sesión.

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[ru] Shandi

«Shandi» — хит-сингл американской хард-роковой группы Kiss. Выпущен в 1980 году отдельно от альбома Unmasked. Песня была популярна в Австралии, где заняла 5 место в чартах[2]. Также песня пользовалась успехом и в других странах мира, а в трёх даже попала на первые позиции. В США песня заняла 47 место в чарте Billboard Hot 100[3].

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