Greatest Kiss

Greatest Kiss
Greatest Kiss
Greatest hits album by Kiss
Released	April 8, 1997
Recorded	1973-1996
Genre	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Length	56:04
Label	Mercury
Producer	Various
Kiss chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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 listing[]

US version[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City"	Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin	Stanley	3:38
2.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Peter Criss	3:35
3.	"Sure Know Something"	Stanley, Vini Poncia	Stanley	4:02
4.	"Deuce"	Gene Simmons	Simmons	3:42
5.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Kim Fowley	Stanley	3:34
6.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Desmond Child, Poncia	Stanley	4:30
7.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:46
8.	"Christine Sixteen"	Simmons	Simmons	3:12
9.	"Beth"	Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge	Criss	2:46
10.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:12
11.	"Cold Gin"	Ace Frehley	Simmons	4:22
12.	"Plaster Caster"	Simmons	Simmons	3:27
13.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:53
14.	"Flaming Youth"	Ezrin, Frehley, Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:00
15.	"Two Sides of the Coin"	Frehley	Frehley	3:15
16.	"Shout It Out Loud (Live '96)"	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:39

Track 16 recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996
Produced by Kiss and Eddie Kramer

European and Australian version[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City"	Stanley, Ezrin	Stanley	3:38
2.	"Black Diamond"	Stanley	Criss	5:14
3.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Criss	3:35
4.	"Sure Know Something"	Stanley, Poncia	Stanley	4:02
5.	"Love Gun"	Stanley	Stanley	3:16
6.	"Deuce"	Simmons	Simmons	3:42
7.	"Goin' Blind"	Simmons, Stephen Coronel	Simmons	3:36
8.	"Shock Me"	Frehley	Frehley	3:47
9.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Fowley	Stanley	3:34
10.	"She"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	4:08
11.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Child, Poncia	Stanley	4:30
12.	"Shout It Out Loud (Live '96)"	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:39
13.	"God of Thunder"	Stanley	Simmons	4:15
14.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:46
15.	"Beth"	Criss, Ezrin, Penridge	Criss	2:46
16.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:12
17.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:53
18.	"Cold Gin"	Frehley	Simmons	4:22
19.	"Plaster Caster"	Simmons	Simmons	3:27
20.	"God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"	Russ Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	5:20

Japanese version[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City"	Stanley, Ezrin	Stanley	3:38
2.	"Black Diamond"	Stanley	Criss	5:14
3.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Criss	3:35
4.	"Sure Know Something"	Stanley, Poncia	Stanley	4:02
5.	"Love Gun"	Stanley	Stanley	3:16
6.	"Deuce"	Simmons	Simmons	3:42
7.	"Goin' Blind"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	3:36
8.	"Shock Me"	Frehley	Frehley	3:47
9.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Fowley	Stanley	3:34
10.	"She"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	4:08
11.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Child, Poncia	Stanley	4:30
12.	"Shout It Out Loud (Live '96)"	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:39
13.	"God of Thunder"	Stanley	Simmons	4:15
14.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:46
15.	"Beth"	Criss, Ezrin, Penridge	Criss	2:46
16.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:12
17.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:53
18.	"C'mon and Love Me"	Stanley	Stanley	2:59
19.	"Rock Bottom"	Stanley, Frehley	Stanley	3:55
20.	"God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"	Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	5:20

Mexican version[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City"	Stanley, Ezrin	Stanley	3:38
2.	"Black Diamond"	Stanley	Criss	5:14
3.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Criss	3:35
4.	"Sure Know Something"	Stanley, Poncia	Stanley	4:02
5.	"Love Gun"	Stanley	Stanley	3:16
6.	"Deuce"	Simmons	Simmons	3:42
7.	"Goin' Blind"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	3:36
8.	"2000 Man" (The Rolling Stones cover)	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	Frehley	4:53
9.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Fowley	Stanley	3:34
10.	"She"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	4:08
11.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Child, Poncia	Stanley	4:30
12.	"Shout It Out Loud (Live '96)"	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:39
13.	"God of Thunder"	Stanley	Simmons	4:15
14.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:46
15.	"Beth"	Criss, Ezrin, Penridge	Criss	2:46
16.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:12
17.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:53
18.	"I Want You"	Stanley	Stanley	3:02
19.	"Plaster Caster"	Simmons	Simmons	3:27
20.	"God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"	Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	5:20

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[]

Album

Chart (1997)	Position
Billboard 200^[2]	77

Chart (1996)	Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[3]	11

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[4] As Greatest Hits	Gold	30,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Kiss - Kiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Greatest Kiss - Kiss | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
^ "ARIA chart history-Kiss albums database". Retrieved February 12, 2009.
^ "Argentinian album certifications – Kiss – Greatest Hits". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Kiss - Kiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[2] "Greatest Kiss - Kiss | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

[3] "ARIA chart history-Kiss albums database". Retrieved February 12, 2009.

[ArgentinaKissGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-4] "Argentinian album certifications – Kiss – Greatest Hits". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.

[AustraliaKissGreatest_KissalbumCertRef-5] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

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