Strutter

"Strutter"
"Strutter"
Single by Kiss
from the album Kiss
Released	July 1974 (US)
Recorded	1973 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Hard rock; glam rock;
Length	3:10
Label	Casablanca; Warner Bros. (US) NB-9001;
Songwriter(s)	Gene Simmons; Paul Stanley;
Producer(s)	Kenny Kerner; Richie Wise;
Kiss singles chronology

"Strutter" is a song by the American rock band Kiss, released in 1974 on their self-titled debut album, Kiss. It was the third single released from the album and failed to chart.

"Strutter" is one of the few Kiss songs written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley together. Stanley wrote new lyrics to "Stanley the Parrot", a song whose music was composed by Simmons.^[3] Stanley's lyrics display his Bob Dylan influence.^[4] The song was featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Guitar Hero 2.

Covers[]

Extreme covered the song on the Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved album (1994).
The Donnas covered the song for the Detroit Rock City soundtrack (1999).
Vitamin String Quartet covered the song for the String quartet tribute to kiss album (2004).

Appearances[]

"Strutter" has appeared on following Kiss albums:

Kiss – studio version
Alive! – live version
The Originals – studio version
Double Platinum – re-recorded version titled "Strutter '78" ("I look back at that and think, 'Why?'" remarked Simmons in 1996. "The original version is the classic and the best."^[5])
Smashes, Thrashes & Hits – remixed & edited studio version
Greatest Kiss – studio version
The Box Set – demo version
The Very Best of Kiss – studio version
Kiss Symphony: Alive IV – live version
The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection – studio version
Gold – studio version
Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums – studio version
Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 – Alive! version
Kiss Alive 35 – live version
Ikons – studio version
Kiss 40 – re-recorded version titled "Strutter '78"

Personnel[]

Paul Stanley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Gene Simmons – bass, backing vocals
Peter Criss – drums, backing vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar

References[]

^ Philo, Simon (2018). Glam Rock: Music in Sound and Vision. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-44227-148-7.
^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Strutter - Kiss | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
^ Stanley, Paul. The Kiss Box Set liner notes, The Island Def Jam Music Group, 2001. ISBN 0-446-53073-5
^ Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography, Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-53073-5
^ Guitar World, September 1996

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] Philo, Simon (2018). Glam Rock: Music in Sound and Vision. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-44227-148-7.

[2] Guarisco, Donald A. "Strutter - Kiss | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

[3] Stanley, Paul. The Kiss Box Set liner notes, The Island Def Jam Music Group, 2001. ISBN 0-446-53073-5

[leaf-4] Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography, Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-53073-5

[5] Guitar World, September 1996

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