The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss
The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss | ||||
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Released | August 5, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1973-1979 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 41:25 | |||
Label | Mercury Universal | |||
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The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss released by Universal Music as part of their 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection series, is an album that collects early material by the American rock band Kiss from 1974 to 1979.
This collection was later re-released in 2010 as Icon, as part of Universal Music's Icon series. This collection was then yet again re-re-released in a collection known as "Playlist...Plus", a three CD compilation consisting of this disc and Volumes 2 and 3 of the Millennium Collection. This album has been certified Gold, the band's 30th gold album.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
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1. | "Strutter" | Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons | Kiss | 3:13 |
2. | "Deuce" | Simmons | Kiss | 3:06 |
3. | "Hotter Than Hell" | Stanley | Hotter Than Hell | 3:31 |
4. | "C'mon and Love Me" | Stanley | Dressed to Kill | 2:59 |
5. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Live in 1975) | Stanley, Simmons | Alive! | 4:04 |
6. | "Detroit Rock City" (Single Version) | Stanley, Bob Ezrin | Destroyer | 3:39 |
7. | "Beth" | Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge | Destroyer | 2:48 |
8. | "Hard Luck Woman" | Stanley | Rock and Roll Over | 3:34 |
9. | "Calling Dr. Love" | Simmons | Rock and Roll Over | 3:46 |
10. | "Love Gun" | Stanley | Love Gun | 3:18 |
11. | "Christine Sixteen" | Simmons | Love Gun | 3:14 |
12. | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Stanley, Desmond Child, Vini Poncia | Dynasty | 4:31 |
Personnel[]
- Kiss
- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, intro guitar solo on "C'mon and Love Me", 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, acoustic guitar on "Hard Luck Woman", backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Anton Fig – drums on "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
- Vini Poncia – keyboards and backing vocals on "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
- Bob Ezrin – piano on "Beth"
- Dick Wagner – acoustic guitar on "Beth"
- Eddie Kramer – keyboards on "Love Gun" and "Christine Sixteen"
References[]
- ^ The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss at AllMusic
- ^ "Kiss: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
External links[]
Categories:
- 20th Century Masters albums
- Kiss (band) compilation albums
- 2003 greatest hits albums
- Mercury Records compilation albums
- Universal Music Group compilation albums