Greatest Kiss

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Greatest Kiss
Greatest KISS.jpg
Greatest hits album by Kiss
Released April 8, 1997
Recorded 1973-1996
Genre Hard rock
Length 56:04
Label Mercury
Producer Various
Kiss chronology
Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
(1988)Smashes, Thrashes & Hits1988		 Greatest Kiss
(1997)		 The Very Best of Kiss
(2002)The Very Best of Kiss2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]

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

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 from 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.

Charts

Album
Chart (1997) Position
Billboard 200[2] 77
Chart (1996) Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[3] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[4]
As Greatest Hits		 Gold 30,000
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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