Greatest Kiss

Greatest Kiss
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)
Greatest Kiss
(1997)
The Very Best of Kiss
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [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. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "Detroit Rock City"  Paul Stanley, Bob EzrinStanley 3:38
2. "Hard Luck Woman"  StanleyPeter Criss 3:35
3. "Sure Know Something"  Stanley, Vini PonciaStanley 4:02
4. "Deuce"  Gene SimmonsSimmons 3:42
5. "Do You Love Me?"  Stanley, Ezrin, Kim FowleyStanley 3:34
6. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"  Stanley, Desmond Child, PonciaStanley 4:30
7. "Calling Dr. Love"  SimmonsSimmons 3:46
8. "Christine Sixteen"  SimmonsSimmons 3:12
9. "Beth"  Criss, Ezrin, Stan PenridgeCriss 2:46
10. "Strutter"  Simmons, StanleyStanley 3:12
11. "Cold Gin"  Ace FrehleySimmons 4:22
12. "Plaster Caster"  SimmonsSimmons 3:27
13. "Rock and Roll All Nite"  Stanley, SimmonsSimmons 2:53
14. "Flaming Youth"  Ezrin, Frehley, Simmons, StanleyStanley 3:00
15. "Two Sides of the Coin"  FrehleyFrehley 3:15
16. "Shout It Out Loud (Live '96)"  Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons 3:39

European and Australian version

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

Japanese version

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

Mexican version

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

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

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