20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of KISS by KISS, album cover
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of KISS

Released5 August 2003
Popularity31.1
Also cited3 August 2003

This budget-friendly compilation gathers KISS's 1970s recordings into a single disc. It came out on 5 August 2003 through Mercury Records, part of Universal Music's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series, which gave a short, career-spanning overview to a long list of acts.

It is the first of three KISS volumes in the series. The second, covering their 1980s output, followed in 2004, and a third devoted to the 1990s arrived in 2006. That makes this the place to start if you want the band's first decade, the years of their self-titled debut in 1974 through Dynasty in 1979, without hunting down each album. It suits anyone who wants the hard rock side of KISS in one sitting before choosing which studio records to explore properly.

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of KISS: tracklist, credits and charts

12 tracks · 41:24

Tracklist

  1. 1StrutterGene Simmons and Paul Stanley3:12
  2. 2DeuceGene Simmons3:05
  3. 3Hotter Than HellPaul Stanley3:30
  4. 4C’mon and Love MePaul Stanley2:57
  5. 5Rock and Roll All Nite (live)Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley3:57
  6. 6Detroit Rock CityBob Ezrin and Paul Stanley3:39
  7. 7BethCriss, Ezrin, Penridge2:48
  8. 8Hard Luck WomanPaul Stanley3:33
  9. 9Calling Dr. LoveGene Simmons3:45
  10. 10Love GunPaul Stanley3:17
  11. 11Christeen SixteenGene Simmons3:13
  12. 12I Was Made for Lovin’ YouChild, Poncia, Stanley4:28
Produced by
Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Neil Bogart, KISS, Eddie Kramer, Bob Ezrin, Vini Poncia
Recorded at
Bell Sound Studios, The Village, Electric Lady Studios, Cobo Arena, Music Hall, Adler Theatre, Wildwoods Convention Center, The Record Plant, Star Theatre
Recorded
1973–1979
Mixed by
Warren Dewey, Eddie Kramer, Jay Messina
Mixed at
Electric Lady Studios, The Record Plant
Engineered by
Warren Dewey, Dave Wittman, Eddie Kramer, Jay Messina, Corky Stasiak
Labels
Mercury Records, Mercury, Universal
Length
41:24

Line-up

  • Peter Criss · percussion, drums (drum set), background vocals, lead vocals
  • Ace Frehley · electric guitar
  • Gene Simmons · electric bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Paul Stanley · electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, 12 string guitar, electric bass guitar, guitar
  • Bob Ezrin · grand piano · guest
  • Dick Wagner · acoustic guitar · guest
  • Anton Fig · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Vini Poncia · keyboard, background vocals · guest

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 2003132

Certifications

RegionCertification
United States · 2015Gold

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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 2003-08-03 (wikidata)
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz5 August 2003
Wikipedia infobox5 August 2003
Wikidata3 August 2003
US release5 August 2003earliest US date
7 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
5 August 2003USMercury Records602517080751original
5 August 2003USMercury Records602517080751original
5 August 2003CAMercury Records602498604786original
2010THMercury Recordsother
17 August 2010BSIsland Def Jam602498604786other
31 August 2010USMercury Records602527442181other
17 December 2013USMercury Recordsother
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