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Chikara
Chikara is a compilation by the American rock band KISS, released on Polystar on 25 May 1988. The title is the Japanese word for "power", which points to the record's intended audience in Japan. It is filed under hard rock and glam metal, two labels that suit the band's sound in the later part of the 1980s.
It arrived between Crazy Nights, which came out in 1987, and Hot in the Shade, which followed in 1989. That places it in the middle of the band's polished, melodic phase, after the early albums of the 1970s and the run of records that began with Creatures of the Night in 1982. For a fan who wants a snapshot of KISS in that period, or a curiosity from a Japanese label for the shelf, it is a neat piece of the band's wider story.
Chikara: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 1:00:03Tracklist
- 1Rock and Roll All NiteGene Simmons and Paul Stanley2:49
- 2Detroit Rock CityBob Ezrin and Paul Stanley5:14
- 3Love GunPaul Stanley3:17
- 4I Was Made for Lovin’ YouChild, Poncia, Stanley7:56
- 5Creatures of the NightAdam Mitchell and Paul Stanley4:05
- 6I Love It LoudGene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent4:15
- 7War MachineAdams, Vallance, Simmons4:15
- 8Lick It UpPaul Stanley and Vinnie Vincent3:56
- 9All Hell’s Breakin’ LooseCarr, Simmons, Stanley, Vincent4:33
- 10Heaven’s on FireDesmond Child and Paul Stanley3:20
- 11Thrills in the NightJean Beauvoir and Paul Stanley4:21
- 12Who Wants to Be LonelyBeauvoir, Child, Stanley4:01
- 13Uh! All NightBeauvoir, Child, Stanley4:02
- 14Tears Are FallingPaul Stanley3:58
- Produced by
- Neil Bogart, KISS, Bob Ezrin, Eddie Kramer, Michael James Jackson, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
- Recorded at
- Larrabee West, Electric Lady Studios, The Record Plant, Record One, Right Track Recording
- Recorded
- January 1975 – July 1984
- Mixed by
- Bob Clearmountain, Frank Filipetti, Dave Wittman
- Mixed at
- The Record Plant, Electric Lady Studios, Power Station at BerkleeNYC, Right Track Recording
- Engineered by
- Dave Wittman, Jay Messina, Corky Stasiak, Eddie Kramer, Niko Bolas, Rob Freeman, Chris Minto
- Label
- Polystar
- Length
- 1:00:03
Line-up
- Peter Criss · drums (drum set) · guest
- Ace Frehley · electric guitar · guest
- Gene Simmons · electric bass guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar
- Paul Stanley · electric guitar, lead vocals, electric bass guitar, guitar, bass guitar
- Mick Campise · background vocals · guest
- Lydia Criss · background vocals · guest
- Mike McGurl · background vocals · guest
- Rick Munroe · background vocals · guest
- Peter “Moose” Oreckinto · background vocals · guest
- JR Smalling · background vocals · guest
- Bob Ezrin · spoken vocals · guest
- Eric Carr · drums (drum set)
- Vinnie Vincent · electric guitar · guest
- Mark St. John · electric guitar · guest
- Jean Beauvoir · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
- Bruce Kulick · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1988 | 32 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 May 1988 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 May 1988 | |
| Wikidata | 1988 |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1988 | JP | Polystar | 4988023005119 | original |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 599×598 | upscaled |