KISS 40 Years: Decades of Decibels

Tracklist

1. Disc 1
2. 1Nothin’ to LoseGene Simmons3:22
3. 2Let Me Go, Rock ’n RollGene Simmons and Paul Stanley2:13
4. 3C’mon and Love MePaul Stanley2:54
5. 4Rock and Roll All Nite (live)Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley3:59
6. 5God of Thunder (demo)Paul Stanley2:54
7. 6BethCriss, Ezrin, Penridge2:44
8. 7Hard Luck WomanPaul Stanley3:31
9. 8Reputation (demo)Gene Simmons5:38
10. 9Christine SixteenGene Simmons3:09
11. 10Shout It Out Loud (live)Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley3:25
12. 11Strutter ’78Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley3:40
13. 12You Matter to MeMorgan, Poncia, Vastano3:13
14. 13RadioactiveGene Simmons3:50
15. 14New York GrooveRuss Ballard2:59
16. 15Hold Me, Touch MePaul Stanley3:37
17. 16I Was Made for Lovin’ You (single edit)Child, Poncia, Stanley3:59
18. 17ShandiVini Poncia and Paul Stanley3:34
19. 18A World Without HeroesEzrin, Reed, Simmons, Stanley2:36
20. 19I Love It LoudGene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent4:12
21. 20Down on Your KneesAdams, Japp, Stanley3:26
22. 21Lick It UpPaul Stanley and Vinnie Vincent3:52
23. 22Heaven’s on FireDesmond Child and Paul Stanley3:16
24. Disc 2
25. 1Tears Are FallingPaul Stanley3:52
26. 2Reason to LiveDesmond Child and Paul Stanley3:58
27. 3Let’s Put the X in SexDesmond Child and Paul Stanley3:47
28. 4ForeverMichael Bolton and Paul Stanley3:50
29. 5God Gave Rock ’n’ Roll to You IIBallard, Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley5:19
30. 6Unholy (live)Gene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent3:31
31. 7Do You Love Me (MTV Unplugged)Ezrin, Ezrin, Fowley, Fowley, Stanley3:14
32. 8Room Service (live)Paul Stanley3:36
33. 9Jungle (radio edit)Cuomo, Kulick, Stanley4:52
34. 10Psycho CircusCurt Cuomo and Paul Stanley4:49
35. 11Nothing Can Keep Me From YouDiane Warren4:03
36. 12Detroit Rock City (live)Bob Ezrin and Paul Stanley4:42
37. 13Deuce (live)Gene Simmons3:49
38. 14Firehouse (live)Paul Stanley3:51
39. 15Modern Day DelilahPaul Stanley3:35
40. 16Cold Gin (live)Ace Frehley5:30
41. 17Crazy Crazy Nights (live)Adam Mitchell and Paul Stanley4:07
42. 18Hell or HallelujahPaul Stanley4:06

Produced by

Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Neil Bogart, KISS, Eddie Kramer, Bob Ezrin, Gene Simmons, Sean Delaney, Vini Poncia, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Brian Christian, Michael James Jackson, Ron Nevison, Alex Coletti, Rob Cavallo, Mark Opitz, Greg Collins, Greg Collins, Various

Recorded at

Bell Sound Studios, The Village, Electric Lady Studios, Cobo Arena, Music Hall, Adler Theatre, Wildwoods Convention Center, Magnagraphics Studios, The Record Plant, Star Theatre, Kia Forum, Colgate Mansion, Record One, Right Track Recording, The Town House, The Fortress, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Market Square Arena, Richfield Coliseum, Sony Music Studios, Marvel Stadium, The Pavilion at Star Lake, BC Place, Conway Recording Studios, The Nook, GelreDome

Recorded

1973–2013

Mixed by

Warren Dewey, Eddie Kramer, Paul Stanley, Mike Stone, Jay Messina, Bob Clearmountain, Dave Wittman, Frank Filipetti, Ron Nevison, Rob Jacobs, Garth Richardson, James Barton, James “Jimbo” Barton, Allen Sides, Mark Opitz, Tony Wall, Greg Collins, Brent Woods

Mixed at

Electric Lady Studios, The Record Plant, Trident Studios, Manta Sound, Power Station at BerkleeNYC, Right Track Recording, Can‐Am Recorders, Cherokee Studios, A&M Studios, The Enterprise, Henson Recording Studios, Sing Sing Recording Studios, Studios 301, Encore Recording Studios, The Nook

Engineered by

Warren Dewey, Dave Wittman, Eddie Kramer, Jay Messina, Corky Stasiak, Mike Stone, Paul Grupp, Niko Bolas, David Thoener, Rob Freeman, Chris Minto, Mikey Davis, Pat Regan, Rob Jacobs, Stan Katayama, Chris Steinmetz, Randy Ezratty, Allen Sides, Jim Atkins, Fred Balayan, Angus Davidson, Peter Mills, Ern Rose, Tony Wall, Peter McCabe, Miles Wilson, Greg Collins, Tobias Nievelstein

Labels

Mercury Records, Universal Music Group

Length

2:30:34

Line-up

• Peter Criss · percussion, drums (drum set), lead vocals, background vocals
• Bruce Foster · piano · guest
• Ace Frehley · electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Gene Simmons · electric bass guitar, lead vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar, background vocals, acoustic bass guitar
• Paul Stanley · electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, 12 string guitar, guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
• Bobby Vinton · handclaps · guest
• Bob Ezrin · grand piano · guest
• Dick Wagner · acoustic guitar · guest
• Bill Bodine · bass guitar · guest
• Bill Cuomo · synthesizer, keyboard · guest
• Art Munson · guitar · guest
• Stan Penridge · guitar · guest
• Danny Faragher · background vocals · guest
• Davey Faragher · background vocals · guest
• Jimmy Faragher · background vocals · guest
• Tommy Faragher · background vocals · guest
• John Shane Howell · classical guitar · guest
• Steve Lacey · guitar · guest
• Joe Perry · guitar · guest
• Eric Troyer · piano, background vocals · guest
• Janis Ian · background vocals · guest
• Bob Seger · background vocals · guest
• Anton Fig · drums (drum set) · guest
• Bobby McAdams · talkbox · guest
• Susan Collins · background vocals · guest
• David Lasley · background vocals · guest
• Doug Katsaros · piano, synthesizer, background vocals · guest
• Craig Krampf · drums (drum set) · guest
• Eric Nelson · bass guitar · guest
• Peppy Castro · background vocals · guest
• Tom Harper · bass guitar · guest
• Holly Knight · keyboard · guest
• Vini Poncia · background vocals · guest
• Eric Carr · drums (drum set), background vocals · guest
• Vinnie Vincent · electric guitar · guest
• Mikel Japp · guitar · guest
• Bob Kulick · electric guitar · guest
• Mark St. John · electric guitar · guest
• Bruce Kulick · electric guitar, background vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar · guest
• Phil Ashley · keyboard · guest
• Eric Singer · drums (drum set), background vocals · guest
• Tommy Thayer · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
• Kevin Valentine · drums (drum set) · guest
• Mary Allison · violin · guest
• Caroline Almonte · keyboard · guest
• John Arcaro · timpani · guest
• Helen Ayres · violin · guest
• Nick Bochner · cello · guest
• Eric Bramble · French horn · guest
• Kirsty Bremner · violin · guest
• Isin Cakmakcioglu · violin · guest
• Robert Clarke · percussion · guest
• Wendy Clarke · flute · guest
• Simon Collins · viola · guest
• Robert Cossom · percussion · guest
• Jon Craven · clarinet · guest
• Jacqueline Cronin · viola · guest
• Monica Curro · violin · guest
• Prue Davis · flute · guest
• Russell Davis · French horn · guest
• Sharon Draper · cello · guest
• Peter Edwards · violin · guest
• William Evans · trumpet · guest
• Per Forsberg · tuba · guest
• Deborah Goodall · violin · guest
• Lorraine Hook · violin · guest
• Sylvia Hosking · double bass · guest
• Keith Johnson · cello · guest
• Virginia Kable · cello · guest
• Brett Kelly · trombone · guest
• Laurien Kennedy · cello · guest
• Michael Kisin · violin · guest
• Rolf Kuhlman · bassoon · guest
• Geoff Lierse · French horn · guest
• Eleanor Mancini · violin · guest
• Anne Mártonyi · violin · guest
• Ken McClimont · trombone · guest
• Trinette McClimont · French horn · guest
• Paul McMillan · viola · guest
• Elise Millman · bassoon · guest
• Mark Mogeilevsky · violin · guest
• Andrew Moon · double bass · guest
• Christopher Moore · viola · guest
• Isabel Morse · viola · guest
• Sarah Morse · cello · guest
• Eve Newsome · oboe · guest
• Gabby O’Halloran · viola · guest
• Rudolf Osadnik · violin · guest
• Rosia Pasteur · viola · guest
• Julie Payne · trumpet · guest
• Vicki Philipson · oboe · guest
• Alison Rayner · violin · guest
• Steve Reeves · double bass · guest
• David Shafir · violin · guest
• Tony Smith · double bass · guest
• Andrea Taylor · cello · guest
• David Thomas · clarinet · guest
• Matthew Tomkins · violin · guest
• Chris Turpin · percussion · guest
• Isy Wasserman · violin · guest
• Cindy Watkin · viola · guest
• Tristram Williams · trumpet · guest
• Jung Sook Yoon · violin · guest
• Roger Young · violin · guest

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