Album
Revenge
Revenge is the sixteenth studio album by Kiss, released on 19 May 1992 through Mercury Records. It was the first record to feature drummer Eric Singer, who stepped in after the death of Eric Carr in November 1991. Carr still appears on it, and the album is dedicated to him. The closing track, "Carr Jam 1981", is a demo he recorded not long after joining the band in 1980, with Bruce Kulick's guitar dubbed over Ace Frehley's original part. Its main riff had already turned up in Frehley's Comet's "Breakout" in 1987.
Musically, it marks a turn away from the pop-leaning glam metal of much of the band's 1980s work towards a heavier sound. It reached the Top 20 in several countries, though it did not bring Kiss back to the mainstream, and it went gold in the US that July. It's worth hearing as the band's heavier reset, and as a farewell to Carr.
Revenge: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 49:04Tracklist
- 1UnholyGene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent3:42
- 2Take It OffEzrin, Roberts, Stanley4:51
- 3Tough LoveEzrin, Kulick, Stanley3:44
- 4SpitSimmons, Stanley, Zen3:33
- 5God Gave Rock ’n’ Roll to You IIBallard, Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley5:20
- 6DominoGene Simmons4:01
- 7Heart of ChromeEzrin, Stanley, Vincent4:03
- 8Thou Shalt NotJesse Damon and Gene Simmons4:00
- 9Every Time I Look at YouBob Ezrin and Paul Stanley4:40
- 10ParalyzedBob Ezrin and Gene Simmons4:15
- 11I Just WannaPaul Stanley and Vinnie Vincent4:08
- 12Carr Jam 1981Eric Carr2:45
- Produced by
- Bob Ezrin
- Recorded at
- Rumbo, Canoga Park, Track Record, North Hollywood, Cornerstone, Chatsworth, Ocean Way, Hollywood, Acme Recording, Sherman Oaks, The Enterprise, Burbank, A&M, Hollywood
- Recorded
- February 1991 – March 1992, ("Carr Jam 1981" recorded 1981)
- Mixed by
- Rob Jacobs
- Engineered by
- Rob Jacobs, Stan Katayama, Chris Steinmetz
- Labels
- Mercury Records, Mercury
- Length
- 49:04
Line-up
- Gene Simmons · electric guitar, lead vocals, electric bass guitar, guitar
- Eric Singer · drums (drum set)
- Jesse Damon · background vocals · guest
- Kevin Valentine · drums (drum set) · guest
- Paul Stanley · lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar
- Bruce Kulick · bass guitar, electric guitar, background vocals, guitar
- Eric Carr · background vocals, drums (drum set), electric guitar · guest
- Dick Wagner · guitar · guest
Singles
- “God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II” · 22 August 1991
- “Unholy” · 4 May 1992
- “Domino” · 1992
- “I Just Wanna” · 1992
- “Every Time I Look at You” · 1992
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1992 | 6 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1992 | 10 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1992 | 4 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1992 | 5 |
| Swiss Albums · 1992 | 6 |
| Swedish Albums · 1992 | 10 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1992 | 11 |
| Austrian Albums · 1992 | 14 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1992 | 14 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1992 | 15 |
All 14 charts
| German Albums · 1992 | 16 |
| European Albums Charts · 1992 | 25 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1992 | 27 |
| Dutch Albums · 1992 | 46 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1992 | Gold |
| United States | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1992-05-14 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 May 1992 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 19 May 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 19 May 1992 | |
| US release | 14 May 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
22 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | XE | Mercury Records | 042284803724 | other |
| 1992 | AR | Mercury Records | other | |
| 1992 | CA | Mercury Records | 042284803724 | other |
| 1992 | DE | Mercury Records | 731451240522 | other |
| 14 May 1992 | US | Mercury Records | 042284803717 | original |
| 19 May 1992 | US | Mercury Records | 042284803748 | other |
| 19 May 1992 | US | Mercury Records | 0208314414236 | other |
| 19 May 1992 | US | Mercury Records | 042284803724 | other |
| 25 May 1992 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988011331787 | other |
| 25 May 1992 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988011331947 | other |
| 9 June 2005 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005390998 | other |
| 18 October 2006 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005442918 | other |
| 20 March 2013 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005749086 | other |
| 2014 | DE | Mercury Records | 602537885183 | other |
| 2014 | US | Mercury Records | 602547064479 | other |
| 2014 | DE | Mercury Records | 602537771011 | other |
| 1 February 2014 | XW | Mercury Records | 042284803724 | other |
| 1 February 2014 | DE | Mercury Records | other | |
| 31 March 2014 | XE | Mercury Records | 602537658275 | other |
| 1 April 2014 | US | Mercury Records | 602537658275 | other |
| 3 June 2014 | XW | Mercury Records | 602537854455 | other |
| 12 August 2022 | US | Mercury Records | deluxe |
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| coverartarchive | 500×488 | upscaled |