Gold (Kiss album)

Gold
Greatest hits album by Kiss
Released	January 11, 2005
Recorded	1973-1982
Genre	Hard rock
Length	2:31:50
Label	Mercury Universal
Producer	Various
Kiss chronology
The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection (2004)The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection2004 Gold (2005) The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection (2006)The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection2006

Gold is a 2005 greatest hits collection by American hard rock band Kiss. This two-disc set covers the band's recordings from 1974 to 1982. All tracks are previously available.

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Track listing

Disc 1:

1. "Strutter"
   • from Kiss (1974) (Lead vocals: Paul Stanley)
2. "Nothin' to Lose"
   • from Kiss (Lead vocals: Gene Simmons, Peter Criss)
3. "Firehouse"
   • from Kiss (Lead vocals: Stanley)
4. "Deuce"
   • from Kiss (Lead vocals: Simmons)
5. "Black Diamond"
   • from Kiss (Lead vocals: Criss, intro by Stanley)
6. "Got to Choose"
   • from Hotter Than Hell (1974) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
7. "Parasite"
   • from Hotter Than Hell (Lead vocals: Simmons)
8. "Hotter Than Hell"
   • from Hotter Than Hell (Lead vocals: Stanley)
9. "C'mon and Love Me"
   • from Dressed to Kill (1975) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
10. "She"
    • from Dressed to Kill (Lead vocals: Simmons, Stanley)
11. "Anything for My Baby"
    • from Dressed to Kill (Lead vocals: Stanley)
12. "Rock Bottom (Live)"
    • from Alive! (1975) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
13. "Cold Gin (Live)"
    • from Alive! (Lead vocals: Simmons)
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)"
    • from Alive! (Lead vocals: Simmons)
15. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll (Live)"
    • from Alive! (Lead vocals: Simmons)
16. "Detroit Rock City"
    • from Destroyer (1976) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
17. "King of the Night Time World"
    • from Destroyer (Lead vocals: Stanley)
18. "Shout It Out Loud"
    • from Destroyer (Lead vocals: Stanley, Simmons)
19. "Beth"
    • from Destroyer (Lead vocals: Criss)
20. "Do You Love Me?"
    • from Destroyer (Lead vocals: Stanley)

Disc 2:

1. "I Want You"
   • from Rock and Roll Over (1976) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
2. "Calling Dr. Love"
   • from Rock and Roll Over (Lead vocals: Simmons)
3. "Hard Luck Woman"
   • from Rock and Roll Over (Lead vocals: Criss)
4. "I Stole Your Love"
   • from Love Gun (1977) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
5. "Love Gun"
   • from Love Gun (Lead vocals: Stanley)
6. "Christine Sixteen"
   • from Love Gun (Lead vocals: Simmons)
7. "Shock Me"
   • from Love Gun (Lead vocals: Ace Frehley)
8. "Makin' Love" (Live)
   • from Alive II (1977) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
9. "God of Thunder" (Live)
   • from Alive II (Lead vocals: Simmons)
10. "Tonight You Belong to Me"
    • from Paul Stanley (1978) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
11. "New York Groove"
    • from Ace Frehley (1978) (Lead vocals: Frehley)
12. "Radioactive" (Single edit)
    • from Gene Simmons (Lead vocals: Simmons)
13. "Don't You Let Me Down"
    • from Peter Criss (1978) (Lead vocals: Criss)
14. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
    • from Dynasty (1979) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
15. "Sure Know Something"
    • from Dynasty (Lead vocals: Stanley)
16. "Shandi"
    • from Unmasked (1980) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
17. "Talk to Me"
    • from Unmasked (Lead vocals: Frehley)
18. "A World Without Heroes"
    • from Music from "The Elder" (1981) (Lead vocals: Simmons)
19. "Nowhere to Run"
    • from Killers (1982) (Lead vocals: Stanley)
20. "I'm a Legend Tonight"
    • from Killers (Lead vocals: Stanley)

Personnel

Kiss:

• Paul Stanley - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar (Disc 1 track 9; Disc 2 tracks 15, 16, 18) first guitar solo (Disc 2 tracks 1, 4), bass guitar (Disc 2 tracks 5, 14) 12-string guitar (Disc 2 track 3)
• Gene Simmons - lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar (Disc 2 tracks 6, 12)
• Peter Criss - drums, percussion, backing and lead vocals
• Ace Frehley - lead guitar, backing and lead vocals, bass (Disc 1 tracks 7), acoustic guitar (Disc 1 track 12; Disc 2 tracks 3, 11, 16, 18), all guitars and bass (Disc 2 tracks 7, 11, 17)
• Eric Carr - drums, percussion, backing vocals (Disc 2 tracks 18-20)

with (in alphabetical order)

• Bill Bodine - bass guitar (Disc 2 track 13)
• Steve Buslowe - bass guitar (Disc 2 track 10)
• Lenny Castro - percussion (Disc 2 track 13)
• Susan Collins - backing vocals (Disc 2 track 11)
• Bill Cuomo - keyboards, synthesizer (Disc 2 track 13)
• Sean Delaney - percussion (Disc 2 track 12)
• Bob Ezrin - piano (Disc 1 track 19), orchestration (Disc 1 track 19; Disc 2 track 18), electric piano (Disc 2 track 18)
• Anton Fig - drums (Disc 2 tracks 11, 14-17)
• Richie Fontana - drums (Disc 2 track 10)
• Tom Harper - bass guitar (Disc 2 track 16)
• Neil Jason - bass guitar (Disc 2 track 12)
• Michael Kamen - orchestration (Disc 2 track 18)
• Larry Kelly - backing vocals (Disc 2 track 11)
• Holly Knight - keyboards (Disc 2 track 16)
• Bob Kulick - lead guitar (Disc 2 tracks 10, 19-20)
• Steve Lacy - guitar (Disc 2 track 12)
• David Lasley - backing vocals (Disc 2 track 11)
• Art Munson - guitar (Disc 2 track 13)
• Stan Penridge - guitar, backing vocals (Disc 2 track 13)
• Vini Poncia - keyboards and backing vocals (Disc 2 tracks 13-15)
• Elliott Randall - guitar (Disc 2 track 12)
• Allen Schwartzberg - drums (Disc 2 track 12)
• Eric Troyer - piano, backing vocals (Disc 2 track 12)

and

• The American Symphony Orchestra (Disc 2 track 18)