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Gold (Kiss album) 
Summary
Gold is a 2005 greatest hits collection by American shock 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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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | January 11, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 1973-1982 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 2:31:50 | |||
| Label | Mercury Universal | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strutter" | Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons | 1974 KISS | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Nothin’ to Lose" | Simmons | 1974 KISS | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Firehouse" | Stanley | 1974 KISS | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Deuce" | Simmons | 1974 KISS | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Black Diamond" | Stanley | 1974 KISS | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Got to Choose" | Stanley | 1974 Hotter than Hell | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Parasite" | Ace Frehley | 1974 Hotter than Hell | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Hotter than Hell" | Stanley | 1974 Hotter than Hell | 3:31 |
| 9. | "C'mon and Love Me" | Stanley | 1975 Dressed to Kill | 2:58 |
| 10. | "She" | Simmons, Stephen Coronel | 1975 Dressed To Kill | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Anything for My Baby" | Stanley | 1975 Dressed To Kill | 2:35 |
| 12. | "Rock Bottom" (live) | Frehley, Stanley | 1975 Alive! (1975 Dressed To Kill) | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Cold Gin" (live) | Frehley | 1975 Alive! (1974 KISS) | 7:16 |
| 14. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" (live) | Stanley, Simmons | 1975 Alive! (1975 Dressed to Kill) | 3:59 |
| 15. | "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" (live) | Stanley, Simmons | 1975 Alive! (1974 Hotter than Hell) | 5:45 |
| 16. | "Detroit Rock City" | Stanley, Bob Ezrin | 1976 Destroyer | 5:17 |
| 17. | "King of the Night Time World" | Stanley, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Ezrin | 1976 Destroyer | 3:19 |
| 18. | "Shout It Out Loud" | Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin | 1976 Destroyer | 2:49 |
| 19. | "Beth" | Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin | 1976 Destroyer | 2:45 |
| 20. | "Do You Love Me?" | Stanley, Fowley, Ezrin | 1976 Destroyer | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Want You" | Stanley | 1976 Rock and Roll Over | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Calling Dr. Love" | Simmons | 1976 Rock and Roll Over | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Hard Luck Woman" | Stanley | 1976 Rock and Roll Over | 3:35 |
| 4. | "I Stole Your Love" | Stanley | 1977 Love Gun | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Love Gun" | Stanley | 1977 Love Gun | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Christine Sixteen" | Simmons | 1977 Love Gun | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Shock Me" | Frehley | 1977 Love Gun | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Makin' Love" (live) | Stanley, Sean Delaney | 1977 Alive II (1976 Rock and Roll Over) | 3:15 |
| 9. | "God of Thunder" (live) | Stanley | 1977 Alive II (1976 Destroyer) | 5:21 |
| 10. | "Tonight You Belong to Me" | Stanley | 1978 Paul Stanley | 4:40 |
| 11. | "New York Groove" (Hello cover) | Russ Ballard | 1978 Ace Frehley | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Radioactive" | Simmons | 1978 Gene Simmons | 2:59 |
| 13. | "Don't You Let Me Down" | Criss, Penridge | 1978 Peter Criss | 3:43 |
| 14. | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond Child | 1979 Dynasty | 4:30 |
| 15. | "Sure Know Something" | Stanley, Poncia | 1979 Dynasty | 4:00 |
| 16. | "Shandi" | Stanley, Poncia | 1980 Unmasked | 3:36 |
| 17. | "Talk to Me" | Frehley | 1980 Unmasked | 4:00 |
| 18. | "A World Without Heroes" | Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, Lou Reed | 1981 Music from "The Elder" | 2:41 |
| 19. | "Nowhere to Run" | Stanley | 1982 Killers | 4:32 |
| 20. | "I'm a Legend Tonight" | Stanley, Adam Mitchell | 1982 Killers | 3:59 |
Personnel edit
- Members
- 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 1 track 5; 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 9; 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)
- Additional personnel
- Bill Bodine - bass guitar (Disc 2 track 13)
- Steve Buslowe - bass guitar (Disc 2 track 10)
- Lenny Castro - percussion (Disc 2 track 13)
- 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)
- Dick Wagner - acoustic guitar (Disc 1 track 19)
- Bruce Foster – acoustic piano and additional guitar (Disc 1 track 2)
- Warren Dewey – fire engine sound effects (Disc 1 track 3)
- Eddie Kramer - keyboards (Disc 2 tracks 4-6)
- 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)
- 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)
- Susan Collins - backing vocals (Disc 2 track 11)
- Bobby McAdams – power mouth (talk box) (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, 17)
- Joe Perry - guitar (Disc 2 track 12)
- John Shane Howell - classical guitar (Disc 2 track 12)
- Allen Schwartzberg - drums (Disc 2 track 12)
- Bob Seger and Janis Ian – backing vocals (Disc 2 track 12)
- Eric Troyer - piano, backing vocals (Disc 2 track 12)
- The American Symphony Orchestra (Disc 2 track 18)