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Name | Kiss |
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Type | Album |
Artist | Kiss |
Cover | Kiss_first_album_cover.jpg |
Released | February 18, 1974 |
Recorded | October - November 1973, Bell Sound Studios, New York City |
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
Length | 35:11 |
Language | English |
Label | Casablanca |
Producer | Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise |
Album chart |
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This album | Kiss (1974) |
Next album | Hotter Than Hell(1974) |
Kiss is the debut album by American band Kiss. When it was released on February 18, 1974, Kiss had been a band for a little over a year. Much of the material on the album was written by Gene Simmons and/or Paul Stanley, as members of their pre-Kiss band, Wicked Lester. Simmons estimated that the entire process of recording and mixing took three weeks, while co-producer Richie Wise has stated it took just thirteen days.
The album was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, which was owned by the company that owned Buddah Records. Neil Bogart, founder of Casablanca Records, was an executive at Buddah prior to forming Casablanca. It was certified Gold on June 8, 1977, having shipped 500,000 copies. The album was re-released in 1997 (along with most of Kiss' earlier albums) in a remastered version.
Of all the songs in the album, "Strutter", "Nothin' to Lose", "Deuce", "Cold Gin", "Black Diamond", and "100,000 Years" remain as permanent staples in the band's shows throughout the years. Following the departure of Peter Criss, "Black Diamond" has been performed by his replacements Eric Carr and Eric Singer.
"Cold Gin" was named 7th best drinking song of all time.
Singles
{|class="wikitable" !Year !Single !Chart !Position |- |1974 |"Kissin' Time" |Pop Singles |align="center"|79 |}
Category:Kiss (band) albums Category:1974 albums Category:Debut albums Category:Casablanca Records albums
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