The Very Best of Kiss

Infobox Album | Name = The Very Best Of Kiss
Type = Compilation
Artist = Kiss

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Released = August 27, 2002
Recorded = 1974-1992
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 75:09
Label = Mercury UTV
Producer = Bill Levenson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:cye997ldkrjt link]
*"Rolling Stone Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kiss/albums/album/270804/review/5943132/the_very_best_of_kiss link]
Last album = "The Box Set" (2001)
This album = "The Very Best of Kiss" (2002) | Next album = "" (2003) |

The Very Best of Kiss is a compilation album by the rock band Kiss. It was released on August 27, 2002. It contains 21 tracks, all previously released.

Track listing

#"Strutter" (Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons) – 3:13
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Kiss"
#"Deuce" (Simmons) – 3:06
#*"Lead vocals: Gene Simmons"
#*"Originally from Kiss"
#"Got to Choose" (Stanley) – 3:56
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Hotter Than Hell"
#"Hotter Than Hell" (Stanley) – 3:31
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Hotter Than Hell"
#"C'mon And Love Me" (Stanley) – 2:59
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Dressed to Kill"
#"Rock and Roll All Nite" (Stanley, Simmons) (Live) – 4:04
#*"Lead vocals: Gene Simmons"
#*"Originally from Alive!"
#"Detroit Rock City" (Stanley, Bob Ezrin) – 3:39
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Destroyer"
#"Shout It Out Loud" (Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin) – 2:50
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons"
#*"Originally from Destroyer"
#"Beth" (Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:48
#*"Lead vocals: Peter Criss"
#*"Originally from Destroyer"
#"I Want You" (Stanley) – 3:06
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Rock and Roll Over"
#"Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:46
#*"Lead vocals: Gene Simmons"
#*"Originally from Rock and Roll Over"
#"Hard Luck Woman" (Stanley) – 3:34
#*"Lead vocals: Peter Criss"
#*"Originally from Rock and Roll Over"
#"I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:05
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Love Gun"
#"Christine Sixteen" (Simmons) – 3:14
#*"Lead vocals: Gene Simmons"
#*"Originally from Love Gun"
#"Love Gun" (Stanley) – 3:18
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Love Gun"
#"New York Groove" (Russ Ballard) – 3:03
#*"Lead vocals: Ace Frehley"
#*"Originally from Ace Frehley"
#"I Was Made for Lovin' You" (Stanley, Desmond Child, Vini Poncia) – 4:31
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Dynasty"
#"I Love It Loud" (Vinnie Vincent, Simmons) – 4:17
#*"Lead vocals: Gene Simmons"
#*"Originally from Creatures of the Night"
#"Lick It Up" (Vincent, Stanley) – 3:58
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Lick It Up"
#"Forever" (Stanley, Michael Bolton) – 3:52
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley"
#*"Originally from Hot in the Shade"
#"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" (Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, Ballard) – 5:19
#*"Lead vocals: Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons"
#*"Originally from Revenge"

Chart positions

Most of the songs have been on the U.S. Billboard chart at one time. The album itself reached #52 in the U.S.

Personnel

*Gene Simmons – bass guitar (1-15,17-19,21), lead vocals (2,6,8,11,14,18,21)
*Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar (1-15,17-21), lead vocals (1,3-5,7-8,10,13,15,17,19-21), guitar solo (5,18), first guitar solo on (10,13), bass guitar (20).
*Ace Frehley – lead guitar (1-4,6-17), rhythm guitar (16), lead vocals (16)
*Peter Criss – drums (1-15), lead vocals (9,12)

with

*Vinnie Vincent – lead guitar (19).
*Bruce Kulick – lead guitar (20-21).
*Anton Fig – drums (16-17).
*Eric Carr – drums (18-20), backing vocals (21).
*Eric Singer - drums (21).

not credited, but does appear

*Dick Wagner - acoustic guitar (9).
*Ryan Jackson – bass guitar (16).
*Vini Poncia – keyboards and backing vocals (17)