| Kiss Ikons | ||||
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| Released | October 21, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Label | Mercury Universal Music Group | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Kiss Ikons is a four-CD box set featuring material recorded by the original members of the American hard rock band Kiss. It was released in 2008 by Universal Music Group.
Each CD in the set is named after one of the original group members (which contain songs that they wrote/sing on), created by long-time Kiss fan Paul "DJ Flare" Hall and co-produced with Jeff Fura. In 1996, the 'KISS-Icons' logos were created by Ajax Garcia, a famous Los Angeles-based artist. Garcia is known as a founding member of the 1990s punk group The Napoleon Blownaparts.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God of Thunder" | Paul Stanley | Destroyer, 1976 | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Almost Human" | Gene Simmons | Love Gun, 1977 | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Calling Dr. Love" | Simmons | Rock and Roll Over, 1976 | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Ladies Room" | Simmons | Rock and Roll Over | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Christine Sixteen" | Simmons | Love Gun | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Deuce" | Simmons | KISS, 1974 | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" | Stanley, Simmons | Dressed To Kill, 1975 | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Cold Gin" | Ace Frehley | KISS | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Parasite" | Frehley | Hotter Than Hell, 1974 | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Larger Than Life" | Simmons | Alive II, 1977 | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" | Simmons | Rock and Roll Over | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Plaster Caster" | Simmons | Love Gun | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Radioactive" | Simmons | Gene Simmons, 1978 | 3:53 |
| 14. | "Charisma" | Simmons, Howard Marks | Dynasty, 1979 | 4:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Detroit Rock City" | Stanley, Bob Ezrin | Destroyer | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Love Gun" | Stanley | Love Gun | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Take Me" | Stanley, Sean Delaney | Rock and Roll Over | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Strutter" | Stanley, Simmons | KISS | 3:11 |
| 5. | "C'mon and Love Me" | Stanley | Dressed To Kill | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Hotter Than Hell" | Stanley | Hotter Than Hell | 3:22 |
| 7. | "100,000 Years" | Stanley, Simmons | KISS | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Rock Bottom" | Frehley, Stanley | Dressed To Kill | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Do You Love Me?" | Stanley, Kim Fowley, Ezrin | Destroyer | 3:34 |
| 10. | "All American Man" | Stanley, Delaney | Alive II | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Mr. Speed" | Stanley, Delaney | Rock and Roll Over | 3:20 |
| 12. | "I Stole Your Love" | Stanley | Love Gun | 3:05 |
| 13. | "Wouldn't You Like to Know Me" | Stanley | Paul Stanley, 1978 | 3:19 |
| 14. | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond Child | Dynasty | 4:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New York Groove" (Hello cover) | Russ Ballard | Ace Frehley, 1978 | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Shock Me" | Frehley | Love Gun | 3:48 |
| 3. | "2,000 Man" (Rolling Stones cover) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | Dynasty | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Rocket Ride" | Frehley, Delaney | Alive II | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Snow Blind" | Frehley | Ace Frehley | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Speedin' Back to My Baby" | Frehley, Jeanette Frehley | Ace Frehley | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Talk to Me" | Frehley | Unmasked, 1980 | 4:03 |
| 8. | "What’s on Your Mind" | Frehley | Ace Frehley | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Rip It Out" | Frehley, Larry Kelly, Sue Kelly | Ace Frehley | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Save Your Love" | Frehley | Dynasty | 4:42 |
| 11. | "Hard Times" | Frehley | Dynasty | 3:32 |
| 12. | "Two Sides of the Coin" | Frehley | Unmasked | 3:18 |
| 13. | "Dark Light" | Frehley, Anton Fig, Lou Reed, Simmons | Music From "The Elder", 1981 | 4:21 |
| 14. | "Into the Void" | Frehley, Karl Cochran | Psycho Circus, 1998 | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
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| 1. | "Hard Luck Woman" | Stanley | Rock and Roll Over | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Baby Driver" | Peter Criss, Stan Penridge | Rock and Roll Over | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Hooligan" | Criss, Penridge | Love Gun | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Beth" | Criss, Penridge, Ezrin | Destroyer | 2:47 |
| 5. | "I Can't Stop the Rain" | Delaney | Peter Criss, 1978 | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Black Diamond" | Stanley | KISS | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Mainline" | Stanley | Hotter Than Hell | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Don't You Let Me Down" | Criss, Penridge | Peter Criss | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Dirty Livin'" | Criss, Penridge | Dynasty | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Getaway" | Frehley | Dressed To Kill | 2:45 |
| 11. | "Strange Ways" | Frehley | Hotter Than Hell | 3:20 |
| 12. | "That's The Kind of Sugar Papa Likes" | Criss, Penridge | Peter Criss | 3:04 |
| 13. | "Easy Thing" | Criss, Penridge | Peter Criss | 3:56 |
| 14. | "I Finally Found My Way" | Stanley, Ezrin | Psycho Circus | 3:42 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 42 |
