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Greatest Kiss
Greatest Kiss
Greatest hits album by Kiss
Released	April 8, 1997
Recorded	1973–1996
Genre	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Length	56:04
Label	Mercury
Producer	Various
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Greatest Kiss

1997 greatest hits album by Kiss

Greatest Kiss is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Kiss. It was released in 1997 on Mercury Records.

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Note: The Mexican release has the European track listing misprinted on the packaging.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City"	Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin	Stanley	3:38
2.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Peter Criss	3:35
3.	"Sure Know Something"	Stanley, Vini Poncia	Stanley	4:02
4.	"Deuce"	Gene Simmons	Simmons	3:42
5.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Kim Fowley	Stanley	3:34
6.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Desmond Child, Poncia	Stanley	4:30
7.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:46
8.	"Christine Sixteen"	Simmons	Simmons	3:12
9.	"Beth"	Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge	Criss	2:46
10.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:12
11.	"Cold Gin"	Ace Frehley	Simmons	4:22
12.	"Plaster Caster"	Simmons	Simmons	3:27
13.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:53
14.	"Flaming Youth"	Ezrin, Frehley, Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:00
15.	"Two Sides of the Coin"	Frehley	Frehley	3:15
16.	"Shout It Out Loud" (recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996)	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:39

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City"	Stanley, Ezrin	Stanley	3:38
2.	"Black Diamond"	Stanley	Criss	5:14
3.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Criss	3:35
4.	"Sure Know Something"	Stanley, Poncia	Stanley	4:02
5.	"Love Gun"	Stanley	Stanley	3:16
6.	"Deuce"	Simmons	Simmons	3:42
7.	"Goin' Blind"	Simmons, Stephen Coronel	Simmons	3:36
8.	"Shock Me"	Frehley	Frehley	3:47
9.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Fowley	Stanley	3:34
10.	"She"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	4:08
11.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Child, Poncia	Stanley	4:30
12.	"Shout It Out Loud" (recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996)	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:39
13.	"God of Thunder"	Stanley	Simmons	4:15
14.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:46
15.	"Beth"	Criss, Ezrin, Penridge	Criss	2:46
16.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:12
17.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:53
18.	"Cold Gin"	Frehley	Simmons	4:22
19.	"Plaster Caster"	Simmons	Simmons	3:27
20.	"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"	Russ Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	5:20

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City"	Stanley, Ezrin	Stanley	3:38
2.	"Black Diamond"	Stanley	Criss	5:14
3.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Criss	3:35
4.	"Sure Know Something"	Stanley, Poncia	Stanley	4:02
5.	"Love Gun"	Stanley	Stanley	3:16
6.	"Deuce"	Simmons	Simmons	3:42
7.	"Goin' Blind"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	3:36
8.	"Shock Me"	Frehley	Frehley	3:47
9.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Fowley	Stanley	3:34
10.	"She"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	4:08
11.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Child, Poncia	Stanley	4:30
12.	"Shout It Out Loud" (recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996)	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:39
13.	"God of Thunder"	Stanley	Simmons	4:15
14.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:46
15.	"Beth"	Criss, Ezrin, Penridge	Criss	2:46
16.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:12
17.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:53
18.	"C'mon and Love Me"	Stanley	Stanley	2:59
19.	"Rock Bottom"	Stanley, Frehley	Stanley	3:55
20.	"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"	Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	5:20

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City"	Stanley, Ezrin	Stanley	3:38
2.	"Black Diamond"	Stanley	Criss	5:14
3.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Criss	3:35
4.	"Sure Know Something"	Stanley, Poncia	Stanley	4:02
5.	"Love Gun"	Stanley	Stanley	3:16
6.	"Deuce"	Simmons	Simmons	3:42
7.	"Goin' Blind"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	3:36
8.	"2000 Man" (The Rolling Stones cover)	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	Frehley	4:53
9.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Fowley	Stanley	3:34
10.	"She"	Simmons, Coronel	Simmons	4:08
11.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Child, Poncia	Stanley	4:30
12.	"Shout It Out Loud" (recorded live at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, on June 28, 1996)	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:39
13.	"God of Thunder"	Stanley	Simmons	4:15
14.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:46
15.	"Beth"	Criss, Ezrin, Penridge	Criss	2:46
16.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	Stanley	3:12
17.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:53
18.	"I Want You"	Stanley	Stanley	3:02
19.	"Plaster Caster"	Simmons	Simmons	3:27
20.	"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"	Ballard, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	5:20

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Chart (1996-1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	92
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[7]	13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	64
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[9]	25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[11]	25
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[12]	91
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	58
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[15]	10
US Billboard 200^[16]	77

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[17]	Platinum	60,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[18]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[19]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.