The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss

The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss
The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss
Greatest hits album by Kiss
Released	August 5, 2003
Recorded	1973–1979
Genre	Hard rock
Length	41:25
Label	Mercury; Universal
Kiss chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss is a compilation album that collects the 1970s output by the American rock band Kiss. It was released by Universal Music as part of their 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection series. It is the first of a trilogy of albums in the Millennium Collection series featuring material from Kiss. The second volume, which covers material from the 1980s output was released in 2004, followed by the 1990s output third installment in 2006.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Strutter"	Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons	Kiss	3:13
2.	"Deuce"	Simmons	Kiss	3:06
3.	"Hotter Than Hell"	Stanley	Hotter Than Hell	3:31
4.	"C'mon and Love Me"	Stanley	Dressed to Kill	2:59
5.	"Rock and Roll All Nite" (live in 1975)	Stanley, Simmons	Alive!	4:04
6.	"Detroit Rock City" (single version)	Stanley, Bob Ezrin	Destroyer	3:39
7.	"Beth"	Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge	Destroyer	2:48
8.	"Hard Luck Woman"	Stanley	Rock and Roll Over	3:34
9.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Rock and Roll Over	3:46
10.	"Love Gun"	Stanley	Love Gun	3:18
11.	"Christine Sixteen"	Simmons	Love Gun	3:14
12.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond Child	Dynasty	4:31

Personnel

Kiss

Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, intro guitar solo on "C'mon and Love Me", 12-string acoustic guitar on "Hard Luck Woman"; bass on "Love Gun" and "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
Gene Simmons – vocals, bass; rhythm guitar on "Christine Sixteen"
Peter Criss – drums, vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Hard Luck Woman", backing vocals

Additional musicians

Anton Fig – drums on "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
Vini Poncia – keyboards and backing vocals on "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
Bob Ezrin – piano on "Beth"
Dick Wagner – acoustic guitar on "Beth"
Eddie Kramer – keyboards on "Love Gun" and "Christine Sixteen"

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	132

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[4]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss at AllMusic
^ "Kiss: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". rollingstone.com. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
^ "Kiss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ "American album certifications – Kis – The Best Of Kiss 20th Century Masters (Millenium Collection)". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Official website

[1] The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss at AllMusic

[2] "Kiss: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". rollingstone.com. Retrieved August 12, 2011.

[ac_Billboard200_Kiss-3] "Kiss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[United_StatesKisThe_Best_Of_Kiss_20th_Century_Masters_(Millenium_Collection)albumCertRef-4] "American album certifications – Kis – The Best Of Kiss 20th Century Masters (Millenium Collection)". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]