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Love Gun was Kiss' fifth studio album in three years (and seventh release overall, peaking at number four on Billboard), and proved to be the last release that the original lineup played on. By 1977, Kiss merchandise was flooding the marketplace (lunch boxes, makeup kits, comic books, etc.), and it would ultimately lead to a Kiss backlash in the '80s. But the band was still focused on their music for Love Gun, similar in sound and approach to Rock and Roll Over, their previous straight-ahead rock release. It included Ace Frehley's lead vocals on "Shock Me," as well as one of Kiss' best and most renowned hard rockers in the thunderous title track. The album's opener, "I Stole Your Love," also served as the opening number on Kiss' ensuing tour, while "Christine Sixteen" is one of the few Kiss tracks to contain piano prominently. "Almost Human" is an underrated rocker and features a great Jimi Hendrix-esque guitar solo from Frehley (no doubt due to ex-Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer manning the boards again), while "Plaster Caster" is a tribute to the famous groupies of the same name. The only weak spots on an otherwise stellar album are an obvious "Rock and Roll All Nite" ripoff titled "Tomorrow and Tonight," and a pointless remake of the Phil Spector-penned classic "Then He Kissed Me" (reworked as "Then She Kissed Me").
© Greg Prato /TiVo
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Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corky Stasiak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kramer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corky Stasiak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Criss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Eddie Kramer, Producer - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - ACe Frehley, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corky Stasiak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Producer
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kramer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corky Stasiak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Criss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Eddie Kramer, Producer - Peter Criss, ComposerLyricist - Stanley Penridge, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Eddie Kramer, Producer - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Eddie Kramer, Producer - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
PHIL SPECTOR, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ellie Greenwich, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Eddie Kramer, Producer
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, MainArtist - Gene Simmons, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, MainArtist - Gene Simmons, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, MainArtist - Gene Simmons, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, Producer - Kiss, MainArtist - Interview, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, MainArtist - Gene Simmons, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Peter Barker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fernanda Starling, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ainjel Emme, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Peter Barker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fernanda Starling, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ainjel Emme, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - ACe Frehley, ComposerLyricist - Peter Barker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fernanda Starling, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ainjel Emme, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Love Gun was Kiss' fifth studio album in three years (and seventh release overall, peaking at number four on Billboard), and proved to be the last release that the original lineup played on. By 1977, Kiss merchandise was flooding the marketplace (lunch boxes, makeup kits, comic books, etc.), and it would ultimately lead to a Kiss backlash in the '80s. But the band was still focused on their music for Love Gun, similar in sound and approach to Rock and Roll Over, their previous straight-ahead rock release. It included Ace Frehley's lead vocals on "Shock Me," as well as one of Kiss' best and most renowned hard rockers in the thunderous title track. The album's opener, "I Stole Your Love," also served as the opening number on Kiss' ensuing tour, while "Christine Sixteen" is one of the few Kiss tracks to contain piano prominently. "Almost Human" is an underrated rocker and features a great Jimi Hendrix-esque guitar solo from Frehley (no doubt due to ex-Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer manning the boards again), while "Plaster Caster" is a tribute to the famous groupies of the same name. The only weak spots on an otherwise stellar album are an obvious "Rock and Roll All Nite" ripoff titled "Tomorrow and Tonight," and a pointless remake of the Phil Spector-penned classic "Then He Kissed Me" (reworked as "Then She Kissed Me").
© Greg Prato /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:35
- Main artists: Kiss
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMe Direct 2
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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