Double Platinum (album)

Double Platinum
Greatest hits by Kiss
Released	April 2 1978
Recorded	1973-1978
Genre	Hard rock
Length	1:09:36
Label	Casablanca
Producer	Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Neil Bogart, Eddie Kramer, and Bob Ezrin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (6.0/10) link
Kiss chronology
Alive II (1977) Double Platinum (1978) Gene Simmons (1978)

Double Platinum is a greatest hits album by the American hard rock band Kiss. Many of the songs on Double Platinum were modified from their original versions. In the case of "Strutter," it was completely re-recorded with a slight disco feel as "Strutter '78." Other songs ("Hard Luck Woman," "Detroit Rock City") had sections completely removed. The original vinyl release, in a gatefold-sleeve, had an embossed, silver-foiled sleeve, with the band members in bas-relief inside. The album was packaged with a printed "Platinum Award" thanking the Kiss Army for making the band a "Double Platinum Success." Later reissues would retain the gatefold-sleeve but replaced the logo with a printed, red-type version and the band members were now represented inside by photos rather than the bas illustrations. When the album was remastered for CD in the US it mimicked the original vinyl.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Strutter '78" (Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons) – 3:41
2. "Do You Love Me?" (Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Kim Fowley) – 3:33
3. "Hard Luck Woman" (Stanley) – 3:24
4. "Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:20
5. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" (Stanley, Simmons) – 2:15

Side two

1. "Love Gun" (Stanley) – 3:27
2. "God of Thunder" (Stanley) – 4:30
3. "Firehouse" (Stanley) – 3:20
4. "Hotter Than Hell" (Stanley) – 3:30
5. "I Want You" (Stanley) – 3:02

Side three

1. "Deuce" (Simmons) – 3:02
2. "100,000 Years" (Stanley, Simmons) – 3:24
3. "Detroit Rock City" (Stanley, Ezrin) – 4:26
4. "Rock Bottom (Intro)/She" (Ace Frehley, Stanley)/(Simmons, Stephen Coronel) – 5:27
5. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Stanley, Simmons) – 2:45

Side four

1. "Beth" (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin) – 2:45
2. "Makin' Love" (Stanley, Sean Delaney) – 3:12
3. "C'mon And Love Me" (Stanley) – 2:54
4. "Cold Gin" (Frehley) – 4:31
5. "Black Diamond" (Stanley) – 4:14

Personnel

• Gene Simmons – bass guitar, lead vocals
• Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Peter Criss – drums, vocals

Chart	Peak Position
U.S.A.	22
Japan	19
New Zealand	19
Austria	17
Canada	15

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	22

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Hard Luck Woman"	Pop Singles	15

Singles - Billboard (Austria)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Strutter 78"	Pop Singles	89

External links

• Kiss FAQ - Double Platinum

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