Crazy Nights
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| Studio album by Kiss | |||||
| Released | September 18, 1987 | ||||
| Recorded | June 1987 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | ||||
| Length | 42:53 | ||||
| Label | Mercury | ||||
| Producer | Ron Nevison | ||||
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Crazy Nights is the 21st album by American hard rock band Kiss. Due to the unavailability of producer Ron Nevison, 1986 marked the first year without a new Kiss studio album in the band's history. It was the fourth Kiss album in a row to achieve platinum status.
In the hands of producer Ron Nevison, Crazy Nights contained a more glossy, glam metal-oriented production than Kiss' previous albums. Crazy Nights also contained prominent use of keyboards, which is unusual for a Kiss album.
It was certified Platinum on February 18, 1988, when it sold 1,000,000 copies.
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[edit] Singles
KISS released, in order, "Crazy, Crazy Nights", "Reason to Live", and "Turn on the Night" as singles. All three songs had corresponding music videos which received heavy rotation on MTV, and were also featured on the "Crazy Nights Home Video."
Paul Stanley was interviewed inside his hotel room prior to the KISS appearance at the 1988 Castle Donington "Monsters of Rock Festival." He talked about the success of their performance at Donington, the success of their album and its 1st single, and he also announced "Turn on the Night" as their next single. KISS held an impromptu photo shoot prior to their appearance at "Monsters of Rock," and were additionally interviewed regarded the current success of the album and where KISS planned to go in the future.
[edit] Track listing
- "Crazy Crazy Nights" (Paul Stanley, Adam Mitchell) – 3:45
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "I'll Fight Hell to Hold You" (Bruce Kulick, Stanley, Mitchell) – 4:10
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Bang Bang You" (Stanley, Desmond Child) – 3:53
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "No, No, No" (Kulick, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr) – 4:19
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "Hell or High Water" (Kulick, Simmons) – 3:28
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "My Way" (Stanley, Child, Bruce Turgon) – 3:58
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "When Your Walls Come Down" (Kulick, Stanley, Mitchell) – 3:25
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Reason to Live" (Stanley, Child) – 3:59
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Good Girl Gone Bad" (Simmons, Davitt Sigerson, Peter Diggins) – 4:35
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "Turn on the Night" (Stanley, Diane Warren) – 3:19
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Thief in the Night" (Simmons, Mitch Weissman) – 4:05
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
[edit] Personnel
- Gene Simmons - Bass guitar; lead vocals
- Paul Stanley - Rhythm guitar; lead vocals
- Bruce Kulick - Lead guitar; backing vocals
- Eric Carr - drums; backing vocals
- Phil Ashley - Keyboards; Backing vocals.
[edit] Singles
- Crazy Crazy Nights / No No No - August 18, 1987 (Mercury 888 796)
- Reason To Live / Thief In The Night - November 12, 1987 (Mercury 870 022)
- Turn on The Night / Hell Or High Water - February 18, 1988 (Mercury 870 215)
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 18 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Single | Position |
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| 1987 | Mainstream Rock | "Crazy Crazy Nights" | 37 |
| 1987 | Billboard Hot 100 | "Crazy Crazy Nights" | 65 |
| 1987 | Mainstream Rock | "Reason To Live" | 34 |
| 1987 | Billboard Hot 100 | "Reason To Live" | 64 |
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|}align="left"|1987 |}align="left"|UK Singles Chart |}align="left"|"Crazy Crazy Nights" |}align="left"|4
[edit] External links
- Album Official Website
- Kiss FAQ - Crazy Nights, Accessed on July 14, 2005.
