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Alive II

Alive II is the second live album by the American rock band Kiss. It was released on November 28, 1977. There are five new, studio tracks.

Alive II
Live album by
Kiss
ReleasedOctober 24, 1977 (1977-10-24)
RecordedApril 2 and August 26–28, 1977 (live)
September 13–16, 1977 (studio)
VenueThe Forum, Inglewood, CA
Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
StudioElectric Lady, New York City
Genre
Length71:26
LabelCasablanca
ProducerEddie Kramer, Kiss
Kiss chronology
Love Gun
(1977) 		Alive II
(1977) 		Double Platinum
(1978)
Singles from Alive II
  1. "Shout It Out Loud"
    Released: November 29, 1977
  2. "Rocket Ride"
    Released: February 22, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[4]
Pitchfork7.0/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[7]
Uncut2/5 stars[8]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original release.[9]

Side one
No. TitleLead vocals Length
1. "Detroit Rock City" (Live)Stanley 3:58
2. "King of the Night Time World" (Live)Stanley 3:06
3. "Ladies Room" (Live)Simmons 3:11
4. "Makin' Love" (Live)Stanley 3:13
5. "Love Gun" (Live)Stanley 3:34
Side two
No. TitleLead vocals Length
6. "Calling Dr. Love" (Live)Simmons 3:32
7. "Christine Sixteen" (Live)Simmons 2:45
8. "Shock Me" (Live)Frehley 5:51
9. "Hard Luck Woman" (Live)Peter Criss 3:06
10. "Tomorrow and Tonight" (Live)Stanley 3:20
Side three
No. TitleLead vocals Length
11. "I Stole Your Love" (Live)Stanley 3:36
12. "Beth" (Live)Criss 2:24
13. "God of Thunder" (Live)Simmons 5:16
14. "I Want You" (Live)Stanley 4:14
15. "Shout It Out Loud" (Live)Stanley, Simmons 3:37
Side four
No. TitleLead vocals Length
16. "All American Man" (Studio)Stanley 3:13
17. "Rockin' in the U.S.A." (Studio)Simmons 2:38
18. "Larger Than Life" (Studio)Simmons 3:55
19. "Rocket Ride" (Studio)Frehley 4:07
20. "Any Way You Want It" (Studio)Stanley 2:33

Notes

  • Tracks 1–8, 11, 13 and 15 recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 26–28, 1977
  • Tracks 9, 10 and 16–20 recorded at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, September 13–16, 1977 and Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
  • Tracks 12, 14 recorded at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, April 2, 1977

Personnel

Kiss

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Eddie Kramer – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Kiss – producer
  • Corky Stasiak – co-engineer (16–20)
  • Neil Dorfsman – assistant engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Mirage, Inc. – album photographs
  • Richard Arens – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Julius Baum – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Fin Costello – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Len DeLessio – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Bob Gruen – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Andrew Kent – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Barry LeVine – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Robert Markelitz – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Neal Preston – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Chip Rock – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Raeanne Rubenstein – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
  • Dennis Woloch – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[13] 17
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 13
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 60
US Billboard 200[19] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Position
US Billboard 200[20] 46

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ The 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. Spin (October 30, 2019). Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ Prato, Greg. Alive II at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin. The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies (October 2003). Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 162–163. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin. Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4 (2006)Muze. p. 875. ISBN 0195313739.
  5. ↑ Jason Josephes. Pitchfork review. Pitchfork. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ Kiss: Album Guiderollingstone.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Jason. Spin Alternative Record Guide (1995)Vintage Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  8. ↑ Kulkarni, Neil (December 1997). "Made up for it". Uncut (7): 100. 
  9. ↑ Kiss (1977). Alive II (LP Sleeve). Los Angeles, California: Casablanca Records. NBLP 7076. 
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CD liners.
  11. ↑ O'Donnell, Maureen (October 27, 2011). Eddie Balandas, former security chief for KISS, dies. https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2011/10/27/18533900/eddie-balandas-former-security-chief-for-kiss-dies. Retrieved December 16, 2025. 
  12. ↑ Leaf & Sharp 2003, p. 409.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (1993). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  14. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5472a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Charts.nz – Kiss – Alive II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  16. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (2006). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kiss – Alive II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Kiss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1978/top-billboard-200-albums. Retrieved October 29, 2021. 
  21. ↑ Canadian album certifications – Kiss – Alive IIMusic Canada.
  22. ↑ American album certifications – Kiss – Kiss Alive IIRecording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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