Hot in the Shade
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| Studio album by Kiss | ||||
| Released | October 17, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1989, The Fortress, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 58:39 | |||
| Label | Mercury Vertigo (Europe) |
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| Producer | Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley | |||
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Hot in the Shade is the 15th studio album by Kiss, released in 1989. It is the first Kiss studio album since 1981's Music from "The Elder" to feature three members singing lead vocals on the album. It also marked the last Kiss album with drummer Eric Carr before his death in 1991.
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[edit] Album information
Featuring 15 songs, Hot in the Shade contains the largest amount of material of any of Kiss's studio albums. The album is one of the band's longest, with a running time of nearly an hour (58:39). Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley appeared in Kiss makeup for the first time since their 1983 unmasking in the video for "Rise to It". Although the scene with Simmons and Stanley in makeup took place in 1975, the costumes they used were historically inaccurate, Simmons' was from the Unmasked (1980) era while Stanley's was from Love Gun (1977).
Tommy Thayer who co-wrote "Betrayed" and "The Street Giveth And The Street Taketh Away", eventually became Kiss's permanent lead guitarist in 2002, replacing Ace Frehley as "The Spaceman". Kiss performed the song "Hide Your Heart" on their 1990 Hot in the Shade tour, which followed the album. Stanley would once again perform the song during his 2006-2007 Live to Win solo tour. Aside from "Forever", a constant fixture on the band's live performances, the album has been largely ignored on live shows following the reunion of the original lineup. Bruce Kulick and Stanley performed "Hide Your Heart" on their solo tours.
[edit] Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| Vista Records | [4] |
| Metal Nightfall | [5] |
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Hot in the Shade was certified Gold on December 20, 1989 by the RIAA.[6]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Rise to It" | Paul Stanley, Bob Halligan, Jr | Stanley | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Betrayed" | Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer | Simmons | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Hide Your Heart" | Stanley, Desmond Child, Holly Knight | Stanley | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Prisoner of Love" | Simmons, Bruce Kulick | Simmons | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Read My Body" | Stanley, Halligan | Stanley | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Love's a Slap in the Face" | Simmons, Vini Poncia | Simmons | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Forever" | Stanley, Michael Bolton | Stanley | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Silver Spoon" | Stanley, Poncia | Stanley | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Cadillac Dreams" | Simmons, Poncia | Simmons | 3:44 |
| 10. | "King of Hearts" | Stanley, Poncia | Stanley | 4:26 |
| 11. | "The Street Giveth and the Street Taketh Away" | Simmons, Thayer | Simmons | 3:34 |
| 12. | "You Love Me to Hate You" | Stanley, Child | Stanley | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" | Simmons, Poncia | Simmons | 3:52 |
| 14. | "Little Caesar" | Eric Carr, Simmons, Adam Mitchell | Carr | 3:08 |
| 15. | "Boomerang" | Simmons, Kulick | Simmons | 3:30 |
[edit] Personnel
- Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Gene Simmons – bass guitar, vocals
- Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Eric Carr – drums, percussion, vocals
[edit] Charts
- Album
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Album Chart[7] | 30 |
| UK Albums Chart[8] | 35 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 29 |
- Singles
| Single | Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| "Hide Your Heart" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] | 22 |
| The Billboard Hot 100[10] | 66 | |
| Single | Chart (1990) | Peak position |
| "Forever" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] | 17 |
| The Billboard Hot 100[10] | 8 | |
| "Rise To It" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] | 40 |
| The Billboard Hot 100[10] | 81 |
[edit] Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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[edit] References
- ^ Hot in the Shade at Allmusic
- ^ "KISS - Hot In The Shade (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2010-01-31. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/34769/KISS-Hot-In-The-Shade/. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "Kiss: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/kiss/albumguide. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "VISTA RECORDS - KISS - Hot In The Shade (1989)". Vistarecords.proboards.com. 2010-04-17. http://www.vistarecords.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=albumreviewsanddiscussion&action=display&thread=186. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "KISS : HOT IN THE SHADE (1989)" (in (French)). Metal.nightfall.fr. http://metal.nightfall.fr/index_433_-hot-shade.html. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Kiss – Hot in the Shade". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Hot+in+the+Shade%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ^ "ARIA chart history-Kiss albums database". http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Kiss&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "UK Albums chart history-Kiss albums database". http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=9724. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Billboard chart history-Kiss albums". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5004&model.vnuAlbumId=66345. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Billboard chart history-Kiss singles". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5004&model.vnuAlbumId=66345. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kiss – Hot in the Shade". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Hot+in+the+Shade&sa=Kiss&smt=0.
