Kiss Unplugged

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Kiss Unplugged is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged.

On August 9 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider a historical concert. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and invited them to participate in the event. Fan reaction to Criss and Frehley at the Unplugged show was so positive that, in 1996, the original lineup of Kiss reunited, with all four original members together for the first time since 1979. It also marked the first and only time the original lineup performed live without their trademark makeup, other than at Ace Frehley's wedding.

It was certified Gold on October 18, 1996, when it sold 500,000 copies

Track listing

1. "Comin' Home" (Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley) – 2:51
2. "Plaster Caster" (Gene Simmons) – 3:17
3. "Goin' Blind" (Simmons, Stephen Coronel) – 3:37
4. "Do You Love Me" (Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Kim Fowley) – 3:13
5. "Domino" (Simmons) – 3:46
6. "Sure Know Something" (Stanley, Vini Poncia) – 4:14
7. "A World Without Heroes" (Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, Lou Reed) – 2:57
8. "Rock Bottom" (Frehley, Stanley) – 3:20
9. "See You Tonight" (Simmons) – 2:26
10. "I Still Love You" (Vinnie Vincent, Stanley) – 6:09
11. "Every Time I Look at You" (Stanley, Ezrin) – 4:43
12. "2,000 Man" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:12
13. "Beth" (Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:50
14. "Nothin' to Lose" (Simmons) – 3:42
15. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Stanley, Simmons) – 4:20
16. "Got to Choose" (Stanley) – 4:01 (Only available on vinyl and on CD releases in Japan)

Personnel

• Gene Simmons - acoustic bass guitar, lead vocals
• Paul Stanley - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Bruce Kulick - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Eric Singer - drums, vocals

with

• Ace Frehley - acoustic guitar, vocals
• Peter Criss - drums, vocals
• Phillip Ashley - piano on "Every Time I Look at You"
• Jon Grindstaff - conductor, string arrangements on "Every Time I Look at You"

Trivia

• Not included on the album are the unplugged performances of "Hard Luck Woman" (with Paul Stanley on Lead Vocals), "Heaven's on Fire," "Spit," "C'mon and Love Me" and the infamous country version of "God of Thunder."
• The LP version of this album includes a poster and was pressed on yellow marbled vinyl.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	15