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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Ikons
| name = Kiss Ikons
| Type = [[Box set]]
| type = [[Box set]]
| Artist = [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
| artist = [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
| Cover = Ikons.jpg
| cover = Ikons.jpg
| Released = October 21, 2008
| alt =
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]
| released = October 21, 2008
| recorded =
| Label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]<br />[[Universal Music Group]]
| venue =
| Last album = ''[[Kiss Alive! 1975–2000]]''<br>(2006)
| studio =
| This album = '''''Ikons'''''<br>(2008)
| genre = [[Hard rock]]
{{Extra album cover
| length =
| Upper caption = Booklet cover
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]<br />[[Universal Music Group]]
| Type = greatest
| producer =
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| prev_title = [[Kiss Alive! 1975–2000]]
| prev_year = 2006
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| type = greatest
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{{album reviews
{{album reviews
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1=[[Allmusic]]|rev1Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=David |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ikons-r1442537/review |title=Ikons - Kiss : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2008-10-21 |accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web
|noprose=yes}}
| last = Jeffries
'''''Ikons''''' (stylized as '''''IKONS''''') is a four-[[CD]] [[box set]] compilation album featuring material recorded by the American [[hard rock]] band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]. It was released in 2008 by [[Universal Music Group]].
| first = David
| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/ikons-r1442537/review
| title = Kiss Ikons - Kiss : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards
| publisher = AllMusic
| date = 2008-10-21
| access-date = 2012-10-23}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Kiss Ikons''''' is a four-[[CD]] [[box set]] featuring material recorded by the original members of the American [[hard rock]] band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]. It was released in 2008 by [[Universal Music Group]].


==Background==
==Background==
Each CD in the set is named after one of the original group members, created by long-time KISS fan Paul "DJ Flare" Hall and co-produced with Jeff Fura. In 1996, the 'KISS-Icons' logos were created by Ajax Garcia, a famous Los Angeles based artist. Garcia is known as a founding member of the 90's punk group The Napoleon Blownaparts.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Kiss Ikons |url=http://www.kissikons.com |title=The Kiss Ikons |publisher=The Kiss Ikons |date= |accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref>
Each CD in the set is named after one of the original group members (which contain songs that they wrote/sing on), created by long-time Kiss fan Paul "DJ Flare" Hall and co-produced with Jeff Fura. In 1996, the 'KISS-Icons' logos were created by Ajax Garcia, a famous Los Angeles-based artist. Garcia is known as a founding member of the 1990s punk group The Napoleon Blownaparts.<ref>{{cite web
| author = The Kiss Ikons
| url = http://www.kissikons.com
| title = The Kiss Ikons
| publisher = The Kiss Ikons
| access-date = 2012-10-23}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
===Disc 1 (Red): The Demon===
| extra_column = Original Release
#"[[God of Thunder (song)|God of Thunder]]" from ''[[Destroyer (Kiss album)|Destroyer]]''
| headline = Disc 1 (Red): The Demon
#"Almost Human" from ''[[Love Gun]]''
| title1 = [[God of Thunder (song)|God of Thunder]]
#"[[Calling Dr. Love]]" from ''[[Rock and Roll Over]]''
| writer1 = [[Paul Stanley]]
#"Ladies Room" from ''Rock and Roll Over''
| extra1 = ''[[Destroyer (Kiss album)|Destroyer]]'', 1976
#"[[Christine Sixteen]]" from ''Love Gun''
| length1 = 4:16
#"[[Deuce (song)|Deuce]]" from ''[[Kiss (Kiss album)|Kiss]]''
| title2 = Almost Human
#"[[Rock and Roll All Nite]]" from ''[[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]]''
| writer2 = [[Gene Simmons]]
#"[[Cold Gin (song)|Cold Gin]]" from ''Kiss''
| extra2 = ''[[Love Gun]]'', 1977
#"[[Parasite (Kiss song)|Parasite]]" from ''[[Hotter Than Hell]]''
| length2 = 2:50
#"Larger Than Life" from ''[[Alive II]]''
| title3 = [[Calling Dr. Love]]
#"Love 'em and Leave 'em" from ''Rock and Roll Over''
| writer3 = Simmons
#"Plaster Caster" from ''Love Gun''
| extra3 = ''[[Rock and Roll Over]]'', 1976
#"Radioactive" from ''[[Gene Simmons (album)|Gene Simmons]]''
| length3 = 3:46
#"Charisma" from ''[[Dynasty (Kiss album)|Dynasty]]''
| title4 = Ladies Room
| writer4 = Simmons
| extra4 = ''Rock and Roll Over''
| length4 = 3:29
| title5 = [[Christine Sixteen]]
| writer5 = Simmons
| extra5 = ''Love Gun''
| length5 = 3:14
| title6 = [[Deuce (song)|Deuce]]
| writer6 = Simmons
| extra6 = ''[[Kiss (Kiss album)|KISS]]'', 1974
| length6 = 3:05
| title7 = [[Rock and Roll All Nite]]
| writer7 = Stanley, Simmons
| extra7 = ''[[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed To Kill]]'', 1975
| length7 = 2:49
| title8 = [[Cold Gin (song)|Cold Gin]]
| writer8 = [[Ace Frehley]]
| extra8 = ''KISS''
| length8 = 4:22
| title9 = [[Parasite (Kiss song)|Parasite]]
| writer9 = Frehley
| extra9 = ''[[Hotter than Hell (album)|Hotter Than Hell]]'', 1974
| length9 = 3:04
| title10 = Larger Than Life
| writer10 = Simmons
| extra10 = ''[[Alive II]]'', 1977
| length10 = 4:02
| title11 = Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
| writer11 = Simmons
| extra11 = ''Rock and Roll Over''
| length11 = 3:48
| title12 = Plaster Caster
| writer12 = Simmons
| extra12 = ''Love Gun''
| length12 = 3:28
| title13 = Radioactive
| writer13 = Simmons
| extra13 = ''[[Gene Simmons (album)|Gene Simmons]]'', 1978
| length13 = 3:53
| title14 = Charisma
| writer14 = Simmons, Howard Marks
| extra14 = ''[[Dynasty (Kiss album)|Dynasty]]'', 1979
| length14 = 4:28
}}


{{Track listing
===Disc 2 (Purple): The Star Child===
| extra_column = Original Release
#"[[Detroit Rock City]]" from ''Destroyer''
| headline = Disc 2 (Purple): The Star Child
#"[[Love Gun (song)|Love Gun]]" from ''Love Gun''
| title1 = [[Detroit Rock City]]
#"Take Me" from ''Rock and Roll Over''
| writer1 = Stanley, [[Bob Ezrin]]
#"[[Strutter]]" from ''Kiss''
| extra1 = ''Destroyer''
#"[[C'mon and Love Me]]" from ''Dressed To Kill''
| length1 = 5:19
#"[[Hotter Than Hell (song)|Hotter Than Hell]]" from ''Hotter Than Hell''
| title2 = [[Love Gun (song)|Love Gun]]
#"100,000 Years" from ''Kiss''
| writer2 = Stanley
#"Rock Bottom" from ''Dressed To Kill''
| extra2 = ''Love Gun''
#"Do You Love Me?" from ''Destroyer''
| length2 = 3:17
#"All American Man" from ''Alive II''
| title3 = Take Me
#"Mr. Speed" from ''Rock and Roll Over''
| writer3 = Stanley, [[Sean Delaney (musician)|Sean Delaney]]
#"I Stole Your Love" from ''Love Gun''
| extra3 = ''Rock and Roll Over''
#"Wouldn't You Like to Know Me" from ''[[Paul Stanley (album)|Paul Stanley]]''
| length3 = 2:57
#"[[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]" from ''Dynasty''
| title4 = [[Strutter]]
| writer4 = Stanley, Simmons
| extra4 = ''KISS''
| length4 = 3:11
| title5 = [[C'mon and Love Me]]
| writer5 = Stanley
| extra5 = ''Dressed To Kill''
| length5 = 2:55
| title6 = [[Hotter than Hell (Kiss song)|Hotter Than Hell]]
| writer6 = Stanley
| extra6 = ''Hotter Than Hell''
| length6 = 3:22
| title7 = 100,000 Years
| writer7 = Stanley, Simmons
| extra7 = ''KISS''
| length7 = 3:24
| title8 = Rock Bottom
| writer8 = Frehley, Stanley
| extra8 = ''Dressed To Kill''
| length8 = 3:56
| title9 = Do You Love Me?
| writer9 = Stanley, [[Kim Fowley]], Ezrin
| extra9 = ''Destroyer''
| length9 = 3:34
| title10 = All American Man
| writer10 = Stanley, Delaney
| extra10 = ''Alive II''
| length10 = 3:14
| title11 = Mr. Speed
| writer11 = Stanley, Delaney
| extra11 = ''Rock and Roll Over''
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = I Stole Your Love
| writer12 = Stanley
| extra12 = ''Love Gun''
| length12 = 3:05
| title13 = Wouldn't You Like to Know Me
| writer13 = Stanley
| extra13 = ''[[Paul Stanley (album)|Paul Stanley]]'', 1978
| length13 = 3:19
| title14 = [[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]
| writer14 = Stanley, [[Vini Poncia]], [[Desmond Child]]
| extra14 = ''Dynasty''
| length14 = 4:31
}}


{{Track listing
===Disc 3 (Blue): Space Ace===
| extra_column = Original Release
#"[[New York Groove]]" from ''[[Ace Frehley (album)|Ace Frehley]]''
| headline = Disc 3 (Blue): Space Ace
#"[[Shock Me]]" from ''Love Gun''
| title1 = [[New York Groove]]
#"2,000 Man" from ''Dynasty''
| note1 = [[Hello (band)|Hello]] cover
#"[[Rocket Ride (song)|Rocket Ride]]" from ''Alive II''
| writer1 = [[Russ Ballard]]
#"Snow Blind" from ''Ace Frehley''
#"Speedin' Back to My Baby" from ''Ace Frehley''
| extra1 = ''[[Ace Frehley (album)|Ace Frehley]]'', 1978
| length1 = 3:03
#"[[Talk to Me (Kiss song)|Talk to Me]]" from ''[[Unmasked (Kiss album)|Unmasked]]''
| title2 = [[Shock Me]]
#"What's on Your Mind" from ''Ace Frehley''
#"Rip It Out" from ''Ace Frehley''
| writer2 = Frehley
| extra2 = ''Love Gun''
#"Save Your Love" from ''Dynasty''
| length2 = 3:48
#"Hard Times" from ''Dynasty''
| title3 = [[2,000 Man]]
#"Two Sides of the Coin" from ''Unmasked''
| note3 = [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] cover
#"Dark Light" from ''[[Music from "The Elder"]]''
| writer3 = [[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]]
#"Into the Void" from ''[[Psycho Circus]]''
| extra3 = ''Dynasty''
| length3 = 4:56
| title4 = [[Rocket Ride (song)|Rocket Ride]]
| writer4 = Frehley, Delaney
| extra4 = ''Alive II''
| length4 = 4:08
| title5 = Snow Blind
| writer5 = Frehley
| extra5 = ''Ace Frehley''
| length5 = 3:57
| title6 = Speedin' Back to My Baby
| writer6 = Frehley, Jeanette Frehley
| extra6 = ''Ace Frehley''
| length6 = 3:37
| title7 = [[Talk to Me (Kiss song)|Talk to Me]]
| writer7 = Frehley
| extra7 = ''[[Unmasked (Kiss album)|Unmasked]]'', 1980
| length7 = 4:03
| title8 = What’s on Your Mind
| writer8 = Frehley
| extra8 = ''Ace Frehley''
| length8 = 3:28
| title9 = Rip It Out
| writer9 = Frehley, Larry Kelly, Sue Kelly
| extra9 = ''Ace Frehley''
| length9 = 3:42
| title10 = Save Your Love
| writer10 = Frehley
| extra10 = ''Dynasty''
| length10 = 4:42
| title11 = Hard Times
| writer11 = Frehley
| extra11 = ''Dynasty''
| length11 = 3:32
| title12 = Two Sides of the Coin
| writer12 = Frehley
| extra12 = ''Unmasked''
| length12 = 3:18
| title13 = Dark Light
| writer13 = Frehley, [[Anton Fig]], [[Lou Reed]], Simmons
| extra13 = ''[[Music From "The Elder"]]'', 1981
| length13 = 4:21
| title14 = Into the Void
| writer14 = Frehley, Karl Cochran
| extra14 = ''[[Psycho Circus]]'', 1998
| length14 = 4:24
}}

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Original Release
| headline = Disc 4 (Green): The Cat Man
| title1 = [[Hard Luck Woman]]
| writer1 = Stanley
| extra1 = ''Rock and Roll Over''
| length1 = 3:35
| title2 = Baby Driver
| writer2 = [[Peter Criss]], Stan Penridge
| extra2 = ''Rock and Roll Over''
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Hooligan
| writer3 = Criss, Penridge
| extra3 = ''Love Gun''
| length3 = 3:02
| title4 = [[Beth (song)|Beth]]
| writer4 = Criss, Penridge, Ezrin
| extra4 = ''Destroyer''
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = I Can't Stop the Rain
| writer5 = Delaney
| extra5 = ''[[Peter Criss (album)|Peter Criss]]'', 1978
| length5 = 4:28
| title6 = [[Black Diamond (Kiss song)|Black Diamond]]
| writer6 = Stanley
| extra6 = ''KISS''
| length6 = 5:13
| title7 = Mainline
| writer7 = Stanley
| extra7 = ''Hotter Than Hell''
| length7 = 3:52
| title8 = Don't You Let Me Down
| writer8 = Criss, Penridge
| extra8 = ''Peter Criss''
| length8 = 3:43
| title9 = Dirty Livin'
| writer9 = Criss, Penridge
| extra9 = ''Dynasty''
| length9 = 4:28
| title10 = Getaway
| writer10 = Frehley
| extra10 = ''Dressed To Kill''
| length10 = 2:45
| title11 = Strange Ways
| writer11 = Frehley
| extra11 = ''Hotter Than Hell''
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = That's The Kind of Sugar Papa Likes
| writer12 = Criss, Penridge
| extra12 = ''Peter Criss''
| length12 = 3:04
| title13 = Easy Thing
| writer13 = Criss, Penridge
| extra13 = ''Peter Criss''
| length13 = 3:56
| title14 = [[I Finally Found My Way]]
| writer14 = Stanley, Ezrin
| extra14 = ''Psycho Circus''
| length14 = 3:42
}}


==Charts==
===Disc 4 (Green): The Cat Man===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
#"[[Hard Luck Woman]]" from ''Rock and Roll Over''
! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
#"Baby Driver" from ''Rock and Roll Over''
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
#"Hooligan" from ''Love Gun''
|-
#"[[Beth (song)|Beth]]" from ''Destroyer''
{{album chart|Sweden|42|artist=Kiss|album=Ikons|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2024}}
#"I Can't Stop the Rain" from ''[[Peter Criss (album)|Peter Criss]]''
|}
#"[[Black Diamond (Kiss song)|Black Diamond]]" from ''Kiss''
#"Mainline" from ''Hotter Than Hell''
#"Don't You Let Me Down" from ''Peter Criss''
#"Dirty Livin'" from ''Dynasty''
#"Getaway" from ''Dressed To Kill''
#"Strange Ways" from ''Hotter Than Hell''
#"That's The Kind of Sugar Papa Likes" from ''Peter Criss''
#"Easy Thing" from ''Peter Criss''
#"[[I Finally Found My Way]]" from ''Psycho Circus''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.kissonline.com/news/index.php?mode=fullstory&id=5312 NEW KISS CD SET] at KissOnline.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081001023214/http://www.kissonline.com/news/index.php?mode=fullstory&id=5312 NEW KISS CD SET] at KissOnline.com


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Latest revision as of 23:16, 24 February 2024

This article is about a hard rock CD set. For religious works of art, see icon.
Kiss Ikons
Box set by
Kiss
ReleasedOctober 21, 2008
GenreHard rock
LabelMercury
Universal Music Group
Kiss chronology
Kiss Alive! 1975–2000
(2006) 		Kiss Ikons
(2008)
Booklet cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Kiss Ikons is a four-CD box set featuring material recorded by the original members of the American hard rock band Kiss. It was released in 2008 by Universal Music Group.

Background[edit]

Each CD in the set is named after one of the original group members (which contain songs that they wrote/sing on), created by long-time Kiss fan Paul "DJ Flare" Hall and co-produced with Jeff Fura. In 1996, the 'KISS-Icons' logos were created by Ajax Garcia, a famous Los Angeles-based artist. Garcia is known as a founding member of the 1990s punk group The Napoleon Blownaparts.[2]

Track listing[edit]

Disc 1 (Red): The Demon
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."God of Thunder"Paul StanleyDestroyer, 19764:16
2."Almost Human"Gene SimmonsLove Gun, 19772:50
3."Calling Dr. Love"SimmonsRock and Roll Over, 19763:46
4."Ladies Room"SimmonsRock and Roll Over3:29
5."Christine Sixteen"SimmonsLove Gun3:14
6."Deuce"SimmonsKISS, 19743:05
7."Rock and Roll All Nite"Stanley, SimmonsDressed To Kill, 19752:49
8."Cold Gin"Ace FrehleyKISS4:22
9."Parasite"FrehleyHotter Than Hell, 19743:04
10."Larger Than Life"SimmonsAlive II, 19774:02
11."Love 'Em and Leave 'Em"SimmonsRock and Roll Over3:48
12."Plaster Caster"SimmonsLove Gun3:28
13."Radioactive"SimmonsGene Simmons, 19783:53
14."Charisma"Simmons, Howard MarksDynasty, 19794:28
Disc 2 (Purple): The Star Child
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."Detroit Rock City"Stanley, Bob EzrinDestroyer5:19
2."Love Gun"StanleyLove Gun3:17
3."Take Me"Stanley, Sean DelaneyRock and Roll Over2:57
4."Strutter"Stanley, SimmonsKISS3:11
5."C'mon and Love Me"StanleyDressed To Kill2:55
6."Hotter Than Hell"StanleyHotter Than Hell3:22
7."100,000 Years"Stanley, SimmonsKISS3:24
8."Rock Bottom"Frehley, StanleyDressed To Kill3:56
9."Do You Love Me?"Stanley, Kim Fowley, EzrinDestroyer3:34
10."All American Man"Stanley, DelaneyAlive II3:14
11."Mr. Speed"Stanley, DelaneyRock and Roll Over3:20
12."I Stole Your Love"StanleyLove Gun3:05
13."Wouldn't You Like to Know Me"StanleyPaul Stanley, 19783:19
14."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond ChildDynasty4:31
Disc 3 (Blue): Space Ace
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."New York Groove" (Hello cover)Russ BallardAce Frehley, 19783:03
2."Shock Me"FrehleyLove Gun3:48
3."2,000 Man" (Rolling Stones cover)Mick Jagger, Keith RichardsDynasty4:56
4."Rocket Ride"Frehley, DelaneyAlive II4:08
5."Snow Blind"FrehleyAce Frehley3:57
6."Speedin' Back to My Baby"Frehley, Jeanette FrehleyAce Frehley3:37
7."Talk to Me"FrehleyUnmasked, 19804:03
8."What’s on Your Mind"FrehleyAce Frehley3:28
9."Rip It Out"Frehley, Larry Kelly, Sue KellyAce Frehley3:42
10."Save Your Love"FrehleyDynasty4:42
11."Hard Times"FrehleyDynasty3:32
12."Two Sides of the Coin"FrehleyUnmasked3:18
13."Dark Light"Frehley, Anton Fig, Lou Reed, SimmonsMusic From "The Elder", 19814:21
14."Into the Void"Frehley, Karl CochranPsycho Circus, 19984:24
Disc 4 (Green): The Cat Man
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."Hard Luck Woman"StanleyRock and Roll Over3:35
2."Baby Driver"Peter Criss, Stan PenridgeRock and Roll Over3:40
3."Hooligan"Criss, PenridgeLove Gun3:02
4."Beth"Criss, Penridge, EzrinDestroyer2:47
5."I Can't Stop the Rain"DelaneyPeter Criss, 19784:28
6."Black Diamond"StanleyKISS5:13
7."Mainline"StanleyHotter Than Hell3:52
8."Don't You Let Me Down"Criss, PenridgePeter Criss3:43
9."Dirty Livin'"Criss, PenridgeDynasty4:28
10."Getaway"FrehleyDressed To Kill2:45
11."Strange Ways"FrehleyHotter Than Hell3:20
12."That's The Kind of Sugar Papa Likes"Criss, PenridgePeter Criss3:04
13."Easy Thing"Criss, PenridgePeter Criss3:56
14."I Finally Found My Way"Stanley, EzrinPsycho Circus3:42

Charts[edit]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 42

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jeffries, David (2008-10-21). "Kiss Ikons - Kiss : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  2. ^ The Kiss Ikons. "The Kiss Ikons". The Kiss Ikons. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kiss – Ikons". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

External links[edit]

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