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Alive II

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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]

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.

Track listing

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All credits adapted from the original release.[9]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Detroit Rock City" (Live)Paul Stanley, Bob EzrinStanley3:58
2."King of the Night Time World" (Live)Stanley, Ezrin, Kim Fowley, Mark AnthonyStanley3:06
3."Ladies Room" (Live)Gene SimmonsSimmons3:11
4."Makin' Love" (Live)Stanley, Sean DelaneyStanley3:13
5."Love Gun" (Live)StanleyStanley3:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Calling Dr. Love" (Live)SimmonsSimmons3:32
7."Christine Sixteen" (Live)SimmonsSimmons2:45
8."Shock Me" (Live)Ace FrehleyFrehley5:51
9."Hard Luck Woman" (Live)StanleyPeter Criss3:06
10."Tomorrow and Tonight" (Live)StanleyStanley3:20
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
11."I Stole Your Love" (Live)StanleyStanley3:36
12."Beth" (Live)Criss, Ezrin, Stan PenridgeCriss2:24
13."God of Thunder" (Live)StanleySimmons5:16
14."I Want You" (Live)StanleyStanley4:14
15."Shout It Out Loud" (Live)Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons3:37
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
16."All American Man" (Studio)Stanley, DelaneyStanley3:13
17."Rockin' in the U.S.A." (Studio)SimmonsSimmons2:38
18."Larger Than Life" (Studio)SimmonsSimmons3:55
19."Rocket Ride" (Studio)Frehley, DelaneyFrehley4:07
20."Any Way You Want It" (Studio)Dave ClarkStanley2:33

Notes

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  • 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

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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

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 20,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  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 (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4 (4 ed.). Muze. p. 875. ISBN 0195313739.
  5. ↑ Jason Josephes. "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Kiss: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Jason (1995). "Kiss". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  8. ↑ Kulkarni, Neil (December 1997). "Made up for it". Uncut. No. 7. p. 100.
  9. ↑ Kiss (1977). Alive II (LP Sleeve). Los Angeles, California: Casablanca Records. NBLP 7076.
  10. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CD liners was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  11. ↑ O'Donnell, Maureen (October 27, 2011). "Eddie Balandas, former security chief for KISS, dies". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ Leaf & Sharp 2003, p. 409.
  13. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. 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. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. 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. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kiss – Alive II". Music Canada.
  22. ↑ "American album certifications – Kiss – Kiss Alive II". Recording Industry Association of America.
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