Ikons

~ Release by KISS (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Demon
2▶CD: The Star Child
3▶CD: Space Ace
4▼CD: The Cat Man
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1Hard Luck Woman
engineer and producer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
12 string guitar:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Peter Criss
electric bass guitar:
Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist)
recorded at:
Star Theatre in Nanuet (from 1976-09-13 until 1976-10-04)
recording of:
Hard Luck Woman
lyricist and composer:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
Café Americana Inc. and Hori Productions America Inc.
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
is based on:
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
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2Baby Driver
engineer and producer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
lead vocals:
Peter Criss
recorded at:
Star Theatre in Nanuet (from 1976-09-13 until 1976-10-04)
recording of:
Baby Driver
writer:
Peter Criss and Stan Penridge
publisher:
Café Americana Inc., Hori Productions America Inc. and Rock Steady Music
sub-publisher:
Victor Music Arts and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
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3Hooligan
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) and Corky Stasiak
producer:
KISS (US rock band) and Eddie Kramer (engineer)
solo guitar:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
lead vocals:
Peter Criss
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1977)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village
compilation of:
Hooligan (conclusion) by KISS (US rock band) and Hooligan (part 1) by KISS (US rock band)
recording of:
Hooligan
writer:
Peter Criss and Stan Penridge
publisher:
KISS Songs Inc. (ended), Hori Productions America Inc., Rock Steady Music and Victor Music Arts
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
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4Beth
engineer:
Jay Messina and Corky Stasiak
producer:
Bob Ezrin
acoustic guitar:
Dick Wagner
grand piano:
Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Peter Criss
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan
recording of:
Beth
writer:
Peter Criss, Bob Ezrin and Stan Penridge
publisher:
KISS Songs Inc. (ended), All by Myself Publishing Company, Café Americana Inc., Irving Music of Canada, Peter Criss Publishing, Reach Music Canada, Reach Music Publishing, Inc. and Rock Steady Music
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
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5I Can’t Stop the Rain
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
producer:
Peter Criss, Sean Delaney (producer/manager for KISS) and Vini Poncia
bass guitar:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
guitar:
Elliot Randall and John Tropea
keyboard:
Richard Gerstein (US rock singer/keyboardist aka T Bear)
background vocals:
Gordon Grody and Annie Sutton
lead vocals:
Peter Criss
conductor:
Bill Cuomo
strings arranger:
Bill Cuomo
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village
recording of:
I Can’t Stop the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Sean Delaney (producer/manager for KISS)
publisher:
Kick-a-Rock Music Inc. (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), Rock Steady Music (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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6Black Diamond
engineer and mixer:
Warren Dewey
producer:
Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Peter Criss
electric bass guitar:
Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist)
electric guitar:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and additional lead vocals:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
background vocals:
Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist) and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Records, Inc. (holder of the original Casablanca imprint, 1973–1977) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Black Diamond
lyricist and composer:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
KISS Songs Inc. (ended), Café Americana Inc., Hori Productions America Inc., J.W. Pepper and Son Inc., Casablanca Music, Inc. (from 1973 to ????) and Rock Steady Music (from 1973 to ????)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
KISS3.85:14
7Mainline
engineer:
Warren Dewey
producer:
Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Peter Criss
electric bass guitar:
Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
recorded at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles (from 1974-08-16 until 1974-09-04)
recording of:
Mainline
lyricist and composer:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
KISS Songs Inc. (ended), Café Americana Inc. and Hori Productions America Inc.
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
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8Don’t You Let Me Down
producer:
Vini Poncia
bass guitar:
Bill Bodine
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Peter Criss
guitar:
Art Munson and Stan Penridge
keyboard and synthesizer:
Bill Cuomo
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Peter Criss, Stan Penridge and Vini Poncia
recording of:
Don’t You Let Me Down
writer:
Peter Criss and Stan Penridge
publisher:
Hori Productions America Inc. (ended), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), Peter Criss Publishing, Rock Steady Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Peter Criss53:44
9Dirty Livin’
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Messina
assistant engineer:
Jim Galante and Jon Mathias (engineer)
producer:
Vini Poncia
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Peter Criss
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
produced for:
Mad Vincent Productions
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan
recording of:
Dirty Livin’
writer:
Peter Criss, Stan Penridge and Vini Poncia
publisher:
KISS (publisher for the rock band KISS, formerly KISS Songs Inc.) (ended), Hori Productions America Inc., Mad Vincent Music (publisher) and Rock Steady Music
sub-publisher:
Victor Music Arts and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
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10Getaway
assistant engineer:
George Lopez (engineer)
engineer:
Dave Wittman
producer:
Neil Bogart and KISS (US rock band)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Peter Criss
electric bass guitar:
Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist)
electric guitar:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist) and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village (from 1975-02-06 until 1975-02-25)
recording of:
Getaway
lyricist and composer:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist)
publisher:
KISS Songs Inc. (ended), Café Americana Inc. and Hori Productions America Inc.
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
KISS3.52:45
11Strange Ways
engineer:
Warren Dewey
producer:
Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Peter Criss
electric bass guitar:
Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
recorded at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles (from 1974-08-16 until 1974-09-04)
recording of:
Strange Ways
lyricist and composer:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist)
publisher:
Café Americana Inc. (ended), KISS Songs Inc. (ended), Hori Productions America Inc. and Maxcake Productions
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
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12That’s the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes
producer:
Vini Poncia
bass guitar:
Bill Bodine
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Peter Criss
guitar:
Art Munson and Stan Penridge
keyboard:
Bill Cuomo
solo guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
background vocals:
Maxine Dixon, Julia Tillman and Maxine Willard
recording of:
That’s the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes
writer:
Peter Criss and Stan Penridge
publisher:
Hori Productions America Inc. (ended), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), Peter Criss Publishing and Rock Steady Music
sub-publisher:
Victor Music Arts and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Peter Criss3:04
13Easy Thing
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
producer:
Peter Criss, Sean Delaney (producer/manager for KISS) and Vini Poncia
bass guitar:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
guitar:
Elliot Randall, Brendan Harkin and John Tropea
keyboard:
Richard Gerstein (US rock singer/keyboardist aka T Bear)
background vocals:
Gordon Grody and Annie Sutton
lead vocals:
Peter Criss
conductor:
Bill Cuomo
strings arranger:
Bill Cuomo
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village
recording of:
Easy Thing
writer:
Peter Criss and Stan Penridge
publisher:
Hori Productions America Inc. (ended), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), Peter Criss Publishing, Rock Steady Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Peter Criss3:57
14I Finally Found My Way
bass guitar:
Bruce Kulick (rock music singer-songwriter and musician)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Valentine
guitar:
Tommy Thayer (KISS/Black ’n Blue guitarist)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Shelly Berg
Rhodes piano:
Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Peter Criss
conductor:
Shelly Berg
strings arranger:
Shelly Berg
recording of:
I Finally Found My Way
writer:
Bob Ezrin and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (from 1998 to ????), Hori Productions America Inc. (from 1998 to present), Stanley World, Ltd. (from 1998 to present) and Under Cut Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1998 to present)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
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Credits

Release

producer:Jeff Fura
mastering:Gavin Lurssen (American mastering engineer)