The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection

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The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection
Greatest hits album by
Released June 15, 2004
Recorded 1982?1989
Genre Hard rock
Length 48 : 50
Label Mercury
Universal
Kiss chronology
The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss
(2003)
The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection
(2004)
Kiss Instant Live
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection is the first and so far only Kiss single album compilation to cover their material from the 1980s, as well as the second album in a trilogy of Millennium Collection albums featuring material from Kiss. It compiles the period from late 1982?89, skipping material from 1980's Unmasked and 1981's Music From "The Elder" . [3]

This disc, along with Volumes 1 and 3 of the Millennium Collection, was repackaged and released as a collection known as "Playlist...Plus" in 2008. [4]

Track listing [ edit ]

No. Title Writer(s) Original Album Length
1. " Creatures of the Night " Paul Stanley , Adam Mitchell Creatures of the Night 4:05
2. " I Love It Loud " Gene Simmons , Vincent Cusano Creatures of the Night 4:18
3. " Lick It Up " Stanley, Vincent Lick It Up 3:58
4. " All Hell's Breakin' Loose " Eric Carr , Stanley, Vincent, Simmons Lick It Up 4:35
5. " Heaven's on Fire " Stanley, Desmond Child Animalize 3:23
6. "Thrills in the Night" Stanley, Jean Beauvoir Animalize 4:24
7. "Tears Are Falling" Stanley Asylum 3:56
8. "Uh! All Night" Stanley, Child, Beauvoir Asylum 4:03
9. " Crazy Crazy Nights " Stanley, Mitchell Crazy Nights 3:48
10. " Reason To Live " Stanley, Child Crazy Nights 4:01
11. " Hide Your Heart " Stanley, Child, Holly Knight Hot in the Shade 4:25
12. " Forever " Stanley, Michael Bolton Hot in the Shade 3:49

Personnel [ edit ]

Members
Additional personnel
  • Jean Beauvoir ? Bass and Backing Vocals (Tracks 6 & 8)
  • Steve Farris ? Guitar Solo (Track 1)
  • Adam Mitchell ? Additional Guitar (Track 1)
  • Mike Porcaro ? Bass (Track 1)
  • Phil Ashley ? Keyboards (Tracks 10-12), Backing Vocals (Track 11)
  • Dave Wittman ? Backing Vocals (Track 2)
  • Desmond Child - Backing Vocals (Track 5)

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Kiss: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music" . rollingstone.com . Retrieved 12 August 2011 .
  3. ^ "KISS The Best of Kiss, Volume 2 - 20th Century Masters / Millennium Collection" . oldies.com . Retrieved 12 October 2021 .
  4. ^ "Kiss: Playlist Plus Review by David Jeffries" . allmusic.com . Retrieved 12 October 2021 .