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Asylum (album)
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| Studio album by Kiss | |||||
| Released | September 16, 1985 | ||||
| Recorded | June - July 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Hard Rock Heavy Metal |
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| Length | 38:50 | ||||
| Label | Mercury | ||||
| Producer | Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons | ||||
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Asylum is an album by the American hard rock band Kiss. It features the debut of lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, who played with the band on their Animalize tour and officially replaced Mark St. John in September 1984. He was the band's third lead guitarist since the departure of Ace Frehley in late 1982. This new lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr, and Kulick would last until Carr's death in November 1991.
It was certified Gold on November 13, 1985, when it sold 500,000 copies. Paul Stanley stated on the 1987 Kiss Home Video release "eXposed" that Asylum is actually certified Platinum, although the RIAA database lists it only as Gold.
Contents |
- "King of the Mountain" (Bruce Kulick, Paul Stanley, Desmond Child) – 4:17
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Any Way You Slice It" (Gene Simmons, Howard Rice) – 4:02
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "Who Wants to Be Lonely" (Stanley, Child, Jean Beauvoir) – 4:01
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Trial By Fire" (Kulick, Simmons) – 3:25
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "I'm Alive" (Kulick, Stanley, Child) – 3:43
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Love's a Deadly Weapon" (Stanley, Simmons, Rod Swenson, Wes Beech) – 3:29
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "Tears Are Falling" (Stanley) – 3:55
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Secretly Cruel" (Simmons) – 3:41
- Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons
- "Radar for Love" (Stanley, Child) – 4:02
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- "Uh! All Night" (Stanley, Child, Beauvoir) – 4:01
- Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley
- Gene Simmons - Bass guitar; Rhythm guitar on "Any Way You Slice It" and "Trial By Fire"; Lead vocals
- Paul Stanley - Rhythm guitar; Lead vocals
- Bruce Kulick - Lead guitar; Backing vocals
- Eric Carr - Drums; Backing vocals
- Jean Beauvoir - Bass guitar on "Uh! All Night"
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | The Billboard 200 | 20 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Single | Position |
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| 1985 | Mainstream Rock | "Tears Are Falling" | 20 |
| 1985 | Billboard Hot 100 | "Tears Are Falling" | 51 |
All links verified on September 18, 2005.