Released June 25, 1996 Producer Various Release date 25 June 1996 Recorded 1975–1996 | Length 59:16 Artist Kiss Label Mercury Records Genres Hard rock, Heavy metal | |
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You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!
(1996) Carnival of Souls The Final Sessions
(1997) Similar Greatest Kiss, Smashes - Thrashes & Hits, Double Platinum, Carnival of Souls: The Final Ses, Alive III | ||
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You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! is a live hits album released by American hard rock band Kiss. The album was issued to coincide with the group's 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour. All of the songs on the album are live versions. Most were taken from Alive! or Alive II but four recordings had been previously unreleased. The liner notes report the tracks are outtakes from Alive! and Alive II-era recordings, although there is some speculation to whether or not this is actually the case; in an interview with Latent Image magazine in 1998, Bruce Kulick stated that he had participated in some aspects of this album in the studio, although he did not comment on the extent of his involvement. The final track is an interview of the reunited group conducted by Jay Leno.
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Reception
The album received generally negative reviews. Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album one star out of five and said, "It's a rip-off album, pure and simple... There is simply no reason for this to exist... you may have wanted the best, but you didn't get it – you just got exploited." Rolling Stone's 1996 review was also negative, calling it a "shameless reunion-promotion biscuit". The 2004 album guide by the same magazine gave the album three stars out of five.
Commercial success
The album was certified gold by the RIAA on May 21, 1997.
Track listing
The Japanese CD/ US vinyl release had another live track ("New York Groove"), featuring Eric Carr on drums rather than Peter Criss, which was also released as a promotional single at Blockbuster.
Personnel
Charts
Album
Songs
1Room Service3:38
2Two Timer3:13
3Let Me Know3:37