Dressed to Kill (album)

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This article is about the Kiss album. For the 2Cents album, see Dress to Kill (album).
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (album) cover.jpg
Studio album by Kiss
Released March 19, 1975
Recorded February 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre Hard rock
Length 30:07
Language English
Label Casablanca
Producer Neil Bogart, Kiss
Kiss chronology
Hotter Than Hell
(1974)Hotter Than Hell1974		 Dressed to Kill
(1975)		 Alive!
(1975)
Singles from Dressed to Kill
  1. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
    Released: April 2, 1975
  2. "C'mon and Love Me"
    Released: July 10, 1975

Alive!1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Blender 4/5 stars[2]
Robert Christgau B[3]
Pitchfork Media (9.5/10)[4]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[5]

Dressed to Kill is the third studio album by American hard rock band KISS, released in 1975. It was produced by Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart, as the label's financial situation at the time did not permit the hiring of a professional producer.[6]

Album information

Dressed to Kill was re-released in 1997 in a remastered version.[7] Possibly due to the short length of the album, original vinyl versions had long pauses between each track to create the illusion that the sides were longer than they were. Each side ran just 15 minutes, and some of the song times were listed incorrectly on the vinyl versions. For example, "Two Timer" was listed at 2:59 and "Ladies in Waiting" was listed at 2:47.

While the album cover depicts Kiss in business suits, the only member of the band who actually owned one was Peter Criss. The suits worn on the cover by the rest of the band were owned by manager Bill Aucoin.[6] The original vinyl release of the album also had the Kiss logo embossed around the picture. The photograph of the band on the album cover was taken on the southwest corner of 23rd Street and 8th Avenue looking north in New York City.

Reception

Dressed to Kill peaked at #32 in the US and was certified gold by the RIAA on February 28, 1977.[8][9] "C'mon and Love Me" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" were released as singles but failed to rise up the charts. A live version of "Rock and Roll All Nite" from Alive!, issued as a single later that year, reached #12 on the chart.[10]

"Hopefully the coming and going trendiness of Kiss won't leave them high and dry," noted Hi-Fi for Pleasure. "We're so desperately short of showman crutch [sic] rock that albums like these feel like fresh air and just as rare. But the signs are there that they've been pronounced a bit too proficient to be really heavy."[11]

"Rock and Roll All Nite" is one of Kiss' most well-known songs – and has remained a staple in the band's concerts since 1975 – along with "Rock Bottom", "C'mon and Love Me" and "She".

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
1. "Room Service"   Paul Stanley Stanley 2:59
2. "Two Timer"   Gene Simmons Simmons 2:47
3. "Ladies in Waiting"   Simmons Simmons 2:35
4. "Getaway"   Ace Frehley Peter Criss 2:43
5. "Rock Bottom"   Stanley, Frehley Stanley 3:54
6. "C'mon and Love Me"   Stanley Stanley 2:57
7. "Anything for My Baby"   Stanley Stanley 2:35
8. "She"   Simmons, Stephen Coronel Simmons, Stanley, Criss 4:08
9. "Love Her All I Can"   Stanley Stanley 2:40
10. "Rock and Roll All Nite"   Simmons, Stanley Simmons 2:49
Total length:
 30:07

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position		 Weeks
on chart
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 26
US Billboard Pop Albums[13] 32 29

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Releases

  • Casablanca NBLP-7016 (March 19, 1975): First LP issue
  • Mercury 824 148-2 M-1 (July 1987): First CD issue
  • Mercury 314 532 3762 (July 15, 1997): Remastered CD
  • Mercury B0020146-01 (April 1, 2014): 180 gram vinyl LP, reissue

References

  1. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Kiss: Dressed to Kill" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  2. ↑ Blender review[dead link]
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  8. ↑ "Kiss: Dressed to Kill > Charts & Awards" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "United_StatesKissDressed_to_KillalbumCertRef" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Rock and Roll All Night" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  11. ↑ Hi-Fi for Pleasure, 1975 – precise issue unknown. Review credited to "MT"
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ "Kiss Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
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