Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss | |
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Compilation album by Various Artists | |
Released | September 5, 2005 |
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
Length | 72:08 |
Label | Voices of Wonder |
Producer | Various |
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Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss is a Norwegian compilation album by various artists. The album is a tribute to the American hard rock band Kiss.
The album art on the album was designed by Ken Kelly, who designed various 1970s Kiss album covers, including Love Gun and Destroyer .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:46 | ||
2. | "Detroit Rock City" | Stanley/Ezrin | Ronni Le Tekrø & Tony Harnell | 3:47 |
3. | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Stanley/Poncia/Child | Wig Wam & Bruce Kulick | 4:04 |
4. | "Sure Know Something" | Stanley/Poncia | Espen Lind | 4:15 |
5. | "Crazy Crazy Nights" | Stanley/Mitchell | Kurt Nilsen | 3:44 |
6. | "Getaway" | Frehley | The Carburetors | 2:32 |
7. | "I Just Wanna" | Stanley/Vincent | KISSettes | 4:07 |
8. | "Beth" | Criss/Ezrin/Penridge | Stage Dolls | 2:56 |
9. | "Parasite" | Frehley | Span | 3:47 |
10. | "Uh! All Night" | Stanley/Child/Beauvoir | Diabla | 4:08 |
11. | "She" | Simmons/Coronel | Unmasked | 4:59 |
12. | "Shout It Out Loud" | Stanley/Simmons/Ezrin | Surferosa | 3:40 |
13. | "Mr. Blackwell" | Simmons/Reed | Lost at Last | 4:05 |
14. | "I Love It Loud" | Simmons/Vincent | Kvikksølvguttene | 3:19 |
15. | "God of Thunder" | Stanley | The Shirleys Temple | 3:24 |
16. | "Tomorrow" | Stanley/Poncia | The 3856 | 3:08 |
17. | "Strange Ways" | Frehley | Ulver | 4:19 |
18. | "C'mon and Love Me" | Stanley | Smalltown Rockets | 2:49 |
19. | "The Magic KISS Medley" | Simmons/Stanley | Satin | 5:08 |
20. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" | Simmons/Stanley | Erlend & Steinjo | 3:11 |
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