Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss

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Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss
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Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2005
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length72:08
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.

Contents

Album art

The album art on the album was designed by Ken Kelly, who designed various 1970s Kiss album covers, including Love Gun and Destroyer .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
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 KISSettes4:07
8."Beth" Criss/Ezrin/Penridge Stage Dolls 2:56
9."Parasite"Frehley Span 3:47
10."Uh! All Night"Stanley/Child/Beauvoir Diabla4:08
11."She" Simmons/Coronel Unmasked4:59
12."Shout It Out Loud"Stanley/Simmons/EzrinSurferosa3:40
13."Mr. Blackwell"Simmons/Reed Lost at Last4:05
14."I Love It Loud"Simmons/VincentKvikksølvguttene3:19
15."God of Thunder"StanleyThe Shirleys Temple3:24
16."Tomorrow"Stanley/PonciaThe 38563:08
17."Strange Ways"Frehley Ulver 4:19
18."C'mon and Love Me"StanleySmalltown Rockets2:49
19."The Magic KISS Medley"Simmons/StanleySatin5:08
20."Rock and Roll All Nite"Simmons/StanleyErlend & Steinjo3:11

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References

  1. "Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss: Various Artists: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.