Kiss Konfidential

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Kiss Konfidential
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ReleasedAugust 16, 1993
Recorded Auburn Hills, Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana and Cleveland, Ohio. November 27–29, 1992
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Label PolyGram
Director Tim Rozner & Jack Edward Sawyers
Producer KISS & Jack Edward Sawyers
Kiss chronology
X-treme Close-Up
(1992)
Kiss Konfidential
(1993)
Kiss My Ass: The Video
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Kiss Konfidential is a music VHS by American hard rock band Kiss released on August 16, 1993. The video features 13 live performances and also features backstage interviews from their Revenge Tour. There is also a variety of vintage clips from the 1970s.

Contents

The video has been praised as it features backstage footage of the band on the road, and shows what it takes to make one of KISS's shows come to life. It was certified Gold in the US. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Creatures of the Night" Paul Stanley, Adam Mitchell 
2."Deuce" Gene Simmons  
3."I Just Wanna"Stanley, Vinnie Vincent  
4."Unholy"Simmons, Vincent 
5."Heaven's on Fire"Stanley, Desmond Child  
6."100,000 Years" (live at Detroit in '76)Stanley, Simmons 
7."Nothin' to Lose" (Live in San Francisco in '75)Simmons 
8."Hotter Than Hell" (Live in Detroit in '76)Stanley 
9."Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" (Live in Japan in '77)Stanley, Simmons 
10."Domino"Simmons 
11."Lick It Up"Stanley, Vincent 
12."Forever"Stanley, Michael Bolton  
13."Take It Off"Simmons, Bob Ezrin, Kane Roberts  
14."I Love It Loud"Stanley, Vincent 
15."God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, Russ Ballard  
16."The Star Spangled Banner" Francis Scott Key  

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. allmusic (Kiss Konfidential – Review) Allmusic. Retrieved September 27, 2011
  2. 1 2 "American video certifications – Kiss – Konfidential". Recording Industry Association of America.