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It was recorded in studio for the television program MTV Unplugged and released as part of a series of live and video albums. It is the first Kiss live album that is not part of the Alive! series.Table of ContentsOverview[edit]Release[edit]Reception[edit]Track listing[edit]Personnel[edit]Certifications[edit]References[edit]Overview[edit]On August 9, 1995, the band performed at  Sony Music Studios in New York City for the TV show MTV Unplugged. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and invited them to participate. It marked the only time the original lineup performed publicly without their trademark makeup and was also the only time Frehley and Criss shared a stage with Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. It was the first time Singer had part of a lead vocal on an album (shared with Criss on “Nothin’ to Lose”).Fan reaction to Criss and Frehley at the show was so positive that, in 1996, the original lineup of Kiss reunited, with all four original members together for the first time since 1979.“The sound was deafening: the sound of rock ‘n’ roll history coming full circle in a TV studio”, wrote Kerrang!‘s Don Kaye in a review of the taping at New York’s Sony Music Studios. “Complete pandemonium ensued as they struck the opening chords to ‘2,000 Man’, and it continued when Ace’s voice rang out in the clear, sardonic manner we all know and love.[1]Release[edit]On March 12, 1996, the concert was released on CD. The LP version of the album includes a poster and some were pressed on yellow marbled vinyl.[citation needed]A stand-alone VHS and DVD documentary were produced around the same time as the CD release, with archival footage of the band’s rehearsal sessions at SIR Studios in New York. It also shows the first “KISS Konvention” appearance earlier in the year, with Criss joining the touring members on stage to sing a few tunes. According to Criss, this invite gave Simmons the idea of reaching out to both him and Frehley to be a part of the Unplugged taping in an unannounced reunion. Because of the contentious split, the worldwide fan base never thought this would happen, and it was kept a closely held secret until the day of the event.[citation needed]On December 18, 2007, the performance appeared as part of the Kissology Volume Three: 1992\u20132000 DVD set. This included the original DVD release of the concert plus five previously unreleased songs: “Hard Luck Woman” (with Stanley on vocals), “Heaven’s on Fire”, “Spit” (mostly sung by the audience), “C’mon and Love Me”, and a country version of “God of Thunder”.Reception[edit]Contemporary reviews were mixed. Rolling Stone defined the show “one of the most pointless MTV Unplugged segments imaginable”,[8] while Rock Hard called Unplugged “the weakest output of the entire KISStory”, saved only by a few classic songs.[7] On the other hand, Danny Eccleston in Q observed that “cheatingly, the ambience is muscularly electro-acoustic, but the tunes happily hail from the classic slap period, throwing the simply great pop of ‘Goin’ Blind’ and the Beatley ‘Sure Know Something’ into pin-sharp focus.”[6]Modern reviews are more positive. AllMusic reviewer stated that the musicians “exceeded expectations and, given their newfound energy, charisma, and love for the music, their performance provided the catalyst for the beginning of a successful world reunion tour.”[2] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff remarked how many tracks “sound campfire comfy done this way, the unplugged format exposing the no-brains all-heart pop craft of these songs”.[3]Track listing[edit]TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals1.“Comin’ Home”Ace Frehley, Paul StanleyStanley2:512.“Plaster Caster”Gene SimmonsSimmons3:173.“Goin’ Blind”Simmons, Stephen CoronelSimmons3:374.“Do You Love Me?”Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Kim FowleyStanley3:135.“Domino”SimmonsSimmons3:466.“Sure Know Something”Stanley, Vini PonciaStanley4:147.“A World Without Heroes”Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, Lou ReedSimmons2:578.“Rock Bottom”Frehley, StanleyStanley3:209.“See You Tonite”SimmonsSimmons2:2610.“I Still Love You”Stanley, Vinnie VincentStanley6:0911.“Every Time I Look at You”Stanley, EzrinStanley4:4312.“2,000 Man” (The Rolling Stones cover)Mick Jagger, Keith RichardsFrehley5:1213.“Beth”Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan PenridgeCriss2:5014.“Nothin’ to Lose”SimmonsEric Singer, Criss3:4215.“Rock and Roll All Nite”Stanley, SimmonsSimmons, Frehley, Criss4:2016.“Got to Choose” (Japanese release)StanleyStanley4:01Personnel[edit]KissAdditional musiciansAce Frehley \u2013 acoustic guitar (12\u201315), lead vocals (12, 15), backing vocals (14\u201315)Peter Criss \u2013 drums (12, 14\u201315), lead vocals (13\u201315), backing vocals (14\u201315)Phillip Ashley \u2013 piano on “Every Time I Look at You”Jon Grindstaff \u2013 conductor, string arrangements on “Every Time I Look at You”ProductionAlex Coletti \u2013 producerJoe Perota \u2013 directorRandy Ezratty \u2013 engineerJames ‘Jimbo’ Barton \u2013 mixingRalph Patlan, Tat \u2013 mastering at Precision Mastering, HollywoodStephen Marcussen, Don C. Tyler \u2013 mastering assistantsSusan McEowen \u2013 designTim Rozner, Tommy Thayer \u2013 production coordinatorsAlbumSinglesCertifications[edit]References[edit]^ Kaye, Don (September 23, 1995). Kerrang!. No.\u00a0564. Wasted Talent Ltd. ^ a b Haney, Shawn M. “Kiss – MTV Unplugged review”. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 16, 2022.^ a b Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector’s Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector’s Guide Publishing. p.\u00a0229. ISBN\u00a0978-1-894959-62-9.^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol.\u00a04 (4\u00a0ed.). Muze. p.\u00a0875. ISBN\u00a0978-0-19-531373-4.^ Roth, Kaj. “Kiss – MTV Unplugged”. Melodic.net. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2022.^ a b Eccleston, Danny (April 1996). “Kiss – MTV Unplugged”. Q. No.\u00a0115. Bauer Media Group.^ a b Jaedike, Jan (1996). “Review Album\u00a0: Kiss – MTV Unplugged”. Rock Hard (in German). No.\u00a0107. Retrieved August 17, 2022.^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN\u00a0978-0-7432-0169-8. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011.^ “Australiancharts.com \u2013 Kiss \u2013 MTV Unplugged”. Hung Medien.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Austriancharts.at \u2013 Kiss \u2013 Kiss Unplugged” (in German). Hung Medien.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Top RPM Albums: Issue 2925”. RPM. Library and Archives Canada.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Dutchcharts.nl \u2013 Kiss \u2013 MTV Unplugged” (in Dutch). Hung Medien.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Kiss: MTV Unplugged” (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat \u2013 IFPI Finland.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Offiziellecharts.de \u2013 Kiss \u2013 MTV Unplugged” (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970\u20132005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN\u00a04-87131-077-9.^ “Norwegiancharts.com \u2013 Kiss \u2013 MTV Unplugged”. Hung Medien.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Swedishcharts.com \u2013 Kiss \u2013 MTV Unplugged”. Hung Medien.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Swisscharts.com \u2013 Kiss \u2013 MTV Unplugged”. Hung Medien.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Kiss | Artist | Official Charts”. UK Albums Chart.  Retrieved April 22, 2018.^ “Kiss Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard.  Retrieved April 2, 2019.^ “Billboard chart history-Kiss singles”. Retrieved February 13, 2009.^ “Argentinian  album  certifications \u2013 Kiss \u2013 Unplugged”. Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.^ “American  album  certifications \u2013 Kiss \u2013 Unplugged”. Recording Industry Association of America.^ “American  video  certifications \u2013 Kiss \u2013 Unplugged”. Recording Industry Association of America.  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