Alive II

Alive II
Alive II
Live album by Kiss
Released	October 24, 1977
Recorded	April 2 and August 26–28, 1977 (live); September 13–16, 1977 (studio)
Venue	The Forum, Inglewood, CA; Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ; Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Studio	Electric Lady, New York City
Genre	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Length	71:26
Label	Casablanca
Producer	Eddie Kramer, Kiss
Kiss chronology
Singles from Alive II
	"Shout It Out Loud"; Released: November 29, 1977; "Rocket Ride"; Released: February 22, 1978;

Alive II is the second live album by the American rock band Kiss. It was released on November 28, 1977. There are five new, studio tracks.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
Pitchfork	7.0/10^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	6/10^[7]
Uncut	^[8]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original release.^[9]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Detroit Rock City" (Live)	Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin	Stanley	3:58
2.	"King of the Night Time World" (Live)	Stanley, Ezrin, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony	Stanley	3:06
3.	"Ladies Room" (Live)	Gene Simmons	Simmons	3:11
4.	"Makin' Love" (Live)	Stanley, Sean Delaney	Stanley	3:13
5.	"Love Gun" (Live)	Stanley	Stanley	3:34

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
6.	"Calling Dr. Love" (Live)	Simmons	Simmons	3:32
7.	"Christine Sixteen" (Live)	Simmons	Simmons	2:45
8.	"Shock Me" (Live)	Ace Frehley	Frehley	5:51
9.	"Hard Luck Woman" (Live)	Stanley	Peter Criss	3:06
10.	"Tomorrow and Tonight" (Live)	Stanley	Stanley	3:20

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
11.	"I Stole Your Love" (Live)	Stanley	Stanley	3:36
12.	"Beth" (Live)	Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge	Criss	2:24
13.	"God of Thunder" (Live)	Stanley	Simmons	5:16
14.	"I Want You" (Live)	Stanley	Stanley	4:14
15.	"Shout It Out Loud" (Live)	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	3:37

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
16.	"All American Man" (Studio)	Stanley, Delaney	Stanley	3:13
17.	"Rockin' in the U.S.A." (Studio)	Simmons	Simmons	2:38
18.	"Larger Than Life" (Studio)	Simmons	Simmons	3:55
19.	"Rocket Ride" (Studio)	Frehley, Delaney	Frehley	4:07
20.	"Any Way You Want It" (Studio)	Dave Clark	Stanley	2:33

Notes

Tracks 1–8, 11, 13 and 15 recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 26–28, 1977
Tracks 9, 10 and 16–20 recorded at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, September 13–16, 1977 and Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
Tracks 12, 14 recorded at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, April 2, 1977

Personnel

Kiss

Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar; all guitars, bass guitar (20)^[source?]
Gene Simmons – vocals, bass guitar; rhythm guitar (18)^[source?]
Peter Criss – drums, vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar, vocals; all guitars, bass guitar (19)^[10]

Additional musicians

Eddie Balandas – introduction^[11]
Bob Kulick – lead guitar (16–18)^[12]

Technical

Eddie Kramer – producer, engineer, mixing
Kiss – producer
Corky Stasiak – co-engineer (16–20)
Neil Dorfsman – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering
Mirage, Inc. – album photographs
Richard Arens – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Julius Baum – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Fin Costello – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Len DeLessio – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Bob Gruen – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Andrew Kent – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Barry LeVine – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Robert Markelitz – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Neal Preston – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Chip Rock – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Raeanne Rubenstein – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
Dennis Woloch – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–1978)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[13]	17
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[14]	5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[15]	13
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[16]	10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	28
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	60
US Billboard 200^[19]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
US Billboard 200^[20]	46

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[21]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[22]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ "The 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Spin. October 30, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
↑ Prato, Greg. Alive II at AllMusic
↑ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-1894959025.
↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4 (4 ed.). Muze. p. 875. ISBN 0195313739.
↑ Jason Josephes. "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
↑ "Kiss: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
↑ Cohen, Jason (1995). "Kiss". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
↑ Kulkarni, Neil (December 1997). "Made up for it". Uncut. No. 7. p. 100.
↑ Kiss (1977). Alive II (LP Sleeve). Los Angeles, California: Casablanca Records. NBLP 7076.
↑ Cite error: The named reference CD liners was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
↑ O'Donnell, Maureen (October 27, 2011). "Eddie Balandas, former security chief for KISS, dies". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
↑ Leaf & Sharp 2003, p. 409.
1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5472a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
↑ "Charts.nz – Kiss – Alive II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kiss – Alive II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
↑ "Kiss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kiss – Alive II". Music Canada.
↑ "American album certifications – Kiss – Kiss Alive II". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[1] "The 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Spin. October 30, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[allmusic-2] Prato, Greg. Alive II at AllMusic

[martin-3] Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-1894959025.

[4] Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4 (4 ed.). Muze. p. 875. ISBN 0195313739.

[pitchfork-5] Jason Josephes. "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[6] "Kiss: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

[7] Cohen, Jason (1995). "Kiss". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

[8] Kulkarni, Neil (December 1997). "Made up for it". Uncut. No. 7. p. 100.

[9] Kiss (1977). Alive II (LP Sleeve). Los Angeles, California: Casablanca Records. NBLP 7076.

[CD_liners-10] Cite error: The named reference CD liners was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[11] O'Donnell, Maureen (October 27, 2011). "Eddie Balandas, former security chief for KISS, dies". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[FOOTNOTELeafSharp2003409-12] Leaf & Sharp 2003, p. 409.

[Auskent-13] 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-14] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5472a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[ac_New_Zealand_Kiss-15] "Charts.nz – Kiss – Alive II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[16] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_Sweden_Kiss-17] "Swedishcharts.com – Kiss – Alive II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-18] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Kiss-19] "Kiss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[20] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[CanadaKissAlive_IIalbumCertRef-21] "Canadian album certifications – Kiss – Alive II". Music Canada.

[United_StatesKissKiss_Alive_IIalbumCertRef-22] "American album certifications – Kiss – Kiss Alive II". Recording Industry Association of America.

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