Psycho Circus is the 18th studio album by KISS. Released September 22, 1998 on Mercury Records, produced by Bruce Fairbairn.
Psycho Circus debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 110,000 copies in its first week of release, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 22, 1998
The track "You Wanted the Best" is the only Kiss song in which lead vocals are shared by the entire lineup.
RIAA: Gold
[[[Psycho Circus|edit]]] Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Psycho Circus" | Paul Stanley
, Curtis Cuomo |
Stanley | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Within" | Gene Simmons | Simmons | 5:10 |
| 3. | "I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll" | Stanley, Cuomo, Holly Knight | Stanley | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Into the Void" | Ace Frehley
, Karl Cochran |
Frehley | 4:24 |
| 5. | "We Are One" | Simmons | Simmons | 4:41 |
| 6. | "You Wanted the Best" | Simmons | Simmons, Stanley, Frehley, Criss | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Raise Your Glasses" | Stanley, Knight | Stanley | 4:14 |
| 8. | "I Finally Found My Way" | Stanley, Bob Ezrin | Criss | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Dreamin'" | Stanley, Bruce Kulick | Stanley | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Journey of 1,000 Years" | Simmons | Simmons | 4:49 |
| 11. | "In Your Face" (Limited Edition and Japan Only) | Simmons | Frehley | 3:40 |
| Limited edition bonus disc | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Psycho Circus" (live) | Stanley, Cuomo | Stanley | 5:34 | |||||
| 2. | "Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll" (live) | Stanley, Simmons | Simmons | 5:33 | |||||
| 3. | "Into the Void" (live) | Frehley, Karl Cochran | Frehley | 9:10 | |||||
| 4. | "Within" (live) | Simmons | Simmons | 7:57 | |||||
| 5. | "100,000 Years" (live) | Stanley, Simmons | Stanley | 5:17 | |||||
| 6. | "Black Diamond" (live) | Stanley | Criss, intro by Stanley | 6:12 | |||||
A limited edition was released in Brazil on the wake of the Kiss concerts in the country, adding the second disc with live tracks, like the Japanese release, but without the bonus track "In Your Face" on the first disc. In Europe this expanded-release was tied-in with the tour, retaining the prismatic jewel-case of the original CD-release but adding a new sticker to the front and amended tray-insert.
Personnel
- Paul Stanley - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons - lead vocals, bass guitar
- Ace Frehley - lead guitar, vocals (only on "Into the Void" and "You Wanted the Best")
- Peter Criss - drums (only on "Into the Void"), vocals (only on "You Wanted the Best" and "I Finally Found My Way")
Uncredited Musicians[]
- Tommy Thayer - lead guitar on all tracks except 4 and 6
- Kevin Valentine - drums on all tracks except 4