Hot in the Shade
Hot in the Shade is a
KISS album released in
1989. It was certified Gold by the
RIAA. It is the first KISS studio album since
1981s
Music From "The Elder" to feature three members singing lead on the album. It also marked the last KISS album with drummer Eric Carr before his death in
1991.
#"Rise To It" (4:08) - Stanley/Halligan#
Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley#"Betrayed" (3:38) - Simmons/Thayer#
Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons #"Hide Your Heart" (4:25) - Stanley/Child/Kelly#
Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley#"Prisoner Of Love" (3:52) - Simmons/Kulick#
Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons#"Read My Body" (3:48) - Stanley/Halligan#
Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley#Love's A Slap In The Face (4:04) - Simmons/Poncia#*''Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons#"
Forever" (3:52) - Stanley/Bolton#
Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley#"Silver Spoon" (4:38) - Stanley/Poncia#
Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley#"Cadillac Dreams" (3:44) - Simmons/Poncia#
Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons#"King Of Hearts" (4:26) - Stanley/Poncia#
Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley#"The Street Giveth And The Street Taketh Away" (3:34) - Simmons/Thayer#
Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons#"You Love Me To Hate You" (4:00) - Stanley/Child#
Lead Vocals - Paul Stanley#"Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell" (3:52) - Simmons/Poncia#
Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons#"
Little Caesar" (3:08) - Carr/Simmons/Mitchell#
Lead Vocals - Eric Carr#"Boomerang" (3:30) - Simmons/Kulick#
Lead Vocals - Gene Simmons*
Gene Simmons - Bass; lead vocals.
*
Paul Stanley - Rhythm guitars; lead vocals.
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Bruce Kulick - Lead and rhythm guitars; bass on 7; vocals.
*
Eric Carr - Drums; bass on 14; lead vocals.
**
Additional Musicians*
Tommy Thayer - Guitar on 2.
*
Phil Ashley - Keyboards on 3 and 7.
*Charlotte Crossley - Backing vocals on 8.
*Valerie Pinkston - Backing vocals on 8.
*Kim Edwards-Brown - Backing vocals on 8.
Album -
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position | | 1989 | The Billboard 200 | 29 |
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Singles -
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position | | 1989 | "Hide Your Heart" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |
| 1989 | "Hide Your Heart" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 66 |
| 1990 | "Forever" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 17 |
| 1990 | "Forever" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| 1990 | "Rise To It" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 40 |
| 1990 | "Rise To It" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 81 |
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* "Hide Your Heart" was covered by
Ace Frehley on his
Trouble Walkin' album.
*
Gene Simmons and
Paul Stanley appeared in KISS makeup for the first time since their 1983 unmasking in the video for "Rise To It." Although the scene with Gene and Paul in makeup took place in 1975, the costumes they used were historically inaccurate; Gene's was from the
Unmasked (1980) era while Paul's was from
Love Gun (1977).
* The original version of "Little Caesar" was called "Ain't that Pecuilar," and can be found on
The Box Set released in 2001.
*
Tommy Thayer, who co-wrote "Betrayed" and "The Street Giveth And The Street Taketh Away," eventually became KISS's permanent lead guitarist in 2002, replacing Ace Frehley as "The Spaceman."
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KISS FAQ - Hot In The Shade, Accessed on July 14, 2005.
