Double Platinum (album)

Double Platinum
Greatest hits album / remix album by Kiss
Released	April 2, 1978
Recorded	1973-1978
Genre	Hard rock
Length	1:09:36
Label	Casablanca
Producer	Jimmy Ienner (Executive Producer, album and "Strutter '78"), Kiss and Sean Delaney (Producers, album and "Strutter '78"), Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Neil Bogart, Eddie Kramer, and Bob Ezrin
Kiss chronology
Double Platinum (1978) Killers (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork	(6.0/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
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Double Platinum is the first greatest hits album by the American hard rock band Kiss.

Many of the songs on Double Platinum were remixed and significantly differ from their original versions. In the case of "Strutter," it was re-recorded with a slight disco beat and dubbed as "Strutter '78." Other songs ("Hard Luck Woman," "Detroit Rock City") had sections completely removed, while the beginning of "Black Diamond" was repeated at the end, fading out at the start of the first verse and giving the song a "wrap around" feel. Sean Delaney stated that it took eleven days to remix and re-edit the songs.^{[citation needed]}

The original vinyl release, in a gatefold-sleeve, had an embossed, silver-foiled sleeve, with the band members in bas-relief inside. The album was packaged with a printed "Platinum Award" thanking the Kiss Army for making the band a "Double Platinum Success". Later reissues would retain the gatefold-sleeve but replaced the logo with a printed, red-type version and the band members were now represented inside by photos rather than the bas illustrations. When the album was remastered for CD in the US it mimicked the original vinyl.

The album was certified Platinum on May 16, 1978 by the RIAA.^[4] Ironically it never reached Double Platinum status. In Canada it was certified Gold on June 1, 1978 after shipping 50,000 copies.^[5]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Strutter '78" (Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons) – 3:41
2. "Do You Love Me?" (Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Kim Fowley) – 3:33
3. "Hard Luck Woman (Remix)" (Stanley) – 3:24
4. "Calling Dr. Love (Remix)" (Simmons) – 3:20
5. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" (Stanley, Simmons) – 2:15

Side two

1. "Love Gun" (Stanley) – 3:27
2. "God of Thunder" (Stanley) – 4:30
3. "Firehouse" (Remix) (Stanley) – 3:20
4. "Hotter Than Hell" (Stanley) – 3:30
5. "I Want You" (Stanley) – 3:02

Side three

1. "Deuce (Remix)" (Simmons) – 3:02
2. "100,000 Years (Remix)" (Stanley, Simmons) – 3:24
3. "Detroit Rock City (Remix)" (Stanley, Ezrin) – 3:35
4. "Rock Bottom (Intro) / She (Remix)" (Ace Frehley, Stanley)/(Simmons, Stephen Coronel) – 5:27
5. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Stanley, Simmons) – 2:45

Side four

1. "Beth" (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin) – 2:45
2. "Makin' Love" (Stanley, Sean Delaney) – 3:12
3. "C'mon and Love Me (Remix)" (Stanley) – 2:54
4. "Cold Gin" (Frehley) – 4:31
5. "Black Diamond (Remix)" (Stanley) – 4:14

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Gene Simmons – bass guitar, lead vocals
• Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Peter Criss – drums, lead vocals

Charts

Album Chart (1978) Peak position Austria 17 Canada 15 Japan 19 New Zealand 19 US Billboard Pop Albums[6] 22

Singles Single Chart (1978) Position "Hard Luck Woman" US Billboard Pop Singles 15[7] "Strutter 78" US Billboard Pop Singles 89

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[5]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[4]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. ^ Double Platinum (album) at Allmusic
2. ^ "Kiss: Double Platinum: Pitchfork Review". pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2003-06-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20030626070731/www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/kiss/double-platinum.shtml. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Kiss | Rolling Stone Music". rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/kiss. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "American album certifications – Kiss – Double Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Double+Platinum%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
5. ^ ^{a b} "Canadian album certifications – Kiss – Double Platinum". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Double+Platinum&sa=Kiss&smt=0. 
6. ^ "AllMusic Billboard albums". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r11061/charts-awards. Retrieved 2-3-2009. 
7. ^ "AllMusic Billboard singles". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r11061/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2-3-2009.