You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!

Infobox Album | Name = You Wanted the Best,
You Got the Best!!
Type = Live album
Artist = Kiss


Released = June 25, 1996
Recorded = 1975 – 1996
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 59:16
Label = Mercury
Producer = Various
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|1|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:c9e097wkkrgt link]
*"Rolling Stone" (unfavorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kiss/albums/album/176975/review/5946460/you_wanted_the_best_you_got_the_best link]
*"'PiercingMetal Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.piercingmetal.com/cd_kiss_ywtbygtb.htm link]
Last album = "Kiss Unplugged"
(1996)
This album = "You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!"
(1996)
Next album = "Greatest Kiss"
(1997) |

"You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!" is a Live hits album released by the American hard rock band Kiss. The album was issued to coincide with the group's 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour. All of the songs on the album are live versions. Most were taken from "Alive!" or "Alive II" but, of most interest to the fans, were four live songs recorded but not used for those albums. The mix/ production of these tracks matches the aforementioned live albums and are presumed to be out-takes, in some cases with overdubs of new lead vocal tracks recorded by Simmons and Stanley.

Additionally, the Japanese CD/ US vinyl release had another live track ("New York Groove"). This, however, featured Eric Carr and not Peter Criss on drums.

The final track is a group interview conducted by Jay Leno.

The album was certified gold on May 12, 1997, having sold 500,000 copies.

Track listing

US version
#"Room Service" (Paul Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1975.
#"Two Timer" (Gene Simmons) – 3:15 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1975.
#"Let Me Know" (Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1975.
#"Rock Bottom" (Ace Frehley, Stanley) – 3:33
#"Parasite" (Frehley) – 3:37
#"Firehouse" (Stanley) – 4:00
#"I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:32
#"Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:35
#"Take Me" (Delaney, Stanley) – 3:06 Previously unreleased, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1977.
#"Shout It Out Loud" (Bob Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley) – 3:14
#"Beth" (Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:33
#"Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley) – 4:01
#"Kiss Tells All" (Kiss, Jay Leno) – 17:34

US vinyl and Japanese version
#"Room Service" (Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1975.
#"Two Timer" (Simmons) – 3:15 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1975.
#"Let Me Know" (Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1975.
#"Rock Bottom" (Frehley, Stanley) – 3:33
#"Parasite" (Frehley) – 3:37
#"Firehouse" (Stanley) – 4:00
#"I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:32
#"Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:35
#"Take Me" (Delaney, Stanley) – 3:06 Previously unreleased, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1977.
#"Shout It Out Loud" (Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley) – 3:14
#"Beth" (Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:33
#"Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley) – 4:01
#"New York Groove" (Russ Ballard) – 4:10 Previously unreleased, recorded in Sydney, Australia in 1980.
#"Kiss Tells All" (Kiss, Leno) – 17:34

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

External links

* [http://www.kissfaq.com/discography/ywtb.html Kiss FAQ - "You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!"] , Accessed on July 24, 2006.