Psycho Circus - September 22, 1998

KISSA lot of the songs were recorded by uncredited players. It is now known that guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss were used sparingly, with Criss only playing drums on "Into the Void." (He had also played on only one Dynasty track). Frehley only played on two songs from the album (not including vocals).

The Band

PETER CRISS - Drums / Vocals
PAUL STANLEY - Guitar / Vocals
GENE SIMONS - Bass / Vocals
ACE FREHLEY - Guitar / Vocals

Album Notes

  • Produced By: Bruce Fairbairn

  • Additional Musicians:
    Bruce Kulick - Lead guitar on 2 (intro)
    Tommy Thayer - lead & rhythm guitars
    Kevin Valentine - drums

Charts & RIAA Certifications

  • "Psycho Circus" becomes the first radio single from the album and attained the # 1 position on the rock charts.

  • BillBoard Chart Peak:  #3

  • Placed as high as #2 on the Canadian Album Charts

  • RIAA Certified Gold - 10/22/98

Track Listing

  1. Psycho Circus (Stanley/ Cuomo)

  2. Within (Simmons)

  3. I Pledge Allegiance To The State Of Rock & Roll (Stanley/ Knight/ Cuomo)

  4. Into The Void (Frehley/ Cochran)

  5. We Are One (Simmons)

  6. You Wanted The Best (Simmons)

  7. Raise Your Glasses (Stanley/ Knight)

  8. I Finally Found My Way (Stanley/ Ezrin)

  9. Dreamin' (Stanley/ Kulick)

  10. I Journey of 1,000 Years (Simmons)

  11. In Your Face (on non-US versions only) (Simmons)