Kiss - Creatures Of The Night (1982) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Stanley - Lead and Back-Up Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass on "Creatures Of The Night" Vincent Cusano - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Back-Up Vocals Gene Simmons - Lead Vocals, Bass Eric Carr - Drums, Bass on "I Still Love You", Back-Up Vocals Steve Ferris - Lead Guitar on "Creatures Of The Night". Rick Derringer, Robben Ford - Additional Guitars. Produced by Michael James Jackson, Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons. Recorded at The Record Plant Studios, LA, CA July - September 1982 by Dave Wittman. Drums Recorded at Record One Studios, LA, CA, July 1982 by Niko Bolas and Rich Bosworth. Additional Engineering by Ricky Delano, Kevin Eddy and David Blanco. Mixed at The Power Station Studios, NYC, NY by Bob Clearmountain and Gene Simmons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Creatures Of The Night (Stanley, Adam Mitchell) 4:02 2) Saint And Sinner (Simmons, Mikel Japp) 4:50 3) Keep Me Comin' (Stanley, Mitchell) 3:55 4) Rock And Roll Hell (Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance) 4:11 5) Danger (Stanley, Mitchell) 3:54 6) I Love It Loud (Simmons, Vince Cusano) 4:15 7) I Still Love You (Stanley, Cusano) 6:06 8) Killer (Simmons, Cusano) 3:19 9) War Machine (Simmons, Adams, Vallance) 4:14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Creatures Of The Night (Stanley, Adam Mitchell) 4:02 Searching in the darkness, running from the day Hiding from tomorrow, nothing left to say Victims of the moment, future deep in doubt Living in a whisper till we start to shout We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night Breathing in the madness, spiting out the lies Searching for the answer, keep your alibis Don't know where we're goin', just know where we've been Remember when the clock strikes twelve, the losers always win We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night Searching in the darkness, running from the day Hiding from tomorrow, nothing left to say Gathering up our courage, ready for the fight Howling in the shadows, till we start to bite We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Saint And Sinner (Simmons, Mikel Japp) 4:50 I'm getting off this carousel You can do as you please, you can go to hell You put my back against a wall Well I'm not gonna fall on my knees, no not at all Chorus: So you're a saint, I'm a sinner, but deuces are wild Better wake up, it's brake up, I ain't got the time So (baby) you can kiss my heart bye bye Next to you I feel I'm all alone, love's turned to stone, ooh yeah Cross my heart and hope to cry, well I'm not gonna die Without you it's aces high chorus Bye bye babe Kiss my heart bye bye, you missed my heart this time around Kiss my heart bye bye, and I don't need no one at all, no! There's no right and there's no wrong, I'm moving on I'll go it alone, because love's turned to stone chorus So bye bye babe, bye bye babe No I'm not gonna die, cross my heart and hope to cry No no no no I'm not gonna die, so bye bye babe Well I'm not gonna die without you babe No I'm not gonna die --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Keep Me Comin' (Stanley, Adam Mitchell) 3:55 I know what you're like, you're not sleeping at night I know you're losing control, I know your plans Where you're keeping your hands, I know it's taking its toll Sweet little innocent girl, making your way in this world Something you're feeling tonight tells you what's wrong and what's right Chorus: You gotta keep me comin' (keep me comin'), keep me comin' (keep me comin') You gotta keep me comin' (keep me comin'), keep me comin' (keep me comin') Hands on my shoulders now, you're getting bolder, your fears are slipping away Each little bite lets me know that you're ripe, you're thinking maybe you'll stay Now that you're burning to know, how far you're willing to go Now that it's under your skin, now that you're lettin' me in Chorus (2) Ooh yeah, comin', comin' Ooh yeah, right here, right now chorus repeats out.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Rock And Roll Hell (Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance) 4:11 Been under fire sixteen years, just waitin' for his time to come He fought the lies, fought back the tears, can't wait to hear that starting gun There ain't nobody gonna step on his dreams So he held his hands high and screamed Chorus: Get me out of this rock and roll hell, take me far away Get me out of this rock and roll hell Get me out of this rock and roll hell, I need to get away Get me out of this rock and roll hell He's on the edge, he can feel it in his heart This time the pressure's really on He's gonna fight it, might even steal a guitar This time tomorrow he'll be gone There ain't nobody gonna tell him what to do Think he's a little like me and you chorus He's on the run, won't stand for second place, but his turn may never come He's not a victim, you can see it in his face But he can't see what he's become Well, he wants it bad, but he wants no charity He seems to think it's his destiny Get me out of this rock and roll hell, I need to get away Get me out of this rock and roll hell chorus repeats out --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Danger (Stanley, Mitchell) 3:54 In the night I will be waitin' Ready to go, soon as the daylight is fadin' In the night my heart is beating Out of control, can't stop the way that I'm feeling I wanna know how far to go, takin' my life in my hands Out on my own, fighting alone, call me the desperate man Chorus: Danger, danger, give me danger, danger Give me measures of pleasure and pain Boiling the blood in my veins Danger, danger, give me danger, danger Give me nothing to stand in my way I'll make the best of my days In the night, oh, I can feel it Time slips away, if I can't pay I will steal it In the night I will be screamin' Hour by hour livin' the life that I'm dreamin' Under the gun, I'll be the one, walking the edge of the knife Taking the bet, leaving the rest, I'm gonna run for my life chorus I wanna know how far to go, takin' my life in my hands Out on my own, fighting alone, call me the desperate man Danger, danger, give me danger, danger Give me fires that endlessly burn I've passed the point of return Danger, danger, danger, danger, danger, danger --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) I Love It Loud (Stanley, Vince Cusano) 4:15 Stand up, you don't have to be afraid Get down - love is like a hurricane Street boy, no I never could be tamed, better believe it Guilty 'til I'm proven innocent, whiplash, heavy metal accident Rock on, I wanna be President, cos Chorus: I love it loud, I wanna hear it loud, right between the eyes Loud, I wanna hear it loud, I don't want to compromise Turn it up, hungry for the medicine, two fisted to the very end No more treated like aliens, we're not gonna take it No lies, no more alibis, turn it up, it's got me hypnotized Rock on, I won't be tranquilized, cos chorus repeats 2 Headlines jungle is the only rule Front page roar of the nation cool Turn it up, this is my attitude, take it or leave it chorus repeats out --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) I Still Love You (Stanley, Cusano) 6:06 You tell me that you're leaving, and I'm trying to understand I had myself believing I should take it like a man But if you gotta go, then you gotta know that it's killing me And all the things I never seem to show, I gotta make you see Girl it's been so long, (tell me) how could it be One of us knows the two of us don't belong in each others company It hurt so much inside, your telling me goodbye, you wanna be free And knowin' that you're gone and leaving me behind I gotta make you see, I gotta make you see, I gotta make you see I still love you, I still love you I really, I really love you, I still love you People tell me I should win at any cost But now I see as smoke clears away, the battle has been lost I see it in your eyes, you never have to lie, I'm out of your life Tonight I'll dream away and you can still be mine But I'm dreamin' a lie, dreamin' a lie, makes me wanna die Cause I still love you, I still love you Baby, baby, I love you, I still love you And when I think of all the things you'll never know There's so much left to say Cos girl, now I see the price of losing you will be my half to pay My half to pay, each and every day, hear what I say I still love you, I still love you I really, I really love you, I still love you Baby, baby, I love you, I love you, I really, I really love you --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Killer (Simmons, Cusano) 3:19 Her love is a gun, her love is a blade, she's a killer Bitch is insane, she deals in pain, she's a killer Ooh, she'll cut you clean, then she'll watch you bleed So obscene, she's what I need, she loves to hear me scream Black lace, stiletto heels, she's a killer Crack the whip, submission trip, she's a killer Ooh, cat in heat, mistress of deceit Nerves of steel, her next meal, she's searching for the meat She's a killer, stone cold killer, killer, stone cold killer Watch out for your jugular vein, she's a killer Animal with a twisted brain, she's a killer Ooh, she guarantees you'll suffer with desire Wicked queen, night machine, she'll make your walk through fire Killer, run for your life, killer, will she bite, Killer, run for your life, killer, will she bite, suck your blood tonight Killer, stone cold killer, she's a killer, stone cold killer Killer, stone cold killer, she's a killer, stone cold killer She's a killer, she's a killer, stone cold killer She's a killer, stone cold killer, she's a killer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) War Machine (Simmons, Adams, Vallance) 4:14 Wanna bite the hand that feeds me, wanna turn the tides Set the demons free and watch 'em fly Strike down the one who leads me, I'm gonna take his place Gonna vindicate the human race Better watch out cause I'm a war machine Better watch out cause I'm a war machine Take the reins of power and seize them, draw the battle lines Armageddon's just a matter of time Tear down the voice of reason, let the arrows fly Your freedom's just a state of mind, yeah Better watch out cause I'm a war machine You better watch out cause I'm a war machine You better watch out cause I'm a war machine You better watch out cause I'm a war machine Better watch out cause I'm a war machine I'm a war machine, I'm a war machine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------