Kiss - Lick It Up (1983) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Stanley - Lead and Back-Up Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Vinnie Vincent - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Back-Up Vocals Gene Simmons - Lead and Back-Up Vocals, Bass Eric Carr - Drums, Back-Up Vocals Rick Derringer - Lead Guitar on "Exciter". Produced by Michael James Jackson, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Recorded and Mixed at Right Track Studios, NYC, NY, by Frank Filipetti and Moria Marquis, July & August 1983. Additional Recording engineered by Dave Wittman and Stephen Benben at Atlantic Studios, NYC, NY, and Danny Caccavo at The Hit Factory, NYC, NY. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Listing 1) Exciter (Stanley, Vincent) 4:11 2) Not For The Innocent (Simmons, Vincent) 4:23 3) Lick It Up (Stanley, Vincent) 3:56 4) Young And Wasted (Simmons, Vincent) 4:05 5) Gimme More (Stanley, Vincent) 3:44 6) All Hell's Breakin' Loose (Carr, Stanley, Vincent, Simmons) 4:33 7) A Million To One (Stanley, Vincent) 4:10 8) Fits Like A Glove (Simmons) 4:04 9) Dance All Over Your Face (Simmons) 4:16 10) And On The 8th Day (Simmons, Vincent) 4:02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Exciter (Stanley, Vincent) 4:11 Oh, deep in the night I am waiting Sent from above Power of love in my hand And I know what you want I know what you need And I know what you feel Lose all your fears And live out your dreams I'm the one who's gonna make it real Chorus: Passion and fire, lust and desire Exciter Pleasure and pain, this is my name Exciter Oh, heaven is yours for the taking Power of love Sent from above in your hand And I'll give you more than ever before So take all you need When you open your arms, open your eyes I'm the one who's gonna make you see Chorus Surrender to me, and I'll guarantee You'll pray that the night never ends Come play the game, this is my name Exciter And I'll show you a world Where you've never been It's time that you knew There's no time for waiting It's time to begin 'Cos I'm the one's gonna take you --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Not For The Innocent (Simmons, Vincent) 4:23 I'm mean and I'm dirty Like none you've ever seen Bad habits drip like honey No tongue can lick me clean Yeah I'm not of royal blood I've never been discreet Better lock up your daughters We're comin' to your town We're here for the statute Kick you when you're down Kick you when you're down We're not for the innocent Not for the innocent Ooh, we're not for the innocent Let the beast run wild Yeah I've been damned, I've been cursed I been guilty and abused I spit the hangman in his face And hung him with his noose Habitual threat I got you in my claws Gonna tan your hide Rip the flesh off your bones Look me in the eye And you're gonna turn to stone You're gonna turn to stone Chorus Better lock up your daughters We're comin' to your town Better pray we're not around --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Lick It Up (Stanley, Vincent) 3:56 Don't wanna wait 'til you know me better Let's just be glad for the time together Life's such a treat and it's time you taste it There ain't a reason on earth to waste it It ain't a crime to be good to yourself Chorus: Lick it up, lick it up It's only right now Lick it up, lick it up Ooh, yeah Lick it up, lick it up Come on, come on Lick it up, lick it up Don't need to wait for an invitation You gotta live like you're on vacation There's something sweet you can't buy with money It's all you need so believe me honey It ain't crime to be good to yourself Lick it up, lick it up It's only right now Lick it up, lick it up Ooh, yeah Lick it up, lick it up Come on, come on Lick it up, lick it up It's only right now, ooh yeah, yeah, yeah Chorus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Young And Wasted (Simmons, Vincent) 4:05 Like a fly to a spider, you're under the spell It's the game and the liar, for those who tall the bell You're more than just a name, you fight for the right But like a moth to a flame, you see the bait you bite You're restless and wild and walking the line You're not just another pretty face Need an answer fast and you're runnin' out of time And the night goes on for days Chorus: Young and wasted, I can almost taste it I can almost taste it, young and wasted You been branded by the iron, you been cut by the knife There's a monkey on your back runnin' up and down your spine You hunger for the fire and run with the pack But you know damn well there ain't no turnin' back You're damned it you do and you're damned if you don't So you laugh in the face of the fates Fallen angles spread their wings So you cross the gates of hate Chorus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Gimme More (Stanley, Vincent) 3:44 Live wire on the loose, white fire gotta move Hot blood, need your love, hard as rock can't get enough Wanna feel you deep inside, pumping through my veins Fill you to the core Let me take you thru the night, heaven knows no pain Open up the door Chorus: Gimme more, ooh Gimme more, ooh Baby gimme love ooh Like a dog to a bone, make you sweat make you moan Love is sweet so insane, come on lick my candy cane Passion in the third degree, burning in my brain Slave to love's desire Livin', lovin', feel the heat, never to be tamed Born to play with fire Chorus Touch my body, take it slow C'mon make my juices flow Feelin' good, awry price Ooh nothin' I won't sacrifice Got a thirst for payin' rough I can't get my fill Never keepin' score C'mon baby, let me in gonna break your will Open up the door Chorus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) All Hell's Breakin' Loose (Carr, Stanley, Vincent, Simmons) 4:33 (Spoken): Street hustler comes walking up to me one day And I'm walking down the street minding my own business And he looks me up and he looks me down and says "Hey man, what be this?" and "Why do you gotta look like that?" I just looked at him and kinda laughed and said Hey man, I am cool, I am the Breeze Haven't you heard, there's a new revolution Gotta spread the word, too much confusion All hell's breakin' loose Hey now people have you heard the news All hell's breakin' loose Overloading, blowin' my fuse All hell's breakin' loose Day and night baby, night and day All hell's breakin' loose In the streets there's a brand new way (Spoken): Now, we ain't always winners but this is the life we gotta chose And we won't change or rearrange and we ain't never gonna lose It ain't always easy when the goin' gets rough When you're gettin' even, you gotta show your stuff Take a look around, only one solution Set the world on fire, fight the institution Gonna stand our ground, feel the new sensation Something goin' down, rock the nation All hell's breakin' loose Hey now people have you heard the news All hell's breakin' loose Overloading, blowin' my fuse All hell's breakin' loose Day and night baby, night and day All hell's breakin' loose Haven't you heard, only one solution Gotta spread the word Tell it to the people now Take a look around, feel the new sensation Set the world on fire, rock the nation All hell's breakin' loose Hey now people have you heard the news All hell's breakin' loose Overloading, blowin' my fuse All hell's breakin' loose Day and night baby, night and day All hell's breakin' loose In the streets there's a brand new way All hell's breakin' loose --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) A Million To One (Stanley, Vincent) 4:10 Baby, now that you've made up your mind I'm gonna let you go, if that's what it takes to show love is blind I gave you the best love you ever had, but it wasn't enough So if you think you're so smart, go and play with your heart When you walk out the door, you'll realize what you never did before Chorus: A million to one - that's what it will be A million to one - there's someone better than me A million to one - no, you never will find A million to one - another love like mine Yeah, we choose our sides and I've been misunderstood But everytime I try to open your eyes, I'm damned and I'm no good Day after day, you're further away, and I can't take anymore So it's time that you go, but I want you to know I won't stand in your way, deep in my heart, I know Girl you're running away Chorus One of these days you'll come out of your haze No matter what you do, it'll be too late Something good won't wait Love is runnin' out yet Chorus Listen to your heart, girl You never will find another love like mine No, you never will find another love like mine --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Fits Like A Glove (Simmons) 4:04 Ain't cardinal sin baby lemme in Girl, I'm gonna treat you right Well goodness sakes, my snake's alive And it's ready to bite Hornet's nest, lay me down to rest Ooh I wanna shed my skin I got the urge to merge, you're cold as ice Baby won't you lemme in Night scenes, wet dreams Enough to make you drool And fire ... fire for the fuel Don't like to dress, talk too good But I found my queen Not too clean, know what I like If you know what I mean Chorus: Baby, baby, guess you win the prize Maybe, baby where the sun never shines This must be love, fits like a glove Well it must be love, well it must be love Fits like a glove Feel the heat, driver's seat My blessing is my curse Think I'm gonna burst, a gonna burst, a gonna burst Ooh, ooh Cause when I go through her It's just like a... A hot knife ... through butter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) Dance All Over Your Face (Simmons) 4:16 Baby I know it's a jungle out there Well if you can play it cool, I can play it debonair You were warm, but there was an inner ice And baby, you were like a rollin' dice Well if I told you once, I told you twice Hey listen babe, there's trouble in paradise Well, I found a lipstick stain of your kiss And you can sink your teeth into this, bitch Chorus: I'm gonna dance - dance all over your face I'm gonna dance all over your face I'm gonna dance all over your face Hey baby, can you pass this quiz Well, just put your money where your mouth is You're as sharp as a slap from a lover's hand Hey baby, baby, baby, this is all I can stand You played your hand, and now you lose Well listen bitch, I got news I saw you with another man And you put me in disgrace Chorus No cheap perfume can change my mind, no satin and lace Yes, I'm gonna dance, all over your face No thigh high boots, forbidden fruit No satin and lace Chorus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) And On The 8th Day (Simmons, Vincent) 4:02 The sky is fallin' and the wheels of life Are grinding out a brand new beat The streets are burnin' with the call of the wild And I can feel the heat They'll call you names and spit in your face But legends never die Just pick up your guitar, on your knees and pray And hold your head up high Chorus: And on the 8th day God created rock and roll And on the 8th day God created rock and roll Out of the ashes came the dawn And the shape of things to came Never surrender just carry on Straight to kingdom come You sold your soul and virginity Can't rape a heart of gold Born to rule its destiny Now it can be told Chorus Rock of ages carry the news To the heart of a brave new world Feel the noise in the name of rock Let the heavens roar Chorus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vinnie Vincent uses Jackson Guitars Eric Carr uses Ludwig drum ---------------------------------------------------------------------------