Kiss - Asylum (1985) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Stanley - Lead and Back-Up Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Bruce Kulick - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Back-Up Vocals Gene Simmons - Lead and Back-Up Vocals, Rhythm guitar on "Any Way You Slice It" and "Trial By Fire", Bass Eric Carr - Drums, Back-Up Vocals Produced by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Recorded and Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, NYC, NY, by Dave Wittman. Assisted by Ed Garcia and Ken Steiger in June & July 1985. Additional Recording at Right Track Studios, NYC, NY. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Listing 1) King Of The Mountain (Stanley, Kulick, Desmond Child) 4:18 2) Any Way You Slice It (Simmons, Howard Rice) 4:03 3) Who Wants To Be Lonely (Stanley, Child, Jean Beauvoir) 4:02 4) Trial By Fire (Simmons, Kulick) 3:24 5) I'm Alive (Stanley, Kulick, Child) 3:45 6) Love's A Deadly Weapon (Simmons, Stanley, Rod Swenson, Wes Beech) 3:30 7) Tears Are Falling (Stanley) 3:53 8) Secretly Cruel (Simmons) 3:42 9) Radar For Love (Stanley, Child) 4:00 10) Uh! All Night (Stanley, Child, Beauvoir) 4:01 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) King Of The Mountain (Stanley, Kulick, Desmond Child) 4:18 C'mon Yeah I'm gonna climb the mountain I'm gonna hit the top I wanna go where nobody's ever been I'm never gonna stop I'm gonna reign I'm gonna shine I'm gonna hit the ground I'm gonna shoot through the night like a shotgun I'm gonna get on down I wanna get on down I'm the king of the mountain (2) Listen Don't try to save my soul from destruction I'm never gonna fall Don't try to give me a piece of the action I'm gonna take it all All the king's horses All the king's men We're gettin' crazy again and again Make up your mind cause it's time we get goin' We're gonna get on down (2) I'm the king of the mountain (4) Yeah Wow Yeah King of the mountain Say it King of the mountain I'm the king of the mountain (2) Yeah yeah I'm the king of the mountain - and the winner takes it all Let's go Oh yeah Let's go Ooh yeah Let's go --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Any Way You Slice It (Simmons, Howard Rice) 4:03 I caught the tail of a hurricane And I've never ever been the same I went out on a limb Gotcha wonder my skin, well alright You got dirt under your fingernails What I'm thinkin' can lend me in jail Well you're caught in this trap And you can never go back, no no, wow wow I know you wanna cross the border And you know the doctor's orders Well it's better late than never Can't stay innocent forever It's alright, alright, yeah Any way you slice it - any way you slice it You know you can't deny it - any way you slice it You're hot under the collar Ain't your mother's little daughter anymore Ain't no wolf on the corner Can't keep it in any longer Well if you're lookin' for bliss What I got you can't miss, well alright When it works like a charm It'll do you no harm You'll be in heaven tonite I know you'll feel alright Any way you slice it - any way you slice it You know you can't deny it - any way you slice it I know what's in your heart I know what's in your mind, ow Any way you slice it - any way you slice it You know you can't deny it - any way you slice it You're hot under the collar Ain't your mother's little daughter anymore, uh I know you wanna cross the border And you know the doctor's orders Well it's better late than never Can't stay innocent forever No no, no no, yeah Alright Well, if I told you once I told you twice Just listen baby And take my advice Why settle for seconds When you can have the best Lemme be you king bee I want your hornet's nest Any way you slice it - any way you slice it You know you can't deny it - any way you slice it I know what's in your heart I know what's in your mind, yeah Any way you slice it - any way you slice it You know you can't deny it - any way you slice it You're hot under the collar Ain't your mother's little daughter anymore... You know you ain't your mother's little daughter ... anymore --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Who Wants To Be Lonely (Stanley, Child, Jean Beauvoir) 4:02 Uuh you look good tonight Standing there in your own world Baby talk to me with your eyes Before the moment dies I want to say to you Time is just passing us by You keep waiting for something called Love Wake up in the middle of the night Nobody's gonna make it alright Who wants to be lonely Who wants to be with you tonight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Who wants to be lonely Who wants to be holding you tight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Uuh, yeah yeah Open yourself to me Let me show you what it can be like Baby giving it all that you've got Nothing can hold you back Some things can stand alone A mountain can feel no desire But a heart isn't made of a stone Wake up in the middle of the night Nobody's gonna make it alright Who wants to be lonely Who wants to be with you tonight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Who wants to be lonely Who wants to be holding you tight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Who wants to be lonely - oh oh oh oh Who wants to be lonely - open yourself Who wants to be lonely - yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Wake up in the middle of the night Nobody's gonna make it alright Uh I want to say to you Time is just passing us by You keep waiting for something called Love... Who wants to be lonely Who wants to be with you tonight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Who wants to be lonely Who wants to be holding you tight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Yeah yeah Who wants to be lonely, yeah yeah Who wants to be with you tonight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Who wants to be lonely, yeah yeah Who wants to be holding you tight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Who wants to be lonely Who wants to be with you tonight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Who wants to be lonely Who wants to be holding you tight, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Trial By Fire (Simmons, Kulick) 3:24 Only got one life to live I'm gonna live it - oh yeah Some people say I go to far I don't care if I'm reachin' for the start Gonna climb that ladder to the top Nothin' can stop me now Well look out world 'Cause here I come Oh yeah - oh yeah Life's a trial by fire So I'm gonna live my life - oh yeah It's a trial by fire So just roll the dice - oh yeah And I'll take what I get Can't listen to nobody else You just got to believe in yourself They'll criticize you lay down the low They'll say, just who do you think you are Gonna live it 'til the rivers run dry What I have got to lose Just try and stop me, go ahead and try Oh yeah - oh yeah Life's a trial by fire So I'm gonna live it up - oh yeah Oh yeah Trial by fire So just roll the dice Oh yeah - oh yeah Trial - trial by fire Never gonna give it up - oh yeah Oh yeah - oh yeah People say I'm crazy They don't understand They haven't got a clue - oh no They say, tell me everything They say, let me hear you sing I say, tell me what I'm gonna do - oh yeah Cause I'm gonna live my life The way I want to Live it, live it The way I want to Trial by fire I'm gonna live my life - oh yeah Oh yeah Trial - trial by fire So just roll the dice - oh yeah Oh yeah Trial by - trial by fire Roll the dice - oh yeah Trial - trial by fire I'm gonna live it up - oh yeah Oh yeah Trial by - yeah - fire Yeah I'm gonna ... up - oh yeah Trial by - yeah - fire I'm gonna live my life... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) I'm Alive (Stanley, Kulick, Child) 3:45 Too many women, I've got too little time I keep on tryin' Man if it kills me I know what I'll do Dead, stiff and smilin' - wow Don't need a doctor puttin' me to bed Give me the nurse and I'll make sure that she's fed Don't need no doctor givin' me pills I'm hot enough to give you chills Livin' life for love, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I can't get enough (I can't get enough), get it right (right), I'm alive Take a look in the Book of Love, man, it's understood Right to the letter One pretty girl makes you feel pretty good Two's even better - wow, wow I learned my lesson, my golden rule You know I made a teacher's stay after school Don't look for reasons, don't waste your time I've got the goods to make you mine Livin' life for love, I'm alive, I'm alive (yeah), I'm alive I can't get enough (can't get enough), get it right (right), I'm alive The way until my heart beats Yeah Don't need no doctor Take a look in the Book of Love and it's understood It ain't a crime to feel that's good Livin' life for love, I'm alive, I'm alive (yeah), I'm alive I can't get enough (can't get enough), get it right (right), I'm alive Livin' life for love, I'm alive, I'm alive, yeah, I'm alive I can't get enough (can't get enough), get it right, I'm alive Livin' life for love (3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Love's A Deadly Weapon (Simmons, Stanley, Rod Swenson, Wes Beech) 3:30 Uh give it to me I'm gettin' fired up And hot thunder's flowin' through my blood My temperature's risin', baby I wanna feel the warmth of your touch So get a grip I'm hot on your heels You're burnin' up cause you know Just how it feels, yeah And you just can't help yourself now baby Cause this time it's real, ow Love's a deadly weapon And murder's on my mind It's time you learned a lesson Gonna love you this time, yeah Like sugar to a baby, yeah Something you could use Make you an offer baby You can't refuse There you stand all dressed in red I got this feelin' in me Can't get you out of my head One day you say you hate me But I find you in my bed, yeah Love's a deadly weapon And murder's on my mind I'm burnin' up with fever I'm gonna love you this time Yeah Yeah yeah I'm gonna love you this time, yeah yeah yeah Love's a deadly weapon And murder's on my mind I'm burnin' up with fever I wanna love you (2) Yeah Oh my time --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) Tears Are Falling (Stanley) 3:53 I read your mind like an open book You lost the fire in your eyes You turn to me with a different look And then it's raining, looks like it's raining Oh no, tears are falling (3) Something is wrong as I hold you near Somebody else holds your heart, yeah You look at me with your eyes in tears And then it's raining, looks like it's raining Oh no, tears are falling Oh no, tears are falling - uuh Oh no, tears are falling - wow I saw you cry And now it's raining, looks like it's raining And now it's raining, feels like it's raining Oh no, tears are falling Oh no, tears are falling - uuh Oh no, tears are falling - falling from your eyes (2) Oh no, tears are falling (2) (Someone stole your heart) Oh no, tears are falling (They're falling from your eyes) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Secretly Cruel (Simmons) 3:42 I saw my picture hangin' on her wall She cut it out of that magazine It was a hot day, she wore lingerie And nothin' else in between, uh She had long hair, and thigh snake skin boots And she was all over me like a cheap suit Then she bared herself (ah ah) And stripped my soul Began to shake, rattle and roll Then I took control Yeah But I know she's secretly cruel I ain't nobody's fool Yeah, I know she's secretly cruel Just when I thought it was safe She puts her lips to my face She's secretly, secretly cruel Well she grabbed my hair And I began to rise I could tell what she wanted By that look in her eyes Oh wow By that look in her eyes, yeah I said come here baby and make it quick She said - not so fast And had a drink Chorus: Well it ain't just a luck But I better knock on wood She's gonna give me everything Somehow I knew she would Oh But I know she's secretly cruel I ain't nobody's fool Yeah, I know she's secretly cruel I said baby you're the fire But I ain't the fuel She's secretly, secretly cruel, yeah So cruel Chorus Oh But I know she's secretly cruel I ain't nobody's fool Yeah, I know she's secretly cruel Oh But I know she's secretly cruel I ain't nobody's fool (nobody's fool) Yeah, I know she's secretly cruel I need love But I don't play the fool (Secretly) She's so (secretly) cruel Cruel yeah (3) I know she's secretly, secretly (She's so cruel, so cruel) Cruel yeah (3) I know she's secretly, secretly (She's so cruel, so cruel) She's so cruel Yeah yeah yeah Secretly, secretly --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) Radar For Love (Stanley, Child) 4:00 Passion fire runnin' through my veins Got a little bit of love and I go insane I may talk big baby I don't lie Ooh the guys don't know But the girls know why No, know why Chorus: Get down and get to it I know you can do it Get down and get to it I know you can do it Radar - for love (4) Radar - uh yeah When you feel so hot that you can't hold still And you don't know how you're gonna get your fill Send an S. O. S. baby No one can Chorus Radar - for love Radar - for love (oh yeah) Radar - for love Radar Radar - for love Radar (2) Radar - for love Oh yeah One more time Get down (3) Radar - for love Radar - for love (oh no) Radar - for love Radar Radar - for love (2) Radar Radar - for love Radar - uh Radar (6) Radar - for love Radar - c'mon Radar - uh Radar Radar - I say yeah Radar (2)... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) Uh! All Night (Stanley, Child, Beauvoir) 4:01 Everywhere around the world Everybody's doin' time Freedom comes at 5:15 Prison starts at quarter to nine It takes a hard workin' lover To keep on towin' the line I'll meet you under the cover I get excited, I'm so excited Chorus: Well we work all day And we don't know why Well there's just one thing that money can't buy When your body's been starved feed your appetite When you work all day You gotta UH! All night UH! (6) Take me to the jungle, honey We're livin' in a human zoo Yeah, getcha turnin' tricks for money I'd rather roll around with you 'Cos when the waitin' is over I come a runnin' to you I got the whole night to show you I get excited, I'm so excited Chorus Oh let me hear you UH! Right UH! (3) Yeah Chorus Ain't got me workin' Ain't got me runnin' Oh girl, I'm comin' to you Chorus (3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------