Just when you thought Kiss couldn't be further removed from their raw rock/metal roots with 1985's lackluster Asylum, the band sinks even further with 1987's popfest Crazy Nights.
Kiss were the most unfocused they had ever been by 1987 (the absence of original members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley obviously had something to do with it).
They hooked up with producer Ron Nevison, who had recently produced chart-topping records for Heart and Ozzy Osbourne.
Keyboards had no business being on a Kiss record, yet they rear their ugly head throughout Crazy Nights.
"Turn on the Night," "Reason to Live," the anthemic "Crazy Crazy Nights" (a British Top Ten hit), and perhaps the worst Kiss song ever recorded, "My Way," are all bogged down with keyboards.
Still, a song or two does contain music that would be reminiscent of the Kiss of old if it weren't for Nevison's glossy production ("No, No, No," etc.).
Rather than being a true hard rock force, a status they had begun to reclaim on 1982's Creatures of the Night and 1983's Lick It Up, Kiss were merely trying to replicate the hit formula of other bands of the day (Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, etc.).
As Crazy Nights displays, their lack of success in that area was dire.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crazy Crazy NightsAdam Mitchell, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | I'll Fight Hell to Hold YouBruce Kulick, Adam Mitchell, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Bang Bang YouDesmond Child, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | No, No, NoEric Carr, Bruce Kulick, Gene Simmons | Kiss | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Hell or High WaterBruce Kulick, Gene Simmons | Kiss | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | My WayDesmond Child, Paul Stanley, Bruce Turgon | Kiss | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | When Your Walls Come DownBruce Kulick, Adam Mitchell, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Reason to LiveDesmond Child, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Good Girl Gone BadPeter Diggins, Davitt Sigerson, Gene Simmons | Kiss | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | Turn on the NightPaul Stanley, Diane Warren | Kiss | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Thief in the NightGene Simmons, Mitch Weissman | Kiss | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 42 mins | 98 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 304 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Ashley | Keyboards |
| 2 | Don Barlow | Guitar Technician |
| 3 | Eric Carr | Composer, Drums |
| 4 | Desmond Child | Composer |
| 5 | Robert V. Conte | Liner Notes, Redesign |
| 6 | Peter Diggins | Composer |
| 7 | Paul Jamieson | Drum Technician |
| 8 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 9 | Tom Kelly | Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Kiss | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Yasuhito Kitai | Liner Notes |
| 12 | Bruce Kulick | Composer, Guitar |
| 13 | Glen LaFerman | Photography |
| 14 | Bill Levenson | Remastering Supervisor |
| 15 | Adam Mitchell | Composer |
| 16 | Ron Nevison | Engineer, Producer |
| 17 | Joseph M. Palmaccio | Remastering |
| 18 | Jeff Poe | Assistant Engineer |
| 19 | Davitt Sigerson | Composer |
| 20 | Gene Simmons | Bass, Composer |
| 21 | Paul Stanley | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 22 | Julian Stoll | Assistant Engineer |
| 23 | Bruce Turgon | Composer |
| 24 | Diane Warren | Composer |
| 25 | Mitch Weissman | Composer |
| 26 | Walter Wick | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 27 | Toby Wright | Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |