The Box Set (Kiss)

The Box Set
Box set by Kiss
Released	November 20, 2001
Recorded	1966–2000
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	6:04:13
Label	Mercury; Universal
Producer	Various
Kiss chronology

The Box Set is a five CD collection of recordings drawn from the Kiss archives reportedly selected by the band. The Box Set includes 94 tracks, including 30 previously unreleased band and solo demos, outtakes, live recordings, and a 120-page color booklet with track-by-track commentary by band members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss, detailed track information, photos and essays. A limited number of the set were released in a guitar case-shaped box.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Box Set peaked at #128 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA on December 18, 2001.[2]

Track listing

Disc 1: 1966 ~ 1975
No.	Title	Original album
1.	"Strutter" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
2.	"Deuce" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
3.	"Keep Me Waiting" (Performed by Wicked Lester)	1972 ~ Wicked Lester (Unreleased Album)
4.	"She" (Performed by Wicked Lester)	1972 ~ Wicked Lester (Unreleased Album)
5.	"Love Her All I Can" (Performed by Wicked Lester)	1972 ~ Wicked Lester (Unreleased Album)
6.	"Let Me Know" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
7.	"100,000 Years" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
8.	"Stop, Look to Listen" (Paul Stanley 1966 Demo)	Previously Unreleased
9.	"Leeta" (Gene Simmons 1969 Demo)	Previously Unreleased
10.	"Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
11.	"Acrobat" (Live in 1973)	Previously Unreleased
12.	"Firehouse" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
13.	"Nothin' to Lose"	1974 ~ KISS
14.	"Black Diamond"	1974 ~ KISS
15.	"Hotter Than Hell"	1974 ~ Hotter Than Hell
16.	"Strange Ways"	1974 ~ Hotter Than Hell
17.	"Parasite"	1974 ~ Hotter Than Hell
18.	"Goin' Blind"	1974 ~ Hotter Than Hell
19.	"Anything for My Baby"	1975 ~ Dressed to Kill
20.	"Ladies in Waiting"	1975 ~ Dressed to Kill
21.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	1975 ~ Dressed to Kill

Disc 2: 1975 ~ 1977
No.	Title	Original album
1.	"C'mon and Love Me" (Live in 1975)	1975 ~ Alive!
2.	"Rock Bottom" (Live in 1975)	1975 ~ Alive!
3.	"Cold Gin" (Live in 1975)	1975 ~ Alive!
4.	"Watchin' You" (Live in 1975)	1975 ~ Alive!
5.	"Doncha Hesitate" (Unreleased Demo)	Previously Unreleased
6.	"Mad Dog" (Unreleased Demo)	Previously Unreleased
7.	"God of Thunder" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
8.	"Great Expectations"	1976 ~ Destroyer
9.	"Beth"	1976 ~ Destroyer
10.	"Do You Love Me?"	1976 ~ Destroyer
11.	"Bad, Bad Lovin'" (Calling Dr. Love Demo)	Previously Unreleased
12.	"Calling Dr. Love"	1976 ~ Rock and Roll Over
13.	"Mr. Speed" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
14.	"Christine Sixteen"	1977 ~ Love Gun
15.	"Hard Luck Woman"	1976 ~ Rock and Roll Over
16.	"Shock Me"	1977 ~ Love Gun
17.	"I Stole Your Love"	1977 ~ Love Gun
18.	"I Want You" (1977 Soundcheck)	Previously Unreleased
19.	"Love Gun" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
20.	"Love Is Blind" (Unreleased Demo)	Previously Unreleased

Disc 3: 1976 ~ 1982
No.	Title	Original album
1.	"Detroit Rock City" (Edit)	1976 ~ Destroyer
2.	"King of the Night Time World" (Live in 1977)	1977 ~ Alive II
3.	"Larger Than Life"	1977 ~ Alive II
4.	"Rocket Ride"	1977 ~ Alive II
5.	"Tonight You Belong to Me"	1978 ~ Paul Stanley
6.	"New York Groove" (Hello Cover)	1978 ~ Ace Frehley
7.	"Radioactive" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
8.	"Don't You Let Me Down"	1978 ~ Peter Criss
9.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	1979 ~ Dynasty
10.	"Sure Know Something"	1979 ~ Dynasty
11.	"Shandi"	1980 ~ Unmasked
12.	"You're All That I Want, You're All That I Need" (Demo Version) (Recorded in 1977)	Previously Unreleased
13.	"Talk to Me" (Live in 1980)	Previously Unreleased
14.	"A World Without Heroes"	1981 ~ Music From "The Elder"
15.	"The Oath"	1981 ~ Music From "The Elder"
16.	"Nowhere to Run"	1982 ~ Killers
17.	"Creatures of the Night (1985 Remix)"	1982 ~ Creatures of the Night
18.	"War Machine"	1982 ~ Creatures of the Night
19.	"I Love It Loud"	1982 ~ Creatures of the Night

Disc 4: 1983 ~ 1989
No.	Title	Original album
1.	"Lick It Up"	1983 ~ Lick It Up
2.	"All Hell's Breakin' Loose"	1983 ~ Lick It Up
3.	"Heaven's on Fire"	1984 ~ Animalize
4.	"Get All You Can Take"	1984 ~ Animalize
5.	"Thrills in the Night"	1984 ~ Animalize
6.	"Tears Are Falling"	1985 ~ Asylum
7.	"Uh! All Night"	1985 ~ Asylum
8.	"Time Traveler" (Unreleased Demo)	Previously Unreleased
9.	"Hell or High Water"	1987 ~ Crazy Nights
10.	"Crazy Crazy Nights"	1987 ~ Crazy Nights
11.	"Reason to Live"	1987 ~ Crazy Nights
12.	"Let's Put the X in Sex"	1988 ~ Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
13.	"Hide Your Heart"	1989 ~ Hot in the Shade
14.	"Ain't That Peculiar" (Little Caesar Demo)	Previously Unreleased
15.	"Silver Spoon"	1989 ~ Hot in the Shade
16.	"Forever" (Single Remix)	1989 ~ Hot in the Shade

Disc 5: 1992 ~ 1999
No.	Title	Original album
1.	"God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"	1992 ~ Revenge
2.	"Unholy" (Edit)	1992 ~ Revenge
3.	"Domino" (Demo Version)	Previously Unreleased
4.	"Every Time I Look at You"	1992 ~ Revenge
5.	"Comin' Home" (Live Unplugged in 1995)	1996 ~ KISS Unplugged
6.	"Got to Choose" (Live Unplugged in 1995)	1996 ~ KISS Unplugged
7.	"I Still Love You" (Live Unplugged in 1995)	1996 ~ KISS Unplugged
8.	"Nothin' to Lose" (Live Unplugged in 1995) (Feat. & Ace Frehley, & Peter Criss)	1996 ~ KISS Unplugged
9.	"Childhood's End" (With Coda)	1997 ~ Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
10.	"I Will Be There"	1997 ~ Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
11.	"Psycho Circus" (Edit)	1998 ~ Psycho Circus
12.	"Into the Void"	1998 ~ Psycho Circus
13.	"Within" (Edit)	1998 ~ Psycho Circus
14.	"I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll"	1998 ~ Psycho Circus
15.	"Nothing Can Keep Me From You"	1999 ~ Detroit Rock City (Soundtrack Album)
16.	"It's My Life"	Previously Unreleased
17.	"Shout It Out Loud" (Live in 1996)	1997 ~ Greatest Kiss
18.	"Rock and Roll All Nite" (Live in 1999)	Previously Unreleased

NOTE:

- The Demo Version of Love Gun was later released on the 2014 Deluxe Edition of Love Gun

- The Live Version of Rock and Roll All Nite in 1999 was later released in 2006's Alive! The Millennium Concert

Charts

Chart (2001)	Position
US Billboard 200[3]	128

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

The Box Set at AllMusic
"American album certifications – Kiss – Box Set". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
"The Box Set - Kiss | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

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[1] The Box Set at AllMusic

[United_StatesKissBox_SetalbumCertRef-2] "American album certifications – Kiss – Box Set". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

[3] "The Box Set - Kiss | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.