Animalize
Studio album by Kiss
Released	September 13, 1984
Recorded	June - July 1984
Genre	Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Length	35:42
Label	Mercury
Producer	Paul Stanley
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Kiss chronology
Lick It Up (1983) Animalize (1984) Asylum (1985)

Animalize is an album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. In a continuation of the commercial resurgence begun with Lick It Up, Animalize was certified platinum by the RIAA in December 1984. It was the highest-selling Kiss album since 1977's Alive II. Image File history File links Animalize. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article is about the metal musician. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ... // Track listing Exciter (Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent) - 4:10 Not For The Innocent (Gene Simmons, Vincent) - 4:32 Lick It Up (Stanley, Vincent) - 3:59 Young And Wasted (Simmons, Vincent) - 4:04 Gimme More (Stanley, Vincent) - 3:41 All Hells Breakin Loose (Eric Carr, Stanley, Vincent, Simmons) - 4:34... Asylum is the 20th album by the American hard rock band Kiss. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ... Alive II is a 1977 live album from KISS. It is the groups eighth album and second live album. ...

The album marked the first and only appearance by lead guitarist Mark St. John, who replaced Vinnie Vincent in April 1984. St. John would be forced to leave Kiss during the subsequent tour after being diagnosed with Reiter's Syndrome. By November 1984 he was out of the band; the third lead guitarist to exit the band in two years. Mark St. ... Vincent John Cusano, stage name Vinnie Vincent (born August 6, 1952, in Bridgeport, Connecticut), is a guitarist and songwriter most famous for his brief membership in the band KISS. Vincent played lead guitar on the album Creatures of the Night and subsequently toured with KISS in Ankh Warrior makeup. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

When asked what 'Animalize' meant, Stanley said that people were starting to become more like computers - and that "making music by pressing buttons" was no fun.

It was certified Platinum on December 12, 1984, when it sold 1,000,000 copies. The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...

Track listing

1. "I've Had Enough (Into the Fire)" (Paul Stanley, Desmond Child) – 3:50
   • Lead Vocals – Paul Stanley
2. "Heaven's on Fire" (Stanley, Child) – 3:18
   • Lead Vocals – Paul Stanley
3. "Burn Bitch Burn" (Gene Simmons) – 4:38
   • Lead Vocals – Gene Simmons
4. "Get All You Can Take" (Stanley, Mitch Weissman) – 3:42
   • Lead Vocals – Paul Stanley
5. "Lonely Is the Hunter" (Simmons) – 4:27
   • Lead Vocals – Gene Simmons
6. "Under the Gun" (Stanley, Eric Carr, Child) – 3:59
   • Lead Vocals – Paul Stanley
7. "Thrills In the Night" (Stanley, Jean Beauvoir) – 4:18
   • Lead Vocals – Paul Stanley
8. "While the City Sleeps" (Simmons, Weissman) – 3:39
   • Lead Vocals – Gene Simmons
9. "Murder In High Heels" (Simmons, Weissman) – 3:51
   • Lead Vocals – Gene Simmons

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Personnel

• Gene Simmons – bass guitar; lead vocals, backing vocals.
• Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar; lead vocals; backing vocals
• Mark St. John – lead guitar; rhythm guitar.
• Eric Carr – drums; backing vocals.

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• Desmond Child – Backing vocals.
• Jean Beauvoir – Bass on 4, 6 & 7; Backing vocals.
• Allan Schwartzberg – Assorted drum overdubs.
• Bruce Kulick – Guitar solo on 5; Lead guitar overdubs on 9.

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Charts

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External links

• Kiss FAQ - Animalize