The Very Best of Kiss explained

The Very Best of Kiss
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Kiss
Cover:	Very best of KISS.jpg
Released:	August 27, 2002
Recorded:	1974–1991
Genre:	Hard rock rock
Length:	75:09
Label:	Mercury UTV
Producer:	Bill Levenson
Prev Title:	Psycho Circus
Prev Year:	1998
Next Year:	2003

The Very Best of Kiss is a compilation album by the American rock band Kiss. It was released on August 27, 2002. It contains 21 of the band's most popular tracks, all previously released, with original versions.

Personnel

Kiss

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, intro guitar solo (5), first guitar solo on (10, 13), bass (15, 17)
• Gene Simmons – vocals, bass; rhythm guitar (14)
• Peter Criss – drums, vocals
• Ace Frehley – lead guitar; rhythm guitar and bass (16), vocals
• Eric Carr – drums and backing vocals (18–20), backing vocals (21)
• Vinnie Vincent – lead guitar (18–19)
• Bruce Kulick – lead guitar (20–21), bass and acoustic guitar solo (20)
• Eric Singer – drums (21)

Additional personnel

Not credited, but do appear

• Anton Fig – drums (16–17)
• Dick Wagner – acoustic guitar (9)
• Vini Poncia – keyboards and backing vocals (17)
• Eddie Kramer – keyboards (13–15)
• Phil Ashley – keyboards (20)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–10)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[1]	52
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)	22
US Top Pop Catalog (Billboard)	29

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard chart history-The Very Best of. AllMusic. May 28, 2011.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035533/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html. August 12, 2004. Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002. Jam!. March 23, 2022.