Asylum is the 13th studio album by the American rock band Kiss. It features the debut of lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, who played with the band on their Animalize tour and officially replaced Mark St. John in September 1984. He was the band's third lead guitarist since the departure of Ace Frehley in late 1982.^[1] The new lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr, and Kulick would last for six years until Carr's death in November 1991.

Album information

The color of the lips on the sleeve mimic the colors of the 1978 solo releases: red for Simmons, purple for Stanley, blue for the lead guitarist (Kulick here, not Frehley) and green for the drummer (Carr here, not Peter Criss). The tour for the album featured the largest Kiss logo on stage the band has ever used, as well as one of the largest lighting rigs. No concert footage of the tour was used in the Kissology II release, minus silent film which is overshadowed by graphics in the menu.

The three music videos for the album were filmed on set in London, England, for the songs "Who Wants to Be Lonely", "Uh! All Night" and "Tears Are Falling". Only "Tears Are Falling" was physically released as a single. "Tears Are Falling" is the only song in the album played regularly on live performances. Like many of the band's songs of the mid-80s, they are rarely played live after the reunion of the original lineup. The song was resurrected in the band's set list during their 2004 Rock the Nation Tour.

Reception

Asylum was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 13, 1985. The album was placed No. 51 magazine's list of the "100 Glam/Hair Metal Albums of All Time".^[2]

Track listing

Credits

• Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, bass guitar on "Tears are falling" & lead vocals
• Gene Simmons - bass guitar & lead vocals
• Bruce Kulick - lead guitar; backing vocals
• Eric Carr - drums; percussion; backing vocals

With

• Jean Beauvoir - bass and backing vocals on "Who Wants to Be Lonely" and "Uh! All Night"
• Allan Schwartzberg - drums; percussion

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Album - UK Albums Chart (United Kingdom)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Single - UK Singles Chart (United Kingdom)

Certifications

References

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