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Ralph Viera (Dr.Fukk) from the band Thrash Or Die (http://www.facebook.com/thrashordie.fl) reviews Hot in the Shade. The 15th studio album by Kiss, released in 1989. It is the first Kiss studio album since 1981's Music from "The Elder" to feature three members singing lead vocals on the album with Carr's vocal debut on the song Little Ceasar. It also marked the last Kiss album with drummer Eric Carr before his death in 1991.
eaturing 15 songs, Hot in the Shade contains the largest amount of material of any of Kiss's studio albums. The album is one of the band's longest, with a running time of nearly an hour (58:39). Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley appeared in Kiss makeup for the first time since their 1983 unmasking in the video for "Rise to It". Although the scene with Simmons and Stanley in makeup took place in 1975, the costumes they used were historically inaccurate, Simmons' was from the Unmasked (1980) era while Stanley's was from Love Gun (1977).

Tommy Thayer who co-wrote "Betrayed" and "The Street Giveth And The Street Taketh Away", eventually became Kiss's permanent lead guitarist in 2002, replacing Ace Frehley as "The Spaceman". Kiss performed the song "Hide Your Heart" on their 1990 Hot in the Shade tour, which followed the album. Stanley would once again perform the song during his 2006-2007 Live to Win solo tour. A single co-written by Michael Bolton, "Forever", was a pop hit and became a constant fixture on the band's live performances, but otherwise the album has been largely ignored on live shows following the reunion of the original lineup. Bruce Kulick and Stanley performed "Hide Your Heart" on their solo tours.
Hot in the Shade was certified Gold on December 20, 1989 by the RIAA.

Its most successful single, " Forever" reached #8 on the Billboard charts, the band's best showing since " Beth", 13 years earlier.
1. "Rise to It" Paul Stanley, Bob Halligan, Jr Stanley 4:08
2. "Betrayed" Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer Simmons 3:38
3. "Hide Your Heart" Stanley, Desmond Child, Holly Knight Stanley 4:25
4. "Prisoner of Love" Simmons, Bruce Kulick Simmons 3:52
5. "Read My Body" Stanley, Halligan Stanley 3:48
6. "Love's a Slap in the Face" Simmons, Vini Poncia Simmons 4:04
7. "Forever" Stanley, Michael Bolton Stanley 3:52
8. "Silver Spoon" Stanley, Poncia Stanley 4:38
9. "Cadillac Dreams" Simmons, Poncia Simmons 3:44
10. "King of Hearts" Stanley, Poncia Stanley 4:26
11. "The Street Giveth and the Street Taketh Away" Simmons, Thayer Simmons 3:34
12. "You Love Me to Hate You" Stanley, Child Stanley 4:00
13. "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" Simmons, Poncia Simmons 3:52
14. "Little Caesar" Eric Carr, Simmons, Adam Mitchell Carr 3:08
15. "Boomerang" Simmons, Kulick Simmons 3:30

Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, vocals (slide guitar on "Rise to It", acoustic guitar on "Forever", brass on "Cadillac Dreams")
Gene Si Bruce Kulickmmons - bass guitar, vocals
- lead guitar, backing vocals (all guitars on "Little Caesar", bass guitar on "Forever")
Eric Carr - drums, percussion, backing vocals (lead vocals and bass guitar on "Little Caesar")

Tommy Thayer - acoustic and electric guitar on "Betrayed" and "The Street Giveth and the Street Taketh Away"
Phil Ashley - keyboards on "Hide Your Heart" and "Forever"
Pat Regan - brass on "Cadillac Dreams"
Charlotte Crossley, Valerie Pinkston, Kim Edwards-Brown - backing vocals on "Silver Spoon"
Kevin Valentine - drums on "You Love Me to Hate You"

Album cover art director/Designer: Mitchell Kanner