You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! is a Live hits album released by American

United States

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 hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Kiss

KISS (band)

Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...

. The album was issued to coincide with the group's 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour

Alive/Worldwide Tour

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. All of the songs on the album are live versions. Most were taken from Alive! or Alive II

Alive II

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but four recordings had been previously unreleased. The liner notes report the tracks are outtakes from Alive! and Alive II-era recordings. The final track is an interview of the reunited group conducted by Jay Leno

Jay Leno

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The album was certified

Music recording sales certification

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 gold by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

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 on May 21, 1997.

Track listing

The Japanese CD/ US vinyl release had another live track ("New York Groove"), featuring Eric Carr

Eric Carr

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 on drums rather than Peter Criss

Peter Criss

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Charts

Album

Year	Nation	Chart	Position
1996	United States	The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	17
	Australia	ARIA Album Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	26

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