"Every Time I Look at You" is a song by the American rock band Kiss from their 1992 studio album Revenge.[2] It became the album's final single.
| "Every Time I Look at You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Kiss | ||||
| from the album Revenge | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[1] | |||
| Length | 4:38 | |||
| Label | Mercury (USA) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Every Time I Look at You" on YouTube | ||||
Background and writing
editIt was the ninth track on the band's 1992 studio album Revenge.[2]
The song was written by Paul Stanley and Bob Ezrin,
Composition
editBrett Weiss' Encyclopedia of KISS notes that the song "Every Time I Look at You" "is further proof" to the fact that "with songs like 'Beth' and 'Forever' KISS can do powerballads with the best of them."[2]
According to the same Encyclopedia of KISS, Dick Wagner, a "prolific musician", "who worked with such legendary acts as Lou Reed and Billy Joel, plays guitar on the song. It wasn't the first and only time he played on a Kiss recording, among other Kiss songs he played guitar on were "Beth", "Flaming Youth" and "Sweet Pain"[3] (from the 1976 album Destroyer).
Personnel
edit- Paul Stanley – lead and backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Bruce Kulick – electric guitar, bass
- Eric Singer – drums, percussion
with
- Dick Wagner – guitar solo
- Bob Ezrin – keyboards, strings & horn arrangement
Charts
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 31 |
References
edit- ^ McPadden 8/7/2015, Mike. "5 Hair Metal Ballads Inspired By/Ripped Off From Extreme's "More Than Words"". VH1 News. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Brett Weiss (2017-07-24). Encyclopedia of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects. McFarland. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-4766-2540-9.
- ^ Brett Weiss (2017-07-24). Encyclopedia of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects. McFarland. pp. 202–. ISBN 978-1-4766-2540-9.
- ^ "Kiss – Every Time I Look at You". Singles Top 100.
External links
edit- "Every Time I Look at You" at Discogs