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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = Dynasty
{{Infobox album
| Type = studio
| name = Dynasty
| Artist = [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Dynasty (album) cover.jpg
| artist = [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
| Released = May 23, 1979
| cover = Dynasty (album) cover.jpg
| Recorded = January - February 1979
| alt =
| Studio = [[Electric Lady Studios]]<br>[[Record Plant|Record Plant Studios]], <small>New York City</small>
| released = {{start date|1979|5|23}}
| Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[disco]]
| recorded = January–February 1979
| Length = 39:19
| studio = [[Electric Lady Studios|Electric Lady]] and [[Record Plant]], New York City
| Label = [[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]
| Producer = [[Vini Poncia]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[disco]]}}
| length = {{duration| m = 39| s = 19}}
| Last album = ''[[Love Gun]]''<br />(1977)
| label = [[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]
| This album = '''''Dynasty'''''<br />(1979)
| producer = [[Vini Poncia]]
| Next album = ''[[Unmasked (Kiss album)|Unmasked]]''<br />(1980)
| prev_title = [[Double Platinum (Kiss album)|Double Platinum]]
| Misc =
| prev_year = 1978
{{Singles
| next_title = [[Unmasked (Kiss album)|Unmasked]]
| Name = Dynasty
| next_year = 1980
| Type = studio
| misc = {{Singles
| single 1 = [[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]
| name = Dynasty
| single 1 date = May 20, 1979
| type = studio
| single 2 = [[Sure Know Something]]
| single1 = [[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]
| single 2 date = September 30, 1979
| single1date = May 1979<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=KISS&titel=I+Was+Made+For+Lovin%27+You&cat=s|title=Kiss singles}}</ref>
}}
| single2 = [[Sure Know Something]]
| single2date = August 1979<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=KISS&titel=Sure+Know+Something&cat=s|title=Kiss singles}}</ref>
}}
}}
}}

{{Album reviews
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| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic2>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dynasty-mw0000650370 |title=Kiss - Dynasty review |last=Prato |first=Greg |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=February 17, 2022 }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
|rev2 = [[iTunes]]
| rev2Score = 4/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last = Popoff | first = Martin | author-link = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = October 2003 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada | isbn = 978-1894959025 | page=164}}</ref>
|rev2score = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-was-made-for-lovin-you/id259069?i=258939&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=iTunes - Music - Dynasty (Remastered) by KISS |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111134034/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-was-made-for-lovin-you/id259069?i=258939&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |archivedate=2012-11-11 |df= }}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite book| last = Larkin| first = Colin| author-link = Colin Larkin (writer)| year = 2006| publisher = [[Muze]]| title = [[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]| volume = 4| edition = 4| page = 875| isbn = 0195313739}}</ref>
|rev3score = (2.0/10)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/kiss/dynasty.shtml |title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2003-06-26 |accessdate=2011-10-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508133431/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/kiss/dynasty.shtml |archivedate=May 8, 2006 }}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]''
|rev4score = (negative)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dynasty-19790823 |title=Dynasty by Kiss &#124; Rolling Stone Music &#124; Music Reviews |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=26 August 2011}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dynasty-19790823 |title=Dynasty by Kiss &#124; Rolling Stone Music &#124; Music Reviews |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=26 August 2011}}</ref>
| rev4score = 2.0/10<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/kiss/dynasty.shtml| title = Kiss: Dynasty| website = Pitchfork Media| date = June 26, 2003| access-date = October 12, 2011| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060508133431/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/kiss/dynasty.shtml| archive-date = May 8, 2006 }}</ref>
|rev5 = ''Vista Records''
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vistarecords.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=albumreviewsanddiscussion&action=display&thread=111 |title=VISTA RECORDS - KISS - Dynasty (1979) |publisher=Vistarecords.proboards.com |date=2009-11-12 |accessdate=2011-10-12}}</ref>
| rev5score = (negative)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/dynasty-206128/ |title=Dynasty |last=Fricke |first=David |authorlink=David Fricke |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 23, 1979 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232035/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/dynasty-206128/ |archivedate=February 9, 2019 |accessdate=February 20, 2022 }}</ref>
|rev6 = ''TrueMetal''
| rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev6score = (70/100)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.truemetal.it/reviews.php?op=albumreview&id=2619 |title=Recensione: Kiss, Dynasty |publisher=TrueMetal.it |date=2004-04-30 |accessdate=2011-10-12}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/kiss/albumguide| title = Kiss: Album Guide| publisher = rollingstone.com| access-date = September 4, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627000037/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/kiss/albumguide|archive-date=June 27, 2011}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''Metal Nightfall''
| rev7 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
|rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metal.nightfall.fr/index_441_-dynasty-1979.html |title=KISS : DYNASTY (1979) |publisher=Metal.nightfall.fr |date= |accessdate=2011-10-12}}</ref>
| rev7Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kulkarni |first=Neil |author-link=Neil Kulkarni |date=December 1997 |title=Made up for it |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |page=100 |issue=7}}</ref>
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'''''Dynasty''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], produced by [[Vini Poncia]] and released on [[Casablanca Records]] on May 23, 1979. It marked the first time that the original four members of Kiss did not all appear together for the entire album. In later interviews, the band admitted that they started to listen to outsiders about what direction the music should go around the time of ''Dynasty''.
'''''Dynasty''''' is the seventh studio album by American rock band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], produced by [[Vini Poncia]] and released on May 23, 1979, by [[Casablanca Records]].


==Background==
==Album information==
The album and the [[Dynasty Tour|following tour]] were billed as the "Return of Kiss". Kiss had not released a studio album since 1977's ''[[Love Gun]]''. Instead, the band released their [[Alive II|second live album]] and each member had recorded eponymous solo albums, which were simultaneously released on September 18, 1978.
The album and the [[Dynasty Tour|following tour]] were billed as the "Return of Kiss", as the band had not released a studio album since ''[[Love Gun]]'' in 1977. Instead, the band released their second live album, ''[[Alive II]]'', that same year, and each member had recorded eponymous solo albums, which were simultaneously released on September 18, 1978.


Before recording the album, the Kiss members were working separately on various demos:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/alex-room-service/episodes/2021-01-15T22_17_06-08_00 |title = Podomatic {{!}} I slutet av en dynasti}}</ref>
After pre-production and rehearsals were completed, Vini Poncia (who had produced ''[[Peter Criss (album)|Peter Criss]]''), decided that Criss' drumming was substandard, an opinion shared by [[Paul Stanley]] and [[Gene Simmons]]. By this time, Criss was hindered by injuries to his hands that he had suffered in a 1978 car accident. Kiss hired [[South Africa]]n-born studio drummer [[Anton Fig]], who played on ''[[Ace Frehley (album)|Ace Frehley]]'', to play on the ''Dynasty'' sessions. "On ''Dynasty'', Peter was pretty much out of commission," reflected Stanley, "so I wouldn't point to it as a classic Kiss album."<ref>Kitts, Jeff: 'Back in black (and white)', ''[[Guitar World]]'', September 1996, p68</ref> With the exception of his song, "Dirty Livin'", Criss does not appear on the album, and he would not perform on another Kiss album until 1998's ''[[Psycho Circus]]'', on which he would again only play on one song. Fig was again hired to replace Criss during recording sessions for the following album ''[[Unmasked (Kiss album)|Unmasked]]''. [[Eric Carr]] was hired as Criss' permanent replacement before the [[Unmasked Tour|tour]] for the album began.


* [[Peter Criss]] recorded and submitted a four-track demo with the songs "Out of Control", "Rumble", "Dirty Livin'&nbsp;" and "There's Nothing Better". "Dirty Livin'&nbsp;" made it to ''Dynasty'', while "Rumble" remains unreleased officially by the band but has surfaced on the internet as a [[Bootleg recording|bootleg]].<ref>{{Citation |title = Peter Criss Demo - Rumble - 1979 |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOlAQtUUeU8 |language = en |access-date = March 25, 2021}}</ref> The other two songs ended up on his 1980 solo album [[Out of Control (Peter Criss album)|''Out of Control'']].
Frehley, who himself would depart the band 3 years later, sings three songs on ''Dynasty'': "Hard Times", "Save Your Love" and a cover of the [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] song "2000 Man". Although he had frequently sung backing vocals and had written the Kiss classics "[[Cold Gin]]" and "[[Parasite (Kiss song)|Parasite]]", Frehley had only debuted as a lead singer on his song "[[Shock Me]]" on ''[[Love Gun]]'' as he lacked confidence in his ability as a lead singer.
* [[Ace Frehley]] recorded and submitted a five-track demo with "Hard Times", "Save Your Love", a cover of "[[Their Satanic Majesties Request|2000 Man]]", "Backstage Pass" and "Insufficient Data". Three of the songs are on ''Dynasty'', while the last two remain unreleased.
* [[Gene Simmons]] wrote and recorded a large number of demos, including five songs with members of the band Virgin, drummer Chuck Billings and guitarist Tommy Moody. Billings has identified the songs "I Have Just Begun to Fight", "Reputation" and "Bad Bad Lovin" as from the demo he played on, in addition to the two songs credited to Simmons on "Dynasty".<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bergdahl, Linnaeus |first=Alex, Carl |title=Den Sista Dynastin |publisher=Gain |year=2022 |isbn=9789198744804 |location=Sweden |pages=31–32 |language=SWEDISH}}</ref>
* [[Paul Stanley]] wrote songs with [[Desmond Child]]: one called "The Fight" was released on a Desmond Child & Rouge album; and one called "Tonight" formed the verses of "[[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]", combined with a chorus written by Stanley and Vini Poncia. "Sure Know Something" was written after Poncia had joined the project and a recording shows how the song was developed from a basic homemade demo in the studio with the band (except Frehley) and Poncia contributing.
Criss's disco influenced demo of his song "Dirty Livin'" (written in 1971) set the direction for the album project and Simmons and Stanley were briefly in contact with disco producer [[Giorgio Moroder]], a friend of the band's manager [[Bill Aucoin]] before deciding on Vini Poncia.<ref name=":0" />


==Recording==
Stanley's "[[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]" was an attempt to cash in on the popularity of [[disco]] music. It was one of their biggest singles ever, peaking at #11 on the American [[Billboard Hot 100|singles]] chart. He also sang on "Sure Know Something" and "Magic Touch". In contrast, Simmons sings lead vocals on only two songs: "Charisma" and "X-Ray Eyes". Giorgio Moroder was originally scheduled to produce ''Dynasty''. {{citation needed|date=January 2012}} ''Escape from Hell'' was the subtitle of ''Dynasty'''s Japanese release.
After pre-production and rehearsals were completed, Poncia (who had produced ''[[Peter Criss (album)|Peter Criss]]'') decided that Criss's drumming was substandard, an opinion shared by Stanley and Simmons. Criss was hindered by injuries to his hands that he had suffered in a 1978 car accident. Kiss hired the [[South Africa]]n-born studio drummer [[Anton Fig]], who played on ''[[Ace Frehley (album)|Ace Frehley]]'', to play on the ''Dynasty'' sessions. "On ''Dynasty'', Peter was pretty much out of commission through drugs and alcohol, and he was not being nice to most people. I wouldn't point to it as a classic Kiss album."{{Attribution needed|date=January 2022|reason=No author is listed for this quote. We have no idea who said it and Google search results only yield this article or ones that directly quote from it.}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Back in black (and white) |magazine=[[Guitar World]] |date=September 1996 |last=Kitts |first=Jeff |volume=16 |issue=9 |page=68 }}</ref> Except for his song "Dirty Livin'" (a rewrite of a song of the same title demoed during his pre-Kiss days in Lips), Criss does not play drums on the album, and he did not perform on another Kiss album until he played one song on ''[[Psycho Circus]]'' in 1998. Fig was again hired to replace Criss during recording sessions for the following album, ''[[Unmasked (Kiss album)|Unmasked]]''. [[Eric Carr]] was hired as Criss's permanent replacement before the [[Unmasked Tour]] began.


Frehley, who himself left the band three years later, played a bigger role than Simmons on ''Dynasty'', singing three songs, "Hard Times", "Save Your Love" and a cover version of the [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]]' song "2000 Man". Frehley is the only Kiss member to appear on those three songs, except for occasional backing vocals by Stanley. Although Frehley had frequently sung backing vocals and had written the Kiss classics "[[Cold Gin]]" and "[[Parasite (Kiss song)|Parasite]]", he had only previously been lead singer on his songs "[[Shock Me]]" on ''Love Gun'', and "[[Rocket Ride (song)|Rocket Ride]]" on the studio side of ''Alive II'', as he lacked confidence in his ability as a lead singer.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ace.|first=Frehley|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/893161127|title=No regrets|date=2014|publisher=Gallery Books|isbn=978-1-4516-1396-4|oclc=893161127}}</ref>
The album includes a colorful jacket cover. The album cover is actually a collage of photos taken from the photo session and not a group shot as it appears. The label shows a portrait of all four members instead of the usual Casablanca label. Inserts included a merchandise order form and a full-color poster.


Stanley's "I Was Made for Lovin' You" was one of the band's most successful singles, peaking at No. 11 on the American [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kiss/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Kiss Chart History|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=February 3, 2022 }}</ref> In eleven countries around the world, it reached the No. 1 or No. 2 spot. It was the first Kiss single to have a disco remix, as a 7-minute and 54-second version was released on a 12-inch single. He also sang on "[[Sure Know Something]]" and "Magic Touch", where he also plays all guitars and bass. In contrast, Simmons sings lead vocals on only two songs: "Charisma" (which became a major hit in [[Mexico]]) and "X-Ray Eyes".
==Poster versions==
The album was originally intended to include a poster of the band members in [[straitjacket]]s. However, Casablanca did not feel that this was appropriate for Kiss' younger fans, and had the poster altered, so that the band appears to simply be wearing black shirts.


==Reception==
==Artwork==
The album includes a colorful jacket cover which is a collage of photos taken from the photo session and not a group shot as it appears. The label shows a portrait of all four members instead of the usual Casablanca label. Inserts included a merchandise order form and a full-color poster.
''Dynasty'' would restore the band to commercial prominence, reaching #9 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' album chart. It was certified platinum by the [[RIAA]], and would be the last high-charting album by Kiss for several years. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" was Kiss' first songwriting collaboration with [[Desmond Child]], who would show up later on ''[[Animalize]]'', ''[[Asylum (Kiss album)|Asylum]]'', ''[[Crazy Nights]]'', ''[[Smashes, Thrashes & Hits]]'', and ''[[Hot in the Shade]]''.
The Kiss remaster states it at double platinum.

==Tour==
{{main|Dynasty Tour}}
The Dynasty Tour, also known as "The Return of Kiss", spanned the entire second half of 1979 and was Kiss' most ambitious and expensive. It was their first tour since the ''Alive II'' tour ended on April 2, 1978 in Japan. Kiss sported new costumes featuring colors which coincided with the colors of their respective solo albums: purple (Stanley), red (Simmons), blue (Frehley) and green (Criss).

The new production featured Simmons being hoisted to a small stage atop the scaffolding during his bass solo (typically played before "[[God of Thunder (song)|God of Thunder]]"). The harness malfunctioned on several occasions. Frehley was similarly elevated for his smoking guitar solo and the tour was the first to feature his "light-guitar" and his rocket-shooting stunt. A trick was designed for Stanley that involved him putting on a headset and shooting a laser out of his right eye (to mock the effect seen in ''[[Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park]]'' a year prior). After several run-throughs both Stanley and [[Bill Aucoin]] nixed the idea, citing the danger involved to both him and the fans.

The tour saw a decline in audience. Shows at Madison Square Garden and the Pontiac Silverdome were cancelled, while an additional night at the Los Angeles Forum was moved to the 10,000-capacity Anaheim Convention Center. The last concert with all the original members took place at the Toledo Sports Arena, in Toledo, Ohio, on December 16, 1979. The tour was considered a financial failure, and it would become the final tour featuring the original band until the [[Alive/Worldwide Tour|1996 Reunion Tour]] seventeen years later.

The tour is famous for being the only tour to feature songs from all four members solo albums. Simmons performed "Radioactive", Criss performed "Tossin' and Turnin'", Frehley performed "[[New York Groove]]" and Stanley performed "Move On". The two former songs were replaced early in the tour by more familiar songs. "Dirty Livin'" was reportedly rehearsed, but never performed.

Frehley stated in various interviews that Kiss was becoming a youth-oriented band with kids attending their concerts with parents in tow.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All credits adapted from the original release.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Dynasty |author=[[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] |year=1979 |type=LP Sleeve |publisher=[[Casablanca Records]] |location = Los Angeles, California |id= NBLP 7152}}</ref>
{{tracklist
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side 1
| title1 = [[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]
| title1 = [[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]
| writer1 = [[Paul Stanley]], [[Vini Poncia]], [[Desmond Child]]
| writer1 = [[Paul Stanley]], [[Vini Poncia]], [[Desmond Child]]
| extra1 = Stanley
| extra1 = Stanley
| length1 = 4:30
| length1 = 4:29
| title2 = 2,000 Man
| title2 = 2,000 Man
| writer2 = [[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]]
| note2 = [[The Rolling Stones]] cover
| note2 = [[The Rolling Stones]] cover
| writer2 = [[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]]
| extra2 = [[Ace Frehley]]
| extra2 = [[Ace Frehley]]
| length2 = 4:54
| length2 = 4:54
| title3 = [[Sure Know Something]]
| title3 = [[Sure Know Something]]
| writer3 = Stanley, Poncia
| writer3 = Stanley, Poncia
| extra3 = Stanley
| extra3 = Stanley
| length3 = 4:00
| length3 = 4:00
| title4 = Dirty Livin'
| title4 = Dirty Livin'
| writer4 = [[Peter Criss]], Stan Penridge, Poncia
| writer4 = [[Peter Criss]], Stan Penridge
| extra4 = Criss
| extra4 = Criss
| length4 = 4:19
| length4 = 4:27
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| headline = Side two
| headline = Side 2
| title5 = Charisma
| title5 = Charisma
| writer5 = [[Gene Simmons]], Howard Marks
| writer5 = [[Gene Simmons]], Howard Marks
| extra5 = Simmons
| extra5 = Simmons
| length5 = 4:25
| length5 = 4:25
| title6 = Magic Touch
| title6 = Magic Touch
| writer6 = Stanley
| writer6 = Stanley
| extra6 = Stanley
| extra6 = Stanley
| length6 = 4:41
| length6 = 4:41
| title7 = Hard Times
| title7 = Hard Times
| writer7 = Frehley
| writer7 = Frehley
| extra7 = Frehley
| extra7 = Frehley
| length7 = 3:30
| length7 = 3:30
| title8 = X-Ray Eyes
| title8 = X-Ray Eyes
| writer8 = Simmons
| writer8 = Simmons
| extra8 = Simmons
| extra8 = Simmons
| length8 = 3:46
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = Save Your Love
| title9 = Save Your Love
| writer9 = Frehley
| writer9 = Frehley
| extra9 = Frehley
| extra9 = Frehley
| length9 = 4:41
| length9 = 4:41
| total_length = 39:19
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Paul Stanley]] - [[vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]], [[lead guitar]] on "Sure Know Something", [[bass guitar]] on "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
*[[Ace Frehley]] - vocals, lead guitar, all [[guitar]]s on "2,000 Man", bass guitar on "2,000 Man", "Hard Times" and "Save Your Love"
*[[Gene Simmons]] - vocals, bass guitar
*[[Peter Criss]] - [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]] and [[lead vocals]] only on "Dirty Livin'"


=== Kiss ===
;Additional musicians
*[[Paul Stanley]] – vocals, rhythm guitar; lead guitar on "Sure Know Something" and "Magic Touch"; bass on "Magic Touch"
*[[Anton Fig]] - drums, except "Dirty Livin'"
*[[Vini Poncia]] - [[backing vocals]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*[[Gene Simmons]] – vocals, bass; rhythm guitar on "X-Ray Eyes"
*[[Ace Frehley]] – vocals, lead guitar; all guitars and bass on "2,000 Man", "Hard Times" and "Save Your Love"
*[[Peter Criss]] – vocals and drums on "Dirty Livin'"


=== Additional personnel ===
;Production
*[[Anton Fig]] – drums (except "Dirty Livin'")
*Vini Poncia - [[record producer|producer]]
*[[Vini Poncia]] – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
*Jon Mathias - [[recording engineer|engineer]]

*Jim Galante - engineer
=== Technical personnel ===
*Jay Messina - [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*Vini Poncia – producer
*[[George Marino]] - [[mastering engineer]]
*Jay Messina – engineer, mixing
*Jon Mathias, Jim Galante – assistant engineers
*[[George Marino]] – mastering
*[[Francesco Scavullo]] – cover and poster photo
*Howard Marks Advertising Inc. – design


==Charts==
==Charts==
===Weekly Charts===
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!scope="col"|Chart (1979)
{{col-break}}
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Weeks<br />on chart
! scope="col"| Chart (1979-1980)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
|[[Australian Albums Chart]]<ref name="Auskent">{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}<!--|accessdate=2009-11-11--></ref>
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
| align="center"| 2
|align="center"|
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|13|artist=Kiss|album=Dynasty|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2024}}
|[[Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref name="swisscharts.com">[http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=KISS&titel=Dynasty&cat=a KISS - Dynasty - swisscharts.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213000018/http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=KISS&titel=Dynasty&cat=a |date=December 13, 2013 }}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|
|-
|-
{{album chart|Canada|6|chartid=4411a|artist=Kiss|album=Dynasty|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2024}}
|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref name="CollectionsCanada">{{cite web |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-100.01-e.php |title=Search - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |work=collectionscanada.gc.ca |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Kiss|album=Dynasty|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2024}}
|[[Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref name="swisscharts.com"/>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|
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|align="left"|[[Finnish Albums Chart]]<ref name="FINchart">{{cite book | first= Timo | last= Pennanen | year= 2006 | title=Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 | edition= 1st | publisher= Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava | location= Helsinki| isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 263 | language= Finnish }}</ref>
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 166 | language= fi}}</ref>
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|[[French Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Detail.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-01-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715183553/http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Detail.php |archivedate=2015-07-15 |df= }}</ref>
!scope="row"| French Albums ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_K.php |website =Infodisc.fr |language=fr |access-date=9 June 2012 |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – K |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022124902/http://infodisc.fr/Album_K.php |archive-date=22 October 2014 }} ''Select ''Kiss'' from the menu, then press ''OK''.''</ref>
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|[[Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref name="Jachart">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=[[Roppongi]], [[Tokyo]]|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}</ref>
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| US ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' Pop Albums<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r11052|tab=charts-awards|label="''Kiss'' Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums"|accessdate=February 11, 2010}}</ref>
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===Year-end charts===
;Singles
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|-
! scope="col" | Chart (1979)
!Year
! scope="col" | Position
!Nation
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
|-
! scope="row" | German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1979|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|date=1979|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment Charts]]|language=de|access-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108121805/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1979|archive-date=November 8, 2021}}</ref>
|rowspan="14"|1979
| 32
|rowspan="2"|United States
|"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|11<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r11062/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} |title=AllMusic Billboard singles |accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | New Zealand Albums ([[RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1979-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>
|"Sure Know Something"
| 14
|''Billboard'' Pop Singles
|}
| style="text-align:center;"|47<ref name=allmusic/>

|-
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|rowspan="2"|Australia
|"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|2<ref name="Auskent" />
|-
|"Sure Know Something"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|5<ref name="Auskent" />
|-
|Austria
|"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|6<ref name=lescharts>{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=KISS&titel=I+Was+Made+For+Lovin%27+You&cat=s |title=Lescharts.com |accessdate=May 17, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Canada
|"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6849a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4pucdopmpg4la294kqpslsutk2 |title=RPM chart archives at Collections Canada |accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|"Sure Know Something"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|48<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6862a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=oif40q8qk51it096r96i53p9p3 |title=RPM chart archives at Collections Canada |accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|France
|rowspan="2"|"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Artistes.php |title=InfoDisc archives |accessdate=May 23, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614035645/http://www.infodisc.fr/Artistes.php |archivedate=June 14, 2012 |df= }}</ref>
|-
|Germany
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|2<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.de/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=1979&date=19790910&country=de |title=Media Control Charts-History |accessdate=May 23, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
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|The Netherlands
|"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|1<ref name=lescharts />
|-
|Norway
|rowspan="2"|"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|10<ref name=lescharts />
|-
|rowspan="2"|New Zealand
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|1<ref name=lescharts />
|-
|"Sure Know Something"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|11<ref name=lescharts2>{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=KISS&titel=Sure+Know+Something&cat=s |title=Lescharts.com |accessdate=May 22, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|Sweden
|rowspan="3"|"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|19<ref name=lescharts />
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (1980)
|Switzerland
! scope="col" | Position
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|2<ref name=lescharts />
|-
|-
! scope="row" | German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1980|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|date=1980|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment Charts]]|language=de|access-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021191905/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1980|archive-date=October 21, 2021}}</ref>
|United Kingdom
| 19
|Pop Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|50<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/kiss/|title=The Official Charts |accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Discogs master| type = album|41703| name = Dynasty}}

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Dynasty
Studio album by
Kiss
ReleasedMay 23, 1979 (1979-05-23)
RecordedJanuary–February 1979
StudioElectric Lady and Record Plant, New York City
Genre
Length39:19
LabelCasablanca
ProducerVini Poncia
Kiss chronology
Double Platinum
(1978) 		Dynasty
(1979) 		Unmasked
(1980)
Singles from Dynasty
  1. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
    Released: May 1979[1]
  2. "Sure Know Something"
    Released: August 1979[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Pitchfork2.0/10[6]
Rolling Stone(negative)[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Uncut[9]

Dynasty is the seventh studio album by American rock band Kiss, produced by Vini Poncia and released on May 23, 1979, by Casablanca Records.

Background

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The album and the following tour were billed as the "Return of Kiss", as the band had not released a studio album since Love Gun in 1977. Instead, the band released their second live album, Alive II, that same year, and each member had recorded eponymous solo albums, which were simultaneously released on September 18, 1978.

Before recording the album, the Kiss members were working separately on various demos:[10]

  • Peter Criss recorded and submitted a four-track demo with the songs "Out of Control", "Rumble", "Dirty Livin' " and "There's Nothing Better". "Dirty Livin' " made it to Dynasty, while "Rumble" remains unreleased officially by the band but has surfaced on the internet as a bootleg.[11] The other two songs ended up on his 1980 solo album Out of Control.
  • Ace Frehley recorded and submitted a five-track demo with "Hard Times", "Save Your Love", a cover of "2000 Man", "Backstage Pass" and "Insufficient Data". Three of the songs are on Dynasty, while the last two remain unreleased.
  • Gene Simmons wrote and recorded a large number of demos, including five songs with members of the band Virgin, drummer Chuck Billings and guitarist Tommy Moody. Billings has identified the songs "I Have Just Begun to Fight", "Reputation" and "Bad Bad Lovin" as from the demo he played on, in addition to the two songs credited to Simmons on "Dynasty".[12]
  • Paul Stanley wrote songs with Desmond Child: one called "The Fight" was released on a Desmond Child & Rouge album; and one called "Tonight" formed the verses of "I Was Made for Lovin' You", combined with a chorus written by Stanley and Vini Poncia. "Sure Know Something" was written after Poncia had joined the project and a recording shows how the song was developed from a basic homemade demo in the studio with the band (except Frehley) and Poncia contributing.

Criss's disco influenced demo of his song "Dirty Livin'" (written in 1971) set the direction for the album project and Simmons and Stanley were briefly in contact with disco producer Giorgio Moroder, a friend of the band's manager Bill Aucoin before deciding on Vini Poncia.[12]

Recording

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After pre-production and rehearsals were completed, Poncia (who had produced Peter Criss) decided that Criss's drumming was substandard, an opinion shared by Stanley and Simmons. Criss was hindered by injuries to his hands that he had suffered in a 1978 car accident. Kiss hired the South African-born studio drummer Anton Fig, who played on Ace Frehley, to play on the Dynasty sessions. "On Dynasty, Peter was pretty much out of commission through drugs and alcohol, and he was not being nice to most people. I wouldn't point to it as a classic Kiss album."[attribution needed][13] Except for his song "Dirty Livin'" (a rewrite of a song of the same title demoed during his pre-Kiss days in Lips), Criss does not play drums on the album, and he did not perform on another Kiss album until he played one song on Psycho Circus in 1998. Fig was again hired to replace Criss during recording sessions for the following album, Unmasked. Eric Carr was hired as Criss's permanent replacement before the Unmasked Tour began.

Frehley, who himself left the band three years later, played a bigger role than Simmons on Dynasty, singing three songs, "Hard Times", "Save Your Love" and a cover version of the Rolling Stones' song "2000 Man". Frehley is the only Kiss member to appear on those three songs, except for occasional backing vocals by Stanley. Although Frehley had frequently sung backing vocals and had written the Kiss classics "Cold Gin" and "Parasite", he had only previously been lead singer on his songs "Shock Me" on Love Gun, and "Rocket Ride" on the studio side of Alive II, as he lacked confidence in his ability as a lead singer.[14]

Stanley's "I Was Made for Lovin' You" was one of the band's most successful singles, peaking at No. 11 on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart.[15] In eleven countries around the world, it reached the No. 1 or No. 2 spot. It was the first Kiss single to have a disco remix, as a 7-minute and 54-second version was released on a 12-inch single. He also sang on "Sure Know Something" and "Magic Touch", where he also plays all guitars and bass. In contrast, Simmons sings lead vocals on only two songs: "Charisma" (which became a major hit in Mexico) and "X-Ray Eyes".

Artwork

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The album includes a colorful jacket cover which is a collage of photos taken from the photo session and not a group shot as it appears. The label shows a portrait of all four members instead of the usual Casablanca label. Inserts included a merchandise order form and a full-color poster.

Track listing

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All credits adapted from the original release.[16]

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond ChildStanley4:29
2."2,000 Man" (The Rolling Stones cover)Mick Jagger, Keith RichardsAce Frehley4:54
3."Sure Know Something"Stanley, PonciaStanley4:00
4."Dirty Livin'"Peter Criss, Stan PenridgeCriss4:27
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
5."Charisma"Gene Simmons, Howard MarksSimmons4:25
6."Magic Touch"StanleyStanley4:41
7."Hard Times"FrehleyFrehley3:30
8."X-Ray Eyes"SimmonsSimmons3:46
9."Save Your Love"FrehleyFrehley4:41
Total length:39:19

Personnel

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Kiss

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  • Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar; lead guitar on "Sure Know Something" and "Magic Touch"; bass on "Magic Touch"
  • Gene Simmons – vocals, bass; rhythm guitar on "X-Ray Eyes"
  • Ace Frehley – vocals, lead guitar; all guitars and bass on "2,000 Man", "Hard Times" and "Save Your Love"
  • Peter Criss – vocals and drums on "Dirty Livin'"

Additional personnel

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Technical personnel

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  • Vini Poncia – producer
  • Jay Messina – engineer, mixing
  • Jon Mathias, Jim Galante – assistant engineers
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Francesco Scavullo – cover and poster photo
  • Howard Marks Advertising Inc. – design

Charts

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Weekly Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Platinum 50,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[35] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[36] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[38] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Kiss singles".
  2. ^ "Kiss singles".
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. "Kiss - Dynasty review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4 (4 ed.). Muze. p. 875. ISBN 0195313739.
  6. ^ "Kiss: Dynasty". Pitchfork Media. June 26, 2003. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  7. ^ Fricke, David (August 23, 1979). "Dynasty". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kiss: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  9. ^ Kulkarni, Neil (December 1997). "Made up for it". Uncut. No. 7. p. 100.
  10. ^ "Podomatic | I slutet av en dynasti".
  11. ^ Peter Criss Demo - Rumble - 1979, retrieved March 25, 2021
  12. ^ a b Bergdahl, Linnaeus, Alex, Carl (2022). Den Sista Dynastin (in Swedish). Sweden: Gain. pp. 31–32. ISBN 9789198744804.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Kitts, Jeff (September 1996). "Back in black (and white)". Guitar World. Vol. 16, no. 9. p. 68.
  14. ^ Ace., Frehley (2014). No regrets. Gallery Books. ISBN 978-1-4516-1396-4. OCLC 893161127.
  15. ^ "Kiss Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  16. ^ Kiss (1979). Dynasty (LP Sleeve). Los Angeles, California: Casablanca Records. NBLP 7152.
  17. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  18. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kiss – Dynasty" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4411a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kiss – Dynasty" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  21. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  22. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – K". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2012. Select Kiss from the menu, then press OK.
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  24. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved February 20, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Kiss".
  25. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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  27. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kiss – Dynasty". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  28. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kiss – Dynasty". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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  32. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  33. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1980. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  34. ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Imgur.com.
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  36. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Kiss – Dynasty" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved August 24, 2018. Enter Dynasty in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1980 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  37. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Kiss – Dynasty". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  38. ^ "American album certifications – Kiss – Dynasty". Recording Industry Association of America.
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