The Top 40 LP they'd been waiting for, this 1975 LP got kids everywhere to Rock and Roll All Nite! That crucial Kiss hit joins C'mon and Love Me; She; Love Her All I Can, and more of the best from their early prime!
Review:
By the release of their third album, 1975's Dressed to Kill, Kiss were
fast becoming America's top rock concert attraction, yet their record sales up
to this point did not reflect their ticket sales. Casablanca label head Neil
Bogart decided to take matters into his own hands, and produced the new record
along with the band. The result is more vibrant sounding than its predecessor,
1974's sludgefest Hotter Than Hell, and the songs have more of an obvious pop
edge to them. The best-known song on the album by far is the party anthem
“Rock and Roll All Nite,” but it was the track “C'Mon and Love Me” that
became a regional hit in the Detroit area, giving the band their first taste of
radio success. Since the band was on the road for a year straight, songs such as
“Room Service” and “Ladies in Waiting” dealt with life on the road
(i.e., groupies), and a pair of songs were reworked from Kiss' precursor band,
Wicked Lester (“Love Her All I Can” and “She”). With Dressed to
Kill's Top 40 showing on the Billboard charts, the stage was now set for Kiss'
big commercial breakthrough with their next release.
All Music Guide – Greg Prato