You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best

You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best

You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! is a live hits album released by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. The album was issued to coincide with the group's 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour. All of the songs on the album are live versions. Most were taken from Alive! or Alive II but, of most interest to the fans, were four live songs recorded but not used for those albums. The mix/ production of these tracks are presumed to be out-takes, in some cases with overdubs of new lead vocal tracks recorded by Simmons and Stanley. The sound and performances of these tracks differ greatly from the Alive! era songs, and it is debatable whether they are left over at all, or simply re-recorded by some version of Kiss at the time of the reunion.

Additionally, the Japanese CD/ US vinyl release had another live track ("New York Groove"). This, however, featured Eric Carr and not Peter Criss on drums.

The final track is a group interview conducted by Jay Leno.

RIAA: Gold

Track listing

US version

1. "Room Service" (Paul Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1996.
2. "Two Timer" (Gene Simmons) – 3:15 Previously unreleased, recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1996.
3. "Let Me Know" (Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1996.
4. "Rock Bottom" (Ace Frehley, Stanley) – 3:33
5. "Parasite" (Frehley) – 3:37
6. "Firehouse" (Stanley) – 4:00
7. "I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:32
8. "Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:35
9. "Take Me" (Sean Delaney, Stanley) – 3:06 Previously unreleased, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1996.
10. "Shout It Out Loud" (Bob Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley) – 3:14
11. "Beth" (Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:33
12. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley) – 4:01
13. "Kiss Tells All" (Kiss, Jay Leno) – 17:34

US vinyl pressing and Japanese pressing CD

1. "Room Service" (Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Davenport, Iowa, USA in 1996.
2. "Two Timer" (Simmons) – 3:15 Previously unreleased, recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1996.
3. "Let Me Know" (Stanley) – 3:38 Previously unreleased, recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1996.
4. "Rock Bottom" (Frehley, Stanley) – 3:33
5. "Parasite" (Frehley) – 3:37
6. "Firehouse" (Stanley) – 4:00
7. "I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:32
8. "Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:35
9. "Take Me" (Delaney, Stanley) – 3:06 Previously unreleased, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1996.
10. "Shout It Out Loud" (Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley) – 3:14
11. "Beth" (Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:33
12. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley) – 4:01
13. "New York Groove" (Russ Ballard) – 4:10 Previously unreleased, recorded in Sydney, Australia in 1980.
14. "Kiss Tells All" (Kiss, Leno) – 17:34