Black Diamond

~ Recording by KISS

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Black Diamond5:08KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • US1974-02-08
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)NB-9001
1.10Black Diamond?:??KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • US1974-02-08
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)CAS M8N 9001
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)CAF 57001
1.11Black Diamond?:??KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)CAB F 87001
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)NB-9001
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSThe OriginalsKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US1976-07-21
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)NBLP 7032
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)NB 7001 Z
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSThe OriginalsKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1977-03-25
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)VIP-5501, VIP-5502, VIP-5503
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP1986-04-25
Casablanca Record and FilmWorks (imprint of Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc., circa 1977-1980)P33C-20003
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
PolyGram824 146-2
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)824 146-2 M-1
1.3Black Diamond5:11KISSWham Bam, Thank You Glam!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Risky BusinessAK 57470
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1996-11-11
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)534 299-2
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • AT1996-11-28
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)534 299-2
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KissKISSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)STARCD 6285
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP1997-01-15
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)PHCR-3052
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISS (KISS the Remasters)KISSAlbum
  • US1997-07-15
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 532 374-2
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISS (The Remasters)KISSAlbum
  • XE1997-09-08
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)532 374-2
1.19Black Diamond5:11KISSGreatest HitsKISSAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)536 159-2
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 532 374-2
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1998-05-27
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)PHCR-94012
1.10Black Diamond?:??KISSThe Originals 1974–1979KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1998-07-15
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)PHJR-20002, PHJR-20003, PHJR-20004, PHJR-20005, PHJR-20006, PHJR-20007, PHJR-20008, PHJR-20009, PHJR-20010, PHJR-20011, PHJR-20012
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP2001-03-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)PHCR-94040
1.14Black Diamond5:12KISSBox SetKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-11-20
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 586 561-2
1.14Black Diamond5:11KISSThe KISS Box Set (limited edition)KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-11-20
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 586 561-2
1.14Black Diamond5:12KISSBox Set (地獄のギター・ケース)KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2001-12-19
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-7093, UICY-7094, UICY-7095, UICY-7096, UICY-7097
1.14Black Diamond5:12KISSBox Set (地獄のシガー・ボックス)KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2001-12-19
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-7088, UICY-7089, UICY-7090, UICY-7091, UICY-7092
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2002-06-21
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-2508
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP2002-08-21
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-2305
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSKISS Gold (sound + vision deluxe)KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-10-05
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0003419-00
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSGold: KISS 1974-1982KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-01-11
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSKISS GoldKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-01-11
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0003077-02
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSKISS GoldKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2005-04-21
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-1283, UICY-1284
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISS Chronicles: 3 Classic AlbumsKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-06-21
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0004654-02
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSGoldKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-08-29
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9829996
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSGold (1974–1982)KISSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)0602498631546
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP2006-07-12
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-93090
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2007-03-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-6011
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP2007-03-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-6637
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSKISS GoldKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2007-04-25
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-9649
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2007-07-09
  • FR2014-02-10
  • GB2014-02-10
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2007-12-05
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-90709
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSKISS GoldKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2008-06-25
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-90890, UICY-90891
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP2008-09-24
  • -2012-10-10
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-93650
1.2Black Diamond5:16KISSGreatest KISS (Amazon, Deezer)KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • ES2008-10-14
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
4.6Black Diamond5:14KISSIkonsKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-10-21
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0011898-02
4.6Black Diamond5:14KISSIkonsKISSAlbum + Compilation
Island Def Jam (clean up, see annotation), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
4.6Black Diamond?:??KISSIkonsKISSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)00602517823051
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSKISS GoldKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2009-06-24
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-91441, UICY-91442
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2010-09-29
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-91717
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP2011-10-12
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-25016
1.6Black Diamond5:14KISSStarboulevardKISSAlbum + Compilation
Brunswick News, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)06007 53398890
4.6Black Diamond5:12KISSIkonsKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2013-01-08
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
2.11Black Diamond?:??KISSMonster (Japan tour edition)KISSAlbum
  • JP2013-10-16
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)UICY-75996, UICY-75997
1.14Black Diamond5:12KISSKISS Box SetKISSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • DE2014-02-19
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • XE2014-03-31
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)06025 376 582-4 (4)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • US2014-04-01
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0019816-01
1.2Black Diamond5:10KISSGreatest KISS (Mastered for iTunes/TIDAL Master)KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-06-03
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.10Black Diamond5:14KISSKISS (Mastered for iTunes)KISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSThe Casablanca Years: 1974–1982KISSOther + Compilation
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSTERIA: The Ultimate Vinyl Road CaseKISSOther + Compilation
  • US2014-08-17
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises), Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Casablanca Record and FilmWorks (imprint of Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc., circa 1977-1980), KISS Records (vanity label for the rock band KISS)AMER KISSBX, B0019816-01, B0019817-01, B0019818-01, B0019819-01, B0019820-01, B0020068-01, B0020069-01, B0020070-01, B0020071-01, B0020072-01, B0020146-01, B0020243-01, B0020244-01, B0020245-01, B0020247-01, B0020248-01, B0020351-01, B0020397-01, B0020452-01, B0020467-01, B0020468-01, B0020470-01, B0020494-01, B0020534-01, B0020535-01, B0020536-01, B0020537-01, B0020632-01, B0020633-01, B0020634-01, B0020635-01, B0020636-01, B0020637-01
35.2Black Diamond5:10KISSKISSTERIA: The Ultimate Vinyl Road CaseKISSOther + Compilation
  • US2014-08-17
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises), Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Casablanca Record and FilmWorks (imprint of Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc., circa 1977-1980), KISS Records (vanity label for the rock band KISS)AMER KISSBX, B0019816-01, B0019817-01, B0019818-01, B0019819-01, B0019820-01, B0020068-01, B0020069-01, B0020070-01, B0020071-01, B0020072-01, B0020146-01, B0020243-01, B0020244-01, B0020245-01, B0020247-01, B0020248-01, B0020351-01, B0020397-01, B0020452-01, B0020467-01, B0020468-01, B0020470-01, B0020494-01, B0020534-01, B0020535-01, B0020536-01, B0020537-01, B0020632-01, B0020633-01, B0020634-01, B0020635-01, B0020636-01, B0020637-01
1.2Black Diamond5:10KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-10-27
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.2Black Diamond5:10KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-10-27
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSKISSAlbum
  • JP2014-10-27
  • FR2015-10-20
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.2Black Diamond5:14KISSGreatest KISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-12-03
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-76947
1.2Black Diamond5:11KISSGreatest KISS (Mastered for iTunes)KISSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISS (Mastered for iTunes)KISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISSKISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)0602537770960
1.5Black Diamond5:13KISSGoldKISSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.10Black Diamond5:11KISSKISS (45th anniversary clear vinyl w/ black swirl)KISSAlbum
Casablanca Records (label founded by Neil Bogart), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0019816-01
1.2Black Diamond5:11KISSGreatest KISS (25th anniversary double picture disc)KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2022-06-24
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.2Black Diamond5:11KISSGreatest KISS (25th anniversary galaxy vinyl)KISSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2022-06-24
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.14Black Diamond5:12KISSKISS Box Set (guitar case version)KISSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
Bootleg
1.10Black Diamond5:13KISSKISS / Lick It UpKISSAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999
CD-MAXIMUM (Russian label)CDM 0499-249
1.4Black Diamond5:13KISSGreatest HitsKISSAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark22278-1/2
Pseudo-Release
1.2ブラック・ダイヤモンド5:14KISSグレイテストKISSKISSAlbum + Compilation
1.10ブラック・ダイヤモンド5:14KISS地獄からの使者～キッス・ファーストKISSAlbum

Relationships

engineer and mixer:Warren Dewey
producer:Kenny Kerner
Richie Wise
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:Peter Criss
electric bass guitar:Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist)
electric guitar:Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and additional lead vocals:Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
background vocals:Gene Simmons (KISS bassist and vocalist)
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Casablanca Records, Inc. (holder of the original Casablanca imprint, 1973–1977) (in 1974)
recorded at:Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1973-09)
sampled by:Out on the Street by The Prophet
recording of:Black Diamond

Related works

Black Diamond

lyricist and composer:Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:KISS Songs Inc. (ended)
Café Americana Inc.
Hori Productions America Inc.
J.W. Pepper and Son Inc.
Casablanca Music, Inc. (from 1973 to ????)
Rock Steady Music (from 1973 to ????)
sub-publisher:大洋音楽