Appendix II – Song
writing statistics...
Ugh, more statistics. Yep,
MORE STATISTICS! In terms of the history of KISS, this appendice
simply deals with the studio songs released by the band in relation to the
song-writing/co-write credit. This reference takes the basic 211 song KISS Korpus and calculates the percentage of credits each
song-writer has received. Thus, we get a table noting how prolific, or
successful, each song-writer was. In the end, they’re only numbers (sing that
line along to the music from Peter’s song “Words”). The 211 song number
excludes live, remixes, re-recordings and unreleased songs (except for the
Japanese bonus track “In Your Face,” the demos from the “Box Set” plus
“Acrobat”).
The “Originals” Era
103
Studio Songs released, 1973-80 & 1998-2002
|
Paul Stanley |
45 |
43.69% |
|
Gene Simmons |
41 |
39.81 |
|
Ace Frehley |
17 |
16.50 |
|
Vini Poncia |
11 |
10.68 |
|
Bob Ezrin |
8 |
7.77 |
|
Non-KISS Written |
6 |
5.83 |
|
Peter Criss |
5 |
4.85 |
|
Stan Penridge |
4 |
3.88 |
|
Sean Delaney |
4 |
3.88 |
|
Stephen Coronel |
2 |
1.94 |
|
Kim Fowley |
2 |
1.94 |
|
Curt Cuomo |
2 |
1.94 |
|
Holly Knight |
2 |
1.94 |
|
Mark Anthony |
1 |
0.97 |
|
Desmond Child |
1 |
0.97 |
|
Howard Marks |
1 |
0.97 |
|
Robert Kulick |
1 |
0.97 |
|
Peppy Castro |
1 |
0.97 |
|
Karl Cochran |
1 |
0.97 |
|
Bruce Kulick |
1 |
0.97 |
|
Diane Warren |
1 |
0.97 |
The Non-Originals Era
108 studio songs released,
1981-1996, & 2000
|
Paul Stanley |
59 |
54.63% |
|
Gene Simmons |
51 |
47.22 |
|
Bruce Kulick |
19 |
17.59 |
|
Desmond Child |
16 |
14.81 |
|
Vinnie Vincent |
14 |
12.96 |
|
Bob Ezrin |
12 |
11.11 |
|
Adam Mitchell |
9 |
8.33 |
|
Eric Carr |
7 |
6.48 |
|
Curt Cuomo |
6 |
5.56 |
|
Vini Poncia |
5 |
4.63 |
|
Mitch Weissman |
4 |
3.70 |
|
Scott Van Zen |
4 |
3.70 |
|
Lou Reed |
3 |
2.78 |
|
Bryan Adams |
3 |
2.78 |
|
Jean Beauvoir |
3 |
2.78 |
|
Tommy Thayer |
3 |
2.78 |
|
Tony Powers |
2 |
1.85 |
|
Ace Frehley |
2 |
1.85 |
|
Mikel Japp |
2 |
1.85 |
|
Jim Vallance |
2 |
1.85 |
|
Diane Warren |
2 |
1.85 |
|
Bob Halligan, Jr. |
2 |
1.85 |
|
Anton Fig |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Holly Knight |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Michael Bolotin |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Howard Rice |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Rod Swenson |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Wes Beech |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Bruce Turgon |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Davit Sigerson |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Peter Diggens |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Kane Roberts |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Russ Ballard |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Jesse Damon |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Jamie St. James |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Ken Tamplin |
1 |
0.93 |
|
Non-KISS Written |
1 |
0.93 |
Thus, of the original
members throughout KISS’ History....
|
Paul Stanley |
104 |
49.29% |
|
Gene Simmons |
92 |
43.60 |
|
Ace Frehley |
19 |
9.00 |
|
Peter Criss |
5 |
2.37 |
In terms of solo material
released, which is measured by studio songs, excluding remixes, live, and
“appearances,” with that member as the primary focus of a group:
|
Bruce Kulick |
48 |
|
Ace Frehley |
44 |
|
Peter Criss |
43 |
|
Vinnie Vincent |
27 |
|
Mark St. John |
22 |
|
Eric Singer |
14 |
|
Gene Simmons |
13 |
|
Eric Carr |
13 |
|
Paul Stanley |
9 |