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''Nasty Nasty'' is the third
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by the American
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band
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. It was produced by
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bassist
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, with the exception of the song "I'll Be There for You" which was written and produced by
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rhythm guitarist/keyboardist
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.


Background

The title track is the basis of the Kiss song "
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", and also contains the ending riff from "Only You", both Kiss songs credited to Simmons. Coincidentally, guitarist
Tommy Thayer Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the American hard rock band Kiss. He was also lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue. Early life Thomas Cu ...
would join Kiss in 2002. ''Nasty Nasty'' saw the band move away from the more polished approach of '' Without Love'' as it did not appeal to their metal fans. As a result, the production is much more raw and the album has a much more aggressive feel than ''Without Love'', as the band sticks with hard rockers with the exception of "I'll Be There for You."


I'll Be There for You

The band had originally intended a song titled, "Promise the Moon" to be on the album, but it was replaced by "I'll Be There for You" because the record company thought that nothing could be pulled as a single. However, keyboard credits were given in the
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and on the back of the LP to
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for "Promise the Moon" and "Kiss of Death." Fans were baffled by this until liner notes in the 2003 re-master explained it.


Kiss of Death

At the end of "Kiss of Death", a different melody begins, the music is played forward, but Jaime's voice is heard singing backwards as a result to the backmask controversy. When played reverse, it deciphers, "Baby, don't touch me anymore, don't touch me, you sick little bitch, I don't like this from you anymore, anymore, yeah, yeah, yeah, don't touch me, baby, get away from me, get away from me, you're just too sick for my--".


Track listing

;Side one # "Nasty Nasty" ''(
Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...
,
Jaime St. James Jaime St. James (born January 27, 1960) is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the glam metal band Black 'N Blue. He also served briefly in the mid-2000s as the lead singer of Warrant, but he left upon the return of the band's original ...
,
Tommy Thayer Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the American hard rock band Kiss. He was also lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue. Early life Thomas Cu ...
)
'' – 4:29 # "I Want It All (I Want It Now)" ''(Simmons, St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:25 # "Does She or Doesn't She" ''(St. James, Simmons, Thayer)'' – 4:18 # "Kiss of Death" ''(St. James, Thayer,
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, Patrick Young, Pete Holmes)
'' – 5:04 ;Side two #
  • "12 O'Clock High" ''(St. James, Thayer, Warner, Young, Holmes)'' – 3:41 # "Do What You Wanna Do" ''(St. James, Thayer, Warner, Young, Holmes)'' – 4:14 # "I'll Be There for You" ''(
    Jonathan Cain Jonathan Leonard Friga (born February 26, 1950), known professionally as Jonathan Cain, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the keyboardist for Journey. He has also worked with the Babys and Bad English. Cain was inducted into ...
    )
    '' – 3:47 # "Rules" ''(St. James, Warner)'' – 3:40 # "Best in the West" ''(St. James, Thayer, Warner, Young, Holmes)'' – 4:47


    Personnel

    ;Black 'n Blue *
    Jaime St. James Jaime St. James (born January 27, 1960) is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the glam metal band Black 'N Blue. He also served briefly in the mid-2000s as the lead singer of Warrant, but he left upon the return of the band's original ...
    – lead and backing vocals *
    Tommy Thayer Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the American hard rock band Kiss. He was also lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue. Early life Thomas Cu ...
    – lead guitar, backing vocals *
    Jeff Warner Jeffrey Warner (born September 9, 1965) is a retired American professional wrestler and boxer best known by the ring name J. W. Storm. Storm worked for World Championship Wrestling most notably, as a member of the tag team Maximum Overdrive wit ...
    – rhythm guitar * Patrick Young – bass * Pete Holmes – drums ;Additional musicians *
    John Purdell John Purdell (July 8, 1959 – July 10, 2003) was an American musician and multi-platinum rock music record producer who is credited on such albums as Ozzy Osbourne's ''No More Tears'' (1991) and Dream Theater's ''Awake (Dream Theater album), ...
    – keyboards on "Kiss of Death" *
    Peter Criss George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is a retired American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss. Criss establi ...
    ,
    Ron Keel Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
    – vocals on "Best in the West" *
    Marc Ferrari Marc Schumann(known professionally as Marc Ferrari) (born January 27, 1962) is an American musician, author, entrepreneur and investor. He is best known for his work as a guitar player in the 1980s and 1990s rock bands Keel, Cold Sweat, and Medi ...
    – guitar on "Best in the West" ;Production *
    Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...
    – producer *
    Jonathan Cain Jonathan Leonard Friga (born February 26, 1950), known professionally as Jonathan Cain, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the keyboardist for Journey. He has also worked with the Babys and Bad English. Cain was inducted into ...
    – producer on track 7 *Mickey Davis, Duane Baron – engineers *Larry Hinds – engineer on track 7 *
    Val Garay Val Garay (born May 9, 1942, in San Francisco, California, United States) is an American recording engineer and record producer who has worked with Kim Carnes, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, and others. Garay also co-founded Los An ...
    – mixing at
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    and One on One Recording Studios, Hollywood, California *
    Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California, United States. He has been mastering music since 1979. Biography Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...
    – mastering at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, California *
    John Kalodner John David Kalodner is a retired American A&R (artists and repertoire) executive. History John David Kalodner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was a writer and photographer at ''Concert'' magazine. He went on to be a photographer for v ...
    – A&R


    References

    {{Authority control Black 'n Blue albums 1986 albums Albums produced by Gene Simmons Albums produced by Jonathan Cain Geffen Records albums