By late 1976, “Beth" reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the People’s Choice Award for favorite New Song of 1976.

After KISS formed in 1973 with Peter Criss, Frehley, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, the band would begin its Billboard chart takeover in April 1974, when its self-titled debut album hit the Billboard ...

Kiss became known mostly for its brand of over the top hard rock. Despite this, many people seemed to connect to Kiss’ “Beth,” a gentle ballad about a troubled relationship. In his book No Regrets, ...

While they knew how to write rollicking classic rock songs in their sleep, Kiss showed off their more sensitive side with the ballad “Beth.” The track has a riff that sounds like it came from a ...

Classic 1977 performance is available on double vinyl, CD & digital LOS ANGELES , June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 9, rock icons KISS will release the next installment of their popular Off ...

Kiss is one of the many artists whose history is woven into the new film Spinning Gold. Interestingly, the movie presents an alternate history of how the band's hit song "Beth" was created. Spinning ...

Veteran producer Bob Ezrin recalled rewriting Kiss' classic “Beth” to make girls like the band. Created as a much harder song by drummer Peter Criss, “Beth” appeared on the 1976 album Destroyer as a ...

With the 45th anniversary super deluxe edition box set of KISS' historic Destroyer album coming in November, the band has served up one of the many rarities that are included with the set by way of an ...

After KISS formed in 1973 with Peter Criss ... (a No. 12 hit in 1976), "Shout It Out Loud" (No. 31 in 1976), the ballad "Beth" (No. 7 in 1976), "Hard Luck Woman" (No. 15 in 1977) and the ...

Frehley rocked on the charts with smashes like "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)," "Shout It Out Loud" & "New York Groove." By Keith Caulfield The late Ace Frehley‘s history on the Billboard Hot 100 ...