Kiss "Smashes, Thrashes & Hits"

Smashes, Thrashes & Hits is a greatest hits album by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was the third hits album overall but the second album released by the band in the United States (Killers was not released there originally). Of the 15 songs on the album, two were new compositions, and three were released after the band's unmasking in 1983. The remaining 10 were all released during the band's years in make-up.

The two new songs on Smashes, Thrashes & Hits were "Let's Put the X in Sex" and "(You Make Me) Rock Hard," which featured a similar polished production style as 1987's Crazy Nights. They were both produced and co-written by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, and were accompanied by videos that received moderate airplay on MTV. Nearly all of the songs recorded by the band's original lineup were altered in one way or another. "Beth" was re-recorded with lead vocals by drummer Eric Carr, who had replaced the original drummer Peter Criss in 1980. It was Carr's first lead vocal on a Kiss album. The cover was designed and art directed by Mitchell Kanner.

Smashes, Thrashes & Hits was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on February 26, 1996.

In the United States Smashes, Thrashes & Hits is the best selling Kiss album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking record sales in 1991 with 810,000 copies sold since 2007.

Track listing
North American Edition

1. "Let's Put the X in Sex"  Stanley/Desmond Child 1988 ~ Previously Unreleased 3:48
2. "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" Stanley/Child/D. Warren 1988 ~ Previously Unreleased 3:26
3. "Love Gun" (Remix) Stanley 1977 ~ Love Gun 3:31
4. "Detroit Rock City" (Remix) Stanley, Bob Ezrin 1976 ~ Destroyer 3:45
5. "I Love It Loud" (Remix) Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent 1982 ~ Creatures of the Night 3:48
6. "Deuce" (Remix) Simmons 1974 ~ KISS 3:20
7. "Lick It Up" Vincent, Stanley 1983 ~ Lick It Up 3:53
8. "Heaven's on Fire" Stanley, Child 1984 ~ Animalize 3:19
9. "Calling Dr. Love" (Remix) Simmons 1976 ~ Rock and Roll Over 3:38
10. "Strutter" (Remix) Stanley, Simmons 1974 ~ KISS 3:38
11. "Beth" (Eric Carr vocal) Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin 1988 ~ Re-recording. Original from Destroyer 2:46
12. "Tears Are Falling" Stanley 1985 ~ Asylum 3:54
13. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" Stanley, Child, Vini Poncia 1979 ~ Dynasty 4:29
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Remix) Stanley, Simmons 1975 ~ Dressed to Kill 2:56
15. "Shout It Out Loud" (Remix) Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin 1976 ~ Destroyer 3:07

Total length: 51:54

United Kingdom Edition

1. "Let's Put the X in Sex" Stanley, Child 1988 ~ Previously Unreleased 3:48
2. "Crazy Crazy Nights" Stanley, Adam Mitchell 1987 ~ Crazy Nights 3:45
3. "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" Stanley, Child, Warren 1988 ~ Previously Unreleased 3:26
4. "Love Gun" (Remix) Stanley 1977 ~ Love Gun 3:31
5. "Detroit Rock City" (Remix) Stanley, Ezrin 1976 ~ Destroyer 3:45
6. "I Love It Loud" (Remix) Simmons, Vincent 1982 ~ Creatures of the Night 3:48
7. "Reason to Live" Stanley, Child 1987 ~ Crazy Nights 3:59
8. "Lick It Up" Vincent, Stanley 1983 ~ Lick It Up 3:53
9. "Heaven's on Fire" Stanley, Child 1984 ~ Animalize 3:19
10. "Calling Dr. Love" (Remix) Simmons 1976 ~ Rock and Roll Over 3:38
11. "Strutter" (Remix) Stanley, Simmons 1974 ~ KISS 3:38
12. "Beth" (Eric Carr Vocal) Criss, Penridge, Ezrin 1976 ~ Destroyer 2:46
13. "Tears Are Falling" Stanley 1985 ~ Asylum 3:54
14. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" Stanley, Child, Poncia 1979 ~ Dynasty 4:29
15. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Remix) Stanley, Simmons 1975 ~ Dressed to Kill 2:56
16. "Shout It Out Loud" (Remix) Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin 1976 ~ Destroyer 3:07

Total length: 56:18