Hard Luck Woman
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| Single by Kiss | ||||
| from the album Rock and Roll Over | ||||
| Released | November 1, 1976 (US) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Casablanca NB-873A (US) | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Stanley | |||
| Producer(s) | Eddie Kramer | |||
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| "Hard Luck Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Garth Brooks | ||||
| from the album Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Stanley | |||
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"Hard Luck Woman" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss and the lead single from their 1976 album, Rock and Roll Over. It was originally written by Paul Stanley as a possible track for Rod Stewart, but after the success of the ballad "Beth", Kiss decided to keep it for themselves as a follow-up.
Sung by Peter Criss, the single was an attempt to follow the success of the hit single "Beth" released earlier in the year by releasing another love song sung by Criss. It proved to be a Top 20 hit in the US, peaking at #15.
A version of "Hard Luck Woman" appears on Kiss's 1977 Alive II album; however, it was later revealed that the song was recorded in an empty warehouse with an audience overdubbed, rather than an actual live recording.
In 1994, country star Garth Brooks recorded the song for the tribute album Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, with Kiss themselves providing the instrumentation. Kiss and Brooks performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in promotion of the album.
Alive II version
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