) ▁members ▁share ▁song writing ▁credit , ▁the ▁others ▁being ▁" L ove ▁Th eme ▁from ▁K iss " ▁from ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁and ▁" Back ▁to ▁the ▁Stone ▁Age " ▁from ▁Mon ster . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁for ▁K I SS ology ▁ 2 , ▁Stanley ▁made ▁the ▁statement ▁that , ▁" Pe ople ▁were ▁now ▁listening ▁with ▁their ▁eyes ▁rather ▁than ▁their ▁ears , ▁mainly ▁because ▁Cre atures ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁was ▁arg u ably ▁a ▁better ▁album ▁than ▁L ick ▁It ▁Up . ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁statement ▁that , ▁" The ▁only ▁reason ▁why ▁I ▁think ▁people ▁bought ▁L ick ▁It ▁Up ▁more ▁than ▁Cre atures ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁was ▁because ▁we ▁had ▁no ▁make - up ▁on . ▁That ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁reason ." ▁ ▁While ▁Vincent ▁contributed ▁lead ▁guitar ▁to ▁six ▁songs ▁on ▁Cre atures ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁as ▁a ▁session ▁player , ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁L ick ▁it ▁Up ▁was ▁released ▁and ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁public ▁knew , ▁he ▁was ▁officially ▁the ▁guitar ist ▁in ▁K iss ▁and ▁played ▁all ▁the ▁lead ▁guitar ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁The ▁opening ▁track ▁( co - written ▁by ▁Vincent ) ▁features ▁a ▁solo ▁from ▁Rick ▁Der ring er . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁L ick ▁It ▁Up ▁was ▁cert ified ▁plat in um ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁# 1 0 ▁on ▁Gu itar ▁World ' s ▁Read ers ▁Pol l ▁of ▁the ▁Top - 1