Peter Criss (album)

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Peter Criss
Peter Criss cover
Studio album by KISS
Released September 18, 1978
Recorded 1978
Genre Hard Rock
Length 34:57
Label Casablanca Records
Producer(s) Vini Poncia
Professional reviews
KISS chronology
Ace Frehley
(1978)		 Peter Criss
(1978)		 Paul Stanley
(1978)


Peter Criss is a 1978 solo album from the drummer of American hard rock band KISS. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of KISS on September 18, 1978. The other albums were released by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley.

The album would be the weakest selling of all the KISS solo albums of 1978,reaching #43 on the US Billboard album chart. On the other hand, it also had the distinction of being the only album of the four to have two singles released from it: "Don't you let me Down" and "You Matter to Me".

Criss covered "Tossin' and Turnin'," which was a #1 hit for Bobby Lewis in the US during the summer of 1961. The song was subsequently covered by KISS on their 1979 tour.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "I'm Gonna Love You" (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge) – 3:18
  2. "You Matter To Me" (Michael Morgan, Vini Poncia, John Vastano) – 3:15
  3. "Tossin' And Turnin'" (Ritchie Adams, Malou Rene) – 3:58
  4. "Don't You Let Me Down" (Criss, Penridge) – 3:38
  5. "That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes" (Criss, Penridge) – 2:59
  6. "Easy Thing" (Criss, Penridge) – 3:53
  7. "Rock Me, Baby" (Sean Delaney) – 2:50
  8. "Kiss The Girl Goodbye" (Criss, Penridge) – 2:46
  9. "Hooked On Rock And Roll" (Penridge, Criss, Poncia) – 3:37
  10. "I Can't Stop The Rain" (Delaney) – 4:25

[edit] Personnel

  • Bill Bodine - bass guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 9
  • Michael Carnahan - saxophone on 3
  • Lenny Castro - percussion on 3 & 4
  • Peter Criss - lead vocals, drums (on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 9), percussion (on 8), backing vocals (on 9), producer (on 6, 7, 8 & 10)
  • Bill Cuomo - keyboards (on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 9), synthesizer (on 2 & 4), string arrangement (on 6 & 10)
  • Sean Delaney - producer on 6, 7 & 10
  • Maxine Dixon - backing vocals on 1, 3 & 5
  • Danny Faragher - backing vocals on 1 & 2
  • Davey Faragher - backing vocals on 1 & 2
  • Jimmy Faragher - backing vocals on 1 & 2
  • Tommy Faragher - backing vocals on 1 & 2
  • Richard Gerstein - keyboards (on 6, 7 & 10)
  • Gordon Grody - backing vocals on 6, 7 & 10
  • Brendan Harkin - guitar on 6
  • Neil Jason - bass guitar on 6, 7 & 10
  • Steve Lukather - guitar solo on 5 & 9
  • Art Munson - guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 9
  • Stan Penridge - guitar (on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 & 9), backing vocals (on 4 & 9), harmony (on 8)
  • Vini Poncia - backing vocals (on 4 & 9), producer
  • Elliot Randall - guitar on 6 & 10
  • Tom Saviano - horn arrangement on 1, 3 & 7
  • Bob Schaper - engineer
  • Allan Schwartzberg - drums on 6, 7 & 10
  • Mike Stone - engineer on 6, 7 & 10
  • Annie Sutton - backing vocals on 6, 7, & 10
  • Julia Tillman - backing vocals on 3 & 5
  • John Tropea - guitar on 6, 7 & 10
  • Maxine Willard - backing vocals on 3 & 5
  • Dave Wittman - engineer on 8

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1979 Pop Albums 43

[edit] Releases

[edit] Album notes

  • Much of material on this album was originally written in 1971 for Peter's pre-KISS band Lips.

[edit] External link

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Gene Simmons – Paul Stanley – Tommy Thayer – Eric Singer
Peter Criss – Ace Frehley – Eric Carr – Vinnie Vincent – Mark St. John – Bruce Kulick
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Albums: Studio – Live – Compilation
U.S. Top 40 Singles: "Rock and Roll All Nite" – "Shout It Out Loud" – "Beth" – "Hard Luck Woman" – "Calling Dr. Love" – "Christine Sixteen"
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