Paul Stanley (album)
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| Studio album by Paul Stanley | |||||||||||
| Released | September 18, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Recorded |
February-July 1978, Electric Lady Studios, New York City, The Record Plant Studios and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||||||||
| Length | 35:14 | ||||||||||
| Label | Casablanca | ||||||||||
| Producer | Paul Stanley, Jeff Glixman | ||||||||||
| Paul Stanley chronology | |||||||||||
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Paul Stanley is a 1978 solo album from Paul Stanley, the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. It is the only album of the four Kiss solo albums to feature all original songs, as Simmons, Criss and Frehley each recorded one cover song on their albums.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (2.0)[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
The album reached #40 on the US Billboard album chart. Allmusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said that it is the most "Kiss-like" out of all the Kiss solo albums. It was generally regarded as the 2nd best of the solo albums, following Frehley's.
Track listing
All songs written by Paul Stanley, except tracks 2, 3 and 5, co-written by Mikel Japp.
Side one
- "Tonight You Belong to Me" – 4:41
- "Move On" – 3:12
- "Ain't Quite Right" – 3:34
- "Wouldn't You Like to Know Me" – 3:16
- "Take Me Away (Together as One)" – 5:26
Side two
- "It's Alright" – 3:38
- "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)"– 3:40
- "Love in Chains" – 3:34
- "Goodbye" – 4:09
Personnel
- Paul Stanley - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, E-Bow, all guitars on track 7
- Bob Kulick - lead guitar, acoustic guitar
- Steve Buslowe - bass guitar on tracks 1-5
- Richie Fontana - drums on tracks 1-4
- Eric Nelson - bass guitar on tracks 6-9
- Craig Krampf - drums on tracks 6-9
- Carmine Appice - drums on track 5
- Peppy Castro - backing vocals on tracks 3 and 7
- Diana Grasselli - backing vocals on track 2
- Doug (Gling) Katsaros - piano, Omni string ensemble and backing vocals on track 7
- Steve Lacey - electric guitar on track 8
- Miriam Naomi Valle - backing vocals on track 2
- Maria Vidal - backing vocals on track 2
Production
- Jeff Glixman - engineer, producer (tracks 5, 6, 8, 9)
- Paul Grupp - engineer
- Barbara Isaak - assistant engineer
- George Marino - remastering
- Paul Stanley - producer, mixer
- Mike Stone - mixer
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | Canadian Albums | 43 |
| 1978 | US Pop Albums | 40 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" | Pop Singles | 46 |
Singles - Billboard (Canada)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" | Pop Singles | 64 |
Singles - Billboard (United Kingdom)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" | Pop Singles | 48 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| ^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Paul Stanley (album) at AllMusic
- ↑ "KISS - Paul Stanley (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2003-06-26. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "Kiss: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Paul Stanley – Kiss". Music Canada.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Paul Stanley – Kiss - Paul Stanley". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
External links
- KISSONLINE.COM Discography- Paul Stanley, accessed on July 28, 2008
