Space Invader (album)

Space Invader
Studio album by Ace Frehley
Released August 19, 2014
Recorded 2014, The Creation Lab
(Turlock, California)[1]
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Label E1 Music
Producer Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley chronology

Anomaly
(2009)		 Space Invader
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 57/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [3]
Blabbermouth (8/10)[4]
Metal Talk [5]
Paste (7.8/10)[6]
Record Collector [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
PopMatters (4/10)[9]

Space Invader is the sixth solo album by former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, released on August 19, 2014 via eOne Music.[10] It is his first album of new studio material since 2009's Anomaly. Frehley self-produced the album, which was recorded at The Creation Lab in Turlock, California. Upon release, the album reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 albums chart,[11] the only time a solo album from a past or current Kiss member has ever attained a US top 10 album position.

Album artwork

The cover art for Space Invader was painted by fantasy artist Ken Kelly, notable for painting the cover art for the Kiss albums Destroyer in 1976 and Love Gun in 1977. Of the project, Kelly said "It was very exciting when I was approached with the idea of doing an album cover for Ace. I am very pleased with the results and proud to play a part of Ace's continuing successful career!"[12]

Track listing

All songs written by Ace Frehley, except where noted.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Space Invader"    4:17
2. "Gimme a Feelin'" (radio edit)Frehley, Ostrosky 3:54
3. "I Wanna Hold You"  Frehley, Rubin, Basco 3:32
4. "Change"  Frehley, Gordon 4:08
5. "Toys"    4:09
6. "Immortal Pleasures"  Frehley, Gordon 5:05
7. "Inside the Vortex"    4:40
8. "What Every Girl Wants"    3:46
9. "Past the Milky Way"  Frehley, Cassone 5:31
10. "Reckless"    4:12
11. "The Joker"  Miller, Curtis, Ertegün 3:35
12. "Starship"    7:03
Deluxe edition
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
13. "Space Invader" (radio edit)Frehley 3:18
14. "Gimme a Feelin'" (explicit)Frehley, Ostrosky 4:04

Personnel

  • Ace Frehley – Lead Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Composer, Engineer, Overdubs, Producer, Sound Effects, Vocals (Background)
  • Matt Starr – Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
  • Chris Wyse – Bass
  • Phil Allen - Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Vocals (Background)
  • Adam Ayan - Mastering
  • Sebastian Basco - Composer
  • Chris Cassone - Composer, Vocals (Background)
  • Eddie Curtis - Composer
  • Ahmet Ertegun - Composer
  • Mike Everett - Engineer, Tracking
  • Rachael Gordon - Vocals (Background)
  • Rachel Gordon - Composer
  • Mark Green - Tracking
  • Mark Greene - Engineer
  • Paul Grosso - Creative Director, Design
  • Ken Gullic - Producer, Vocals (Background)
  • Warren Huart - Engineer, Mixing, Overdubs, Producer, Vocals (Background)
  • Ken Kelly - Cover Painting
  • Ronnie Mancuse - Overdubs
  • Ronnie Mancuso - Engineer, Overdubs, Producer, Tracking, Vocals (Background)
  • Steve Miller - Composer
  • John Ostrosky - Composer
  • Gen Rubin - Composer
  • Larry Russell - Engineer
  • Larry Russell - Overdubs
  • Alex Salzman - Engineer, Keyboards, Overdubs, Tracking
  • Jayme Thornton - Photography

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[13]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 59
scope="row" Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 42
scope="row" Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 28
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[17] 158
UK Rock Albums (Official Charts Company) 15
US Albums (Billboard 200) 9

References

  1. ↑ "Ace Frehley Releases 'Gimme A Feelin Single From 'Space Invader' Album; Audio Stream Available". Blabbermouth.net. May 29, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Space Invader - Ace Frehley". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "AllMusic".
  4. ↑ "Blabbermouth".
  5. ↑ "Metal Talk".
  6. ↑ "Paste".
  7. ↑ "Record Collector".
  8. ↑ "Rolling Stone".
  9. ↑ "Pop Matters".
  10. ↑ Giles, Jeff (July 10, 2014). "Ace Frehley Reveals Space Invader Track Listing". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ "ACE FREHLEY's 'Space Invader' Cracks U.S. Top 10". Blabbermouth.net. August 27, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ace Frehley reunites with Ken Kelly for Space Invader Cover Art". EntertainmentOne. May 30, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Space Invader Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 1 September 2014" (PDF) (1279). Pandora Archive. September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ace Frehley: Space Invader" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  16. ↑ "Ace Frehley – Space Invader". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 14.08.2014 (wk34)". Zobbel. Retrieved 30 August 2014.