Origins, Vol. 1
| Origins, Vol. 1 | ||||
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| Studio album of cover songs by Ace Frehley | ||||
| Released | April 13, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 51:33 | |||
| Label | Entertainment One Music | |||
| Producer | Warren Huart | |||
| Ace Frehley chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Origins, Vol. 1 | ||||
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Origins, Vol. 1 is a covers album by American guitarist Ace Frehley, released on April 13, 2016 in Japan and April 15 in the United States.[1] The album features guest appearances from Slash, Lita Ford, John 5, Mike McCready, and Frehley's former Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley. The album was announced on February 11, 2016.
In addition to covers of tracks by Cream and Thin Lizzy, Origins, Vol. 1 features newly recorded versions of several Kiss songs which were written but not sung by Frehley, such as "Cold Gin" and "Parasite", as well as a new version of the Kiss song "Rock and Roll Hell" from the Creatures of the Night kiss album, which he never performed on, as he was leaving the band at the time. [2]
In explaining his decision to cover "Rock and Roll Hell", he said, “I’ve listened to that record, but not beginning to end. I’d listen to a couple of tracks and put it down. I don’t remember listening to ‘Rock and Roll Hell’ for a very long time, but when I heard it, I fell in love with it. I thought it was a great song, and I thought I could do a good version of it.”
Frehley’s “Rock and Roll Hell” marks the second time he’s covered a cut from a Kiss LP he wasn’t involved with. In 1989, he recorded a version of “Hide Your Heart,” a song co-written by Kiss co-founder Paul Stanley with professional songwriter Holly Knight, unaware that it was tabbed as the first single from the band’s Hot in the Shade LP.
“I had no idea they were tracking it, they had no idea I was tracking it,” he later said. “After I had recorded it and spent thousands of dollars on the production, [Gene Simmons] called up and said ‘Could you please take that off your record, because we’re putting that out as our first single.’ I said no way.”
The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 23 selling 16,113 in its first week, but totaling 16,386 copies including streams and tracks.
In a 2016 interview with The Pods & Sods Network, Ace describes other songs that were considered, recorded and plans for Origins, Vol. 2.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist/arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Room" | Jack Bruce, Pete Brown | Cream | 5:04 |
| 2. | "Street Fighting Man" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Spanish Castle Magic" (featuring John 5) | Jimi Hendrix | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Fire and Water" (featuring Paul Stanley) | Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers | Free | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Emerald" (featuring Slash) | Phil Lynott, Brian Robertson, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham | Thin Lizzy | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Bring It On Home" | Willie Dixon | Led Zeppelin | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Wild Thing" (featuring Lita Ford) | Chip Taylor | The Troggs | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Parasite" (featuring John 5) | Frehley | Kiss | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Magic Carpet Ride" | Rushton Moreve, John Kay | Steppenwolf | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Cold Gin" (featuring Mike McCready) | Frehley | Kiss | 5:18 |
| 11. | "Till the End of the Day" | Ray Davies | The Kinks | 2:27 |
| 12. | "Rock and Roll Hell" | Gene Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance | Kiss | 6:31 |
| Total length: | 51:33 | |||
Personnel
Source: CD booklet
- Ace Frehley – lead vocals (all, except 4); rhythm and lead guitars (all); bass guitar (1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
- Chris Wyse – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10)
- Scot Coogan – drums (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11); lead vocals (1, 6)
- Matt Starr – drums (2, 4, 12)
- Ray Brandis – percussion (2, 6, 9, 11)
- Warren Huart – harmony lead guitar (5)
Special Guests:
- John 5 – rhythm and lead guitar (3, 8)
- Paul Stanley – lead and backing vocals (4)
- Slash – lead guitar (5)
- Lita Ford – lead guitar and lead vocals (7)
- Mike McCready – lead guitar (10)
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 51 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 111 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 99 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 35 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] | 58 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] | 15 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 22 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 44 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 170 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 23 |
References
- ↑ Grow, Kory. "Ace Frehley Announces New LP, 'White Room' Cover, Paul Stanley Reunion". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ Moore, Daniel (2016-02-13). "Somewhere In Time : Ace Frehley to reunite with Paul Stanley on new covers album 'Origins, Vol. 1'!!". Somewhereintimemusic.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ↑ https://podsodcast.com/2016/04/05/em25/ Pods & Sods Network - Conversation with Ace Frehley
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Ace Frehley – Origins Vol.1" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ace Frehley – Origins Vol.1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ace Frehley – Origins Vol.1" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Ace Frehley – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Ace Frehley. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ace Frehley – Origins Vol.1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ace Frehley – Origins Vol.1". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ace Frehley – Origins Vol.1". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ace Frehley – Origins Vol.1". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 23.04.2016 (wk16)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Ace Frehley – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Ace Frehley. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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