Ace Frehley is a Rock album by Kiss, Ace Frehley, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 153 pressings tracked, owned by 28 collectors.
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Ace Frehley is a 1978 solo album from the lead guitarist of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. “New York Groove” rose to #13 on the US Billboard chart, the highest showing for a Kiss single since “Beth” in 1976, until the song “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” a year later (#11). The album itself reached #26 on the US Billboard album chart. It was certified Platinum on October 2, 1978, when it sold 1,000,000 copies. The album featured Anton Fig on drums, who would later perform session work on the Kiss albums Dynasty and Unmasked, as well as become a member of Ace Frehley’s post-Kiss band Frehley’s Comet. Fig, along with Will Lee, who played bass on three tracks on this album, would become permanent members of Paul Shaffer’s band on Late Night with David Letterman and The Late Show with David Letterman. Two tracks from this album, “Rip It Out” and “Snow Blind”, were covered by the Chemical People and Skin Yard respectively on Hard to Believe: Kiss Covers Compilation. The Foo Fighters released a cover of “Ozone” as a b-side to their “I’ll Stick Around” single. The songs “Snowblind” and “Fractured Mirror” were also covered by Dimebag Darrell, who was a huge Ace Frehley fan, epitomized by having the Ace Frehley album cover tattooed onto his chest.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Rip It Out3:39
- A2Speedin' Back To My Baby3:35
- A3Snow Blind3:54
- A4Ozone4:36
- A5What's On Your Mind?3:26
Side B
- B1New York Groove3:01
- B2I'm In Need Of Love4:36
- B3Wiped-Out4:10
- B4Fractured Mirror5:25
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- polished
- anthemic
- theatrical
An ambitious "Solo" project with 4 special records was released in 1978. Their 4 Solo albums were released simultaneously in one day. The record label apparently invested about $2.5 million on marketing and promotions for the solo project. For the USA and Japanese market and vinyl pressing, LP's featured a special jigsaw poster of each member that when you purchased all 4 solo LP's connected together into one large poster or mural. Also included in the unique releases was a Kiss Army/merchandise order form, and custom inner photo sleeve showing all of the 4 releases.
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Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley is a 1978 solo album from Ace Frehley, the lead guitarist and vocalist of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. The album featured Anton Fig on drums. He later performed session work on the Kiss albums Dynasty and Unmasked, and later became a member of Ace Frehley's band Frehley's Comet. Fig along with Will Lee, who played bass on three tracks on the album, became permanent members of Paul Shaffer's band on Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ace FrehleyACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, BASS GUITAR, GUITAR SYNTHESIZER, LEAD GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, LEAD VOCALS
- Anton FigDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Bobby McAdamsMOUTH ORGAN BARITONE VOCALS VOCALS
- David LasleyBACKING VOCALS
- Larry KellyBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY WRITTEN BY, BACKING VOCALS
- Susan CollinsBACKING VOCALS
- Will LeeBASS
- Carl TallaricoDRUMS
- Susan Collins & CoBACKING VOCALS
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