Kiss : The Solo Collection

 

September 18, 1978

Each Member Put Out

Solo Albums 

On The Same Day

While Subjective ,

The Consensus Among Many

 KISS fans

And Reviews is That 

The 

Ace Frehley's Album 

is The Best 

Primarily Due To It's

Hard Rocking Sound

And The Success 

of The Hit Single

New York Groove

Second 

Would Be

Paul Stanley

As It Was Seen As A Very Good 

But Somewhat More Typical

KiSS- Sounding 

Third

Gene Simmons

Featuring A More

Eclectic and Experimental Sound

Peter Criss's Album

Was Described As

 The Weakest Link

With It's 

Classic Blues/ Rock sound

Sound Being Too

Different An Odd By Some

Gene Simmons

 is the first

 solo album

 by 

Gene Simmons,

 the bassist 

and co-lead vocalist 

of the hard rock band

 Kiss

 It is one 

of 

four solo albums 

released by each member 

of Kiss, 

but yet still under

 the Kiss label, 

coming out alongside

 Peter Criss, 

Ace Frehley,

 and 

Paul Stanley.

 It was released on

 September 18, 1978. 

Reaching number 22 

on the US 

Billboard 200 albums chart,

 it was the highest-placing

 of all the four

 Kiss solo albums. 

Mainly a 

hard rock style album,

 it also features

 choirs and string arrangements

 on some songs,

 as well as incorporating

 various musical genres

 including

 Beatles-inspired pop, 

1970s funk, 

and 

rock and roll

TRACKLIST

Radioactive

Burning Up With Fever

See You Tonite

Tunnel Of Love

True Confessions

Living In Sin

Always Near You/Nowhere To Hide

Man Of 1000 Faces

Mr. Make Believe

See You In Your Dreams

When You Wish Upon A Star

Ace Frehley

 is the first

 solo album

 by American

 guitarist

 and former

 Kiss member

 Ace Frehley

released on 

September 18, 1978, 

by Casablanca Records.

 It was one of

 four albums 

released by each

 separate Kiss member

 as a solo act, 

but yet still under the

 Kiss label, 

coming out alongside 

Peter Criss, 

Paul Stanley, 

and 

Gene Simmons.

Ace Frehley 

contains the cover hit single 

"New York Groove", 

which was originally written

 by Russ Ballard 

and recorded by Hello

 in 1975.

 The song would prove

 to be a major hit

 for Frehley and 

boosted sales

 for its parent album. 

The album would also prove

 to be the most successful 

of the four 

Kiss solo albums.

TRACKLIST

Rip It Out

Speedin' Back to My Baby

Snow Blind

Ozone

What's on Your Mind?

New York Groove

I'm in Need of Love

Wiped-Out

Fractured Mirror 

 (Instrumental)

Do Ya [*]

Paul Stanley 

is the first 

solo album

 from American

 musician

Paul Stanley

the singer-songwriter

 best known for

 serving as the

 rhythm guitarist

 and lead vocalist 

of 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 release 

out of the four 

Kiss solo albums

 to feature 

all original songs, 

as Simmons,

 Criss 

and Frehley

 each recorded 

one cover song 

on their albums.

TRACKLIST

Tonight You Belong To Me

Move On

Ain't Quite Right

Wouldn't You Like To Know Me?

Take Me Away

 (Together As One)

It's Alright

Hold Me, Touch Me 

(Think Of Me When We're Apart)

Love In Chains

Goodbye

Peter Criss

 is the debut

 solo studio album 

by

 Peter Criss,

 the drummer 

of American 

rock band 

Kiss

 It was one of

 four solo albums

 released by

 the members 

of Kiss on

 September 18, 1978, 

but yet under

 the Kiss label,

 coming out alongside 

Ace Frehley, 

Gene Simmons

 and 

Paul Stanley.

 The album was produced by 

Vini Poncia, 

who went on to produce

 Dynasty 

(1979)

 and 

Unmasked 

(1980)

 for Kiss.

TRACKLIST

I'm Gonna Love You

You Matter To Me

Tossin' and Turnin'

Don't Let Me Down

Beth [*]

Kiss The Girl Goodbye

That's The Kind of Sugar Papa Likes

Easy Thing

Hard Luck Woman [*]

Rock Me, Baby

Hooked on Rock N'Roll

I Can't Stop The Rain

Beth

 (Live) [*]

BONUS 

ERIC CARR 

ERIC CARR SOLO

R.I.P.

Throughout its 

52-year history, 

KISS has featured

 three drummers:

 founding member 

Peter Criss, 

current and longtime 

sticksman 

Eric Singer, 

and the man who

 occupied the role from 

1980-1991,

 fan favorite 

and general monster 

behind his 

double bass drums, 

Eric Carr.

For many, 

Carr represents perhaps

 the best drummer

 that KISS ever featured.

 Still, 

the depth of his character

 reaches far beyond that. 

To that end, 

for Record Store Day 2023, 

the acclaimed collection

 of unreleased 

Eric Carr

 tracks and demos

TRACKLIST

Eyes Of Love

Somebody's Waiting

Heavy Metal Baby

Just Can't Wait

Mad Dog

You Make Me Crazy

Nightmare

Nightmare

 (Live Demo)

Too Cool For School

Tiara

Can You Feel It

Nasty Boys

Tiara

 (Long Demo)

Can You Feel It 

(Alternate Version)

BONUS

Beth 

(Eric Carr Vocals) [*]

Shandi

 (Eric Carr Vocals) [*]

Eyes of Love 

(Just Vocals) [*]

Carr Jam 1981

 (Drum Solo) [*]

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