Peter Criss (album)

Peter Criss
Cover painting by Eraldo Carugati
Studio album by Peter Criss
Released September 18, 1978
Recorded April–July 1978
Studio Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA
Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Rock
Length 34:39
Label Casablanca
Producer Vini Poncia
Peter Criss chronology
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Singles from Peter Criss
  1. "Don't You Let Me Down"
    Released: 1978
  2. "You Matter to Me"
    Released: 1978

Peter Criss is a 1978 solo album by Peter Criss, the drummer of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978.[1] The album was produced by Vini Poncia, who went on to produce the Kiss albums Dynasty (1979) and Unmasked (1980). Criss covered "Tossin' and Turnin'", which was a #1 hit for Bobby Lewis in the U.S. during the summer of 1961.[2] The song was subsequently covered by Kiss on their 1979 tour.

Songs

Much of the material on the album was originally written in 1971 for Criss's pre-Kiss band Lips. These include "I'm Gonna Love You", "Don't You Let Me Down", "That's the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes", and "Hooked on Rock 'n' Roll". The album also includes a cover of the song "Tossin' and Turnin" by Bobby Lewis.

Reception

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Reviews for Peter Criss were mostly negative. The album was the lowest charting of all the Kiss solo albums of 1978, reaching #43 on the US Billboard album chart.[3] Of the four solo albums, Peter Criss was the only album to have two singles released from it: "Don't You Let Me Down" and "You Matter to Me", neither of which charted.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Criss and Stan Penridge, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."I'm Gonna Love You"3:18
2."You Matter to Me" (Vini Poncia, John Vastano, Michael Morgan)3:15
3."Tossin' and Turnin'" (Ritchie Adams, Malou Rene)3:58
4."Don't You Let Me Down"3:38
5."That's the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes"2:59
6."Easy Thing"3:53
7."Rock Me, Baby" (Sean Delaney)2:50
8."Kiss the Girl Goodbye"2:46
9."Hooked on Rock 'n' Roll"3:37
10."I Can't Stop the Rain" (Delaney)4:25
Total length:34:39

Cover versions

  • Harvey Milk covered "Easy Thing" for their compilation album The Singles.[4]
  • Awaken covered "I'm Gonna Love You" on their double album Party In Lyceum's Toilets.[5]
  • The Slam covered "Hooked on Rock 'n Roll" on their album Hit It!.[5]

Personnel

The following musicians played on Peter Criss:[6]

  • Peter Criss – lead vocals, drums all songs except tracks 6, 7, and 10. percussion on track 8, backing vocals
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums on tracks 6, 7 and 10
  • Bill Bodine – bass guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9
  • Neil Jason – bass guitar on tracks 6, 7 and 10
  • Art Munson – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9
  • Stan Penridge – guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9, backing vocals
  • Elliot Randall – guitar on "Easy Thing" and "I Can't Stop the Rain"
  • John Tropea – guitar on tracks 6, 7 and 10
  • Brendan Harkin – guitar on "Easy Thing"
  • Steve Lukather – guitar solo on "That's the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes" and "Hooked on Rock and Roll"
  • Bill Cuomo – keyboards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9
  • Richard Gerstein – keyboards on tracks 6, 7, and 10
  • Davey Faragher, Tommy Faragher, Danny Faragher, Jimmy Faragher, Maxine Dixon, Maxine Willard, Julia Tillman, Vini Poncia, Annie Sutton, Gordon Grody – backing vocals
  • Horns arranged by Tom Saviano
  • Michael Carnahan – saxophone solo on "Tossin' and Turnin'", baritone sax on "Hooked on Rock 'n' Roll"
  • Album artwork – Eraldo Carugati
  • Mike D. Stone of the Record Plant - engineer

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Chart (1978) Position
Canadian Albums 52
Japanese Albums[7] 40
US Pop Albums 43

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

  • Casablanca NBLP-7122 (September 18, 1978): 1st LP issue (with poster)
  • Casablanca NBPIX-7122 (September 18, 1978): US picture disc
  • Casablanca 826 917-2 (1988): US 1st CD release.
  • Mercury 314 532 386-2 (September 16, 1997): Remastered CD (with poster)
  • Universal Music B0020537-01 (2014): Remastered LP (with poster)

References

  1. ↑ "AllMusic Overview". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Bobby Lewis-singles chart history". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  3. ↑ "AllMusic Billboard". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  4. ↑ "Kiss Related Recordings". Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Kiss Related Recordings". Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "AllMusic credits". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  7. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  8. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Peter Kriss – Kiss". Music Canada.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Peter Criss – Kiss – Peter Criss". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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