Spaceman (album)

Spaceman is the eighth studio album by American guitarist Ace Frehley, released on October 19, 2018. The album features a guest appearance from Frehley's former Kiss bandmate Gene Simmons. The album was announced in February 2018 and was expected to be released in April 2018, but was delayed.

For the mixtape by Octavian, see Spaceman (mixtape).
Spaceman
Studio album by
Ace Frehley
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018
Recorded2017–2018
StudioAce in the Hole Studios, Westchester, NY
GenreHard rock
Length37:07
LabelEntertainment One Music
ProducerAce Frehley, Alex Salzman (co-producer 1-8), Warren Huart (co-producer track 9)
Ace Frehley chronology
Origins, Vol. 1
(2016)		 Spaceman
(2018)
Singles from Spaceman
  1. "Bronx Boy"
    Released: April 27, 2018
  2. "Rockin' with the Boys"
    Released: August 9, 2018
  3. "Mission to Mars"
    Released: May 28, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles8.0/10[2]
Classic Rock[3]
Metal Hammer (GER)5/7[4]
Spectrum Culture[5]

The album features three alternative covers.

Album information

Spaceman features a reunion of sorts with Frehley's former Kiss bandmate Gene Simmons, who co-wrote and played bass on the opener "Without You I'm Nothing". He also co-wrote "Your Wish Is My Command", which Simmons intended for Kiss to record. Simmons named Spaceman.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Without You I'm Nothing"Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons4:06
2."Rockin' with the Boys"Frehley4:15
3."Your Wish Is My Command"Frehley, Simmons3:38
4."Bronx Boy"Frehley, Ronnie Mancuso2:50
5."Pursuit of Rock and Roll"Frehley4:32
6."I Wanna Go Back" (Billy Satellite cover)Danny Chauncey, Monty Byrom, Ira Walker4:01
7."Mission to Mars"Frehley, Tom Kunzman, Kait DiBenedetto, Ken Gullic3:39
8."Off My Back"Frehley3:38
9."Quantum Flux"Frehley6:28
Total length:37:07

Personnel
  • Ace Frehley – vocals, guitars (all); bass guitar (track 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9); creative direction and design
  • Gene Simmons – bass guitar (track 1)
  • Scot Coogan – drums (track 1,3,4,7); background vocals (track 3, 4)
  • Alex Salzman – recording engineer (tracks 1-8); background vocals (track 2-4; bass guitar (track 3, 6)
  • Rachael Gordon – background vocals (track 2, 3)
  • Matt Starr – drums (track 2, 6, 9)
  • Ronnie Mancuso – additional guitar (track 4, 7)
  • Anton Fig – drums (track 5, 8)
  • Warren Huart – recording engineer (track 9); guitar (track 9), mix (all tracks)
  • Eric Gonzalez – mixing assistant
  • Andrew Perez – mixing assistant
  • Hayden Cluff – assistant engineer for Warren Huart
  • Jay Gilbett – photographer
  • Paul Grosso – creative direction and design
  • Adam Ayhan – mastering

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 115
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 45
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 73
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] 56
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 28
US Billboard 200[13] 49

References
  1. Monger, James Christopher. "Ace Frehley - Spaceman review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  2. Balazs, Nick (October 31, 2018). "Ace Frehley - Spaceman". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. Yates, Henry (October 19, 2018). "Ace Frehley: Spaceman". Classic Rock. Loudersound.com.
  4. Mineur, Matthias (October 19, 2018). "Ace Frehley - Spaceman" (in German). Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  5. Beaudoin, Jedd (December 11, 2018). "Ace Frehley: Spaceman". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Ace Frehley – Spaceman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Ace Frehley – Spaceman" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ace Frehley – Spaceman" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  10. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 43: del 19.10.2018 al 25.10.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Ace Frehley – Spaceman". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Ace Frehley – Spaceman". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  13. "Ace Frehley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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