Ace Frehley (album)

Ace Frehley

Cover painting by Eraldo Carugati
Studio album by Ace Frehley
Released September 18, 1978
Recorded June–July 1978, Plaza Sound Studios, New York, N.Y., the Mansion, Sharon, Connecticut
Genre Hard rock
Length 36:25
Label Casablanca
Producer
Ace Frehley chronology
Ace Frehley
(1978)
Frehley's Comet
(1987)
Kiss chronology
Gene Simmons
(1978)
Ace Frehley
(1978)
Peter Criss
(1978)
Singles from Ace Frehley
  1. "New York Groove"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.5/10)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Ace Frehley is a 1978 solo album from Ace Frehley, 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.

Background

The album featured Anton Fig on drums. He later performed session work on the Kiss albums Dynasty and Unmasked, and became a member of Ace Frehley's band Frehley's Comet. Fig and Will Lee, who played bass on three of the album's tracks, later gained international prominence as members of the World's Most Dangerous Band and the CBS Orchestra along with Paul Shaffer on Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman.

Chart performance

"New York Groove", which was first recorded in 1975 by British glam rock band Hello, rose to No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[4] This was the highest chart placement for any of the singles released from the 1978 solo albums. The album reached No. 26 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. It was certified platinum on October 2, 1978 and shipped over 1,000,000 copies.[5] It is also the highest selling of the four KISS solo albums.[6]

Critical reception

Allmusic rated the album 4 stars out of 5 and said, "Of the four Kiss solo albums, the best of the bunch is Ace Frehley's".[7] Jason Josephes of Pitchfork concurred that it was the standout of the Kiss solo efforts, describing it as "a melange of riff rock, power pop, and just a little bit of soul".[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ace Frehley, except for where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Rip It Out" (Frehley, Larry Kelly) 3:39
2. "Speedin' Back to My Baby" (Frehley, Jeanette Frehley) 3:35
3. "Snow Blind"   3:54
4. "Ozone"   4:41
5. "What's On Your Mind?"   3:26
6. "New York Groove" (Russ Ballard) 3:01
7. "I'm In Need of Love"   4:36
8. "Wiped-Out"   4:08
9. "Fractured Mirror"   5:25
Total length:
36:25

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Chart (1978) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 26
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada RPM100[9] 34

Singles

Single Chart (1978) Peak
position
"New York Groove" US Billboard Hot 100[10] 13
Single Chart (1979) Peak
position
"New York Groove" Canada RPM100 Singles[11] 25
New Zealand Singles Chart[12] 24

Certification

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

External links

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