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Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley (Limited Edition)

Original Release: 1978

Synopsis

Kiss was at their commercial peak by 1978. They released four solo albums. Kiss has claimed that the solo albums were intended to ease rising tensions within the band. Each album was very much a solo effort, as none of the group appeared on another's album; however, they were all released and marketed as Kiss albums. It was the first time that all current members of a rock band had released solo albums on the same day. The Kiss solo albums were released on 18 September 1978. All four solo albums made it into the Top 50 of the Billboard album chart and were certified Platinum on October 2, 1978, when they sold 1,000,000 copies each.

The lead guitarist and vocalist of Kiss’s solo album proved to be the most successful and achieved the only radio top 20 hit "New York Groove". Ace Frehely’s album reached #26 on the US Billboard album chart, and the track "New York Groove" rose to #13 on the US Billboard chart.  Frehley followed the traditional hard rock style that KISS had portrayed in their previous albums.

 "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.

Side A

Rip It Out (3:39)
Speedin' Back To My Baby (3:35)
Snow Blind (3:54)
Ozone (4:41)
What's On Your Mind? (3:26)

Side B

New York Groove (3:01)
I'm In Need Of Love (4:36)
Wiped-Out (4:08)
Fractured Mirror (5:25)