Paul Stanley (album)
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September 18, 1978 |
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June and July 1978 |
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| Label (s) | Casablanca Records | |||
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
35:14 |
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Paul Stanley, Jeff Glixman |
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Paul Stanley is the 1978 recorded and released a solo album of Kiss - guitarist and singer Paul Stanley .
History of origin
Between 1974 and 1977, Kiss had released a new album on average every six months, and with Love Gun and Alive II they had reached the peak of their work to date. In 1976, the group had renewed their contract with Casablanca Records , and this provided that the record company could require each member of the group to release a solo album, with the release of two solo albums equal to the release of one Kiss album. So four solo albums meant that the group would have fulfilled two more studio commitments from their contract. The idea of recording solo albums at all came from manager Bill Aucoin and Casablanca boss Neil Bogart and was included in the contract at their request.
In June 1978 the four members of the group went to different studios to record their respective solo albums.
Paul Stanley recorded his album, which he also produced himself , in three different studios: The Electric Lady Studios in New York , The Village Recorder and the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Singers Diana Grasselli, Maria Vidal and Miriam Valle, who can be heard on Move On , were members of the group Rouge, the band of Desmond Child .
Participating musicians
- Paul Stanley - vocals, guitar, electric bow
- Bob Kulick - guitars
- Steve Buslowe - electric bass tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
- Richie Fontana - drums tracks 1, 2, 3 & 4
- Eric Nelson - electric bass tracks 6, 7, 8 & 9
- Craig Krampf - drums tracks 6, 7, 8 & 9
- Carmine Appice - drums track 5
- Peppy Castro - backing vocals tracks 3 & 7
- Diana Grasselli - Backing Vocals Track 2
- Doug (Gling) Katsaros - Piano Track 7
- Miriam Naomi Valle - Backing Vocals Track 2
- Maria Vidal - Backing Vocals Track 2
Cover
All of the Kiss members' solo albums had a cover showing the masked face of the respective artist. The portraits had been drawn by Eraldo Carugati . Each portrait had its own background color: Peter Criss was highlighted in green, Gene Simmons in red, Ace Frehley in blue, and Paul Stanley in purple. Each album came with a poster that was shaped to match one of the other three posters, so that when all four albums were purchased, a large poster was created that showed all four members. In addition, each album was accompanied by an order form for merchandise items.
publication
The solo albums of all four Kiss members were released on September 18, 1978 in the United States , the circulation was 4 million albums, one million albums per member of the group. All four albums went gold and platinum on October 2, 1978, with Stanley's album reaching number 40 on the Billboard 200 . The release of the albums was a financial fiasco for Casablanca Records , as most fans simply couldn't afford to buy all four albums at once. Since Casablanca had offered retailers a “100% Return Policy”, what had happened to the label in 1975 was repeated: the number of returns was enormous.
Casablanca Records released the solo albums as Kiss albums, so members of the group are happy to use them for the total number of awards the band has won. In addition, the albums were all provided with the band's logo. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on the other hand, does not recognize them as band albums, but lists them under the names of the respective artists, so that they are actually not counted towards the awards for Kiss.
Tracklist
- 4:40 Tonight You Belong to Me (vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley)
- 3:11 Move On (vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley, Mikel Japp )
- 3:35 Ain't Quite Right (vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley, Mikel Japp)
- 3:18 Wouldn't You Like to Know me? (Vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley)
- 5:34 Take me Away (Together as One) (vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley)
- 3:34 It's Alright (vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley)
- 3:40 Hold Me, Touch Me, (Think of Me When We're Apart) (vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley)
- 3:33 Love in Chains (vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley)
- 4:09 Goodbye (vocals: Paul Stanley; text and music: Paul Stanley)
literature
- Julian Gill: The Kiss Album Focus - Kings of the Night Time World, 1972-1982 ; 3rd edition, KissFaq.com 2008, ISBN 978-0972225373
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Dale Sherman: Black Diamond - The Unauthorized Biography of Kiss ; Collectors Guide Publishing Inc., 1997, ISBN 1-896522-35-1
- ↑ Curt Gooch, Jeff Suh: Kiss Alive Forever - A Complete Touring History ; Billboard Books 2002, first edition; ISBN 0-8230-8322-5
- ^ A b Dale Sherman: Black Diamond 2 - The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Kiss ; Collectors Guide Publishing Inc., 1997, ISBN 1-896522-36-X
- ↑ Database of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)