Paul Stanley is a 1978 album from the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. The other albums were released by Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley.
The album reached #40 on the U.S. Billboard album chart. It also has the distinction of being the only album of the 4 solo albums to feature all original songs as Simmons, Criss and Frehley recorded cover songs on their albums....
Paul Stanley is a 1978 album from the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. The other albums were released by Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley.
The album reached #40 on the U.S. Billboard album chart. It also has the distinction of being the only album of the 4 solo albums to feature all original songs as Simmons, Criss and Frehley recorded cover songs on their albums.
Side one
"Tonight You Belong to Me" (Paul Stanley) – 4:39
"Move On" (Stanley, Mikel Japp) – 3:07
"Ain't Quite Right" (Stanley, Japp) – 3:34
"Wouldn't You Like to Know Me" (Stanley) – 3:16
"Take Me Away (Together As One)" (Stanley, Japp) – 5:26
Side two
"It's Alright" (Stanley) – 3:31
"Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" (Stanley) – 3:40
"Love in Chains" (Stanley) – 3:34
"Goodbye" (Stanley) – 4:09
Personnel
Carmine Appice - drums on 5
Steve Buslowe - bass guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Peppy Castro - background vocals on 3 & 7
Richie Fontana - drums on 1, 2, 3 & 4
Diana Grasselli - background vocals on 2
Doug (Gling) Katsaros - piano on 7, Omni string ensemble on 7, background vocals on 7
Craig Krampf - drums on 6, 7, 8 & 9
Bob Kulick - lead guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Steve Lacey - electric guitar on 8
Eric Nelson - bass guitar on 6, 7, 8 & 9
Paul Stanley - lead vocals, background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, E-Bow, all guitars on 7
Miriam Naomi Valle - background vocals on 2
Maria Vidal - background vocals on 2
Production
Jeff Glixman - engineer, producer (on 5, 6, 8 & 9)
Paul Grupp - engineer
Barbara Isaak - assistant engineer
George Marino - remastering
Paul Stanley - producer, mixer
Mike Stone - mixer
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1978 Pop Albums 40
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" Pop Singles 46
Singles - Billboard (Canada)
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" Pop Singles 64
Singles - Billboard (United Kingdom)
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" Pop Singles 48
Certifier Certification Sales
RIAA (U.S.) Platinum 1,000,000
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