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Peter Criss is the 1978 debut solo album by Peter Criss, the drummer of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978.[1] The album was produced by Vini Poncia, who went on to produce the Kiss albums Dynasty (1979) and Unmasked (1980). Criss covered "Tossin' and Turnin'", which was a No. 1 hit for Bobby Lewis in the U.S. during the summer of 1961.[2] The song was subsequently covered by Kiss on their 1979 tour.

Peter Criss
Cover painting by Eraldo Carugati
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 1978 (1978-09-18)
RecordedApril–July 1978
StudioElectric Lady Studios, New York City
Burbank Studios, Burbank, California
Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Genre
  • Rock
  • soul
  • R&B
  • jazz
Length34:39
LabelCasablanca
ProducerVini Poncia
Peter Criss chronology
Chelsea
(1970)
Peter Criss
(1978)
Out of Control
(1980)
Kiss chronology
Double Platinum
(1978)
Peter Criss

Gene Simmons

Ace Frehley

Paul Stanley

(1978)
Dynasty
(1979)
Singles from Peter Criss
  1. "Don't You Let Me Down"
    Released: 1978
  2. "You Matter to Me"
    Released: 1978

Songs


Much of the material on the album was originally written in 1971 for Criss's pre-Kiss band Lips. These include "I’m Gonna Love You", "Don't You Let Me Down", "That's the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes", and "Hooked on Rock 'n' Roll". The album also includes a cover of the song "Tossin' and Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis.


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal1/10[3]
Pitchfork0.0/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Reviews for Peter Criss were mostly negative. In a posthumous assessment AllMusic called it "the most undistinguished of the bunch, lacking hooks on either the pop-metal rockers or the power ballads, as well as personality throughout."[1] The album was the lowest charting of all the Kiss solo albums of 1978, reaching No. 43 on the US Billboard album chart.[6] Of the four solo albums, Peter Criss was the only album to have two singles released from it: "Don't You Let Me Down" and "You Matter to Me", neither of which charted.


Track listing


All credits adapted from the original release.[7] All songs were written by Peter Criss and Stan Penridge, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Gonna Love You" 3:18
2."You Matter to Me"Vini Poncia, John Vastano, Michael Morgan3:15
3."Tossin' and Turnin'"Ritchie Adams, Malou Rene3:58
4."Don't You Let Me Down" 3:38
5."That's the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes" 2:59
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Easy Thing" 3:53
7."Rock Me, Baby"Sean Delaney2:50
8."Kiss the Girl Goodbye" 2:46
9."Hooked on Rock 'n' Roll" 3:37
10."I Can't Stop the Rain"Delaney4:25
Total length:34:39

Cover versions



Personnel


Additional personnel
Production

Charts


Chart (1978) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 59
Canadian RPM100[11] 52
Japanese Albums[12] 40
US Billboard 200[6] 43

Certification


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Release history



References


  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peter Criss / Kiss - Peter Criss review". AllMusic. All Media Network.
  2. "Bobby Lewis Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on August 27, 2012.
  3. Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  4. Josephes, Jason (June 26, 2003). "Kiss - Peter Criss". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 26, 2003.
  5. "Kiss: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  6. "Peter Criss Chart History". Billboard.
  7. Kiss (1978). Peter Criss (LP Sleeve). Los Angeles, California: Casablanca Records. NBLP 7122.
  8. "Kiss Related Recordings". Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  9. "Kiss Related Recordings". Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 77. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 30, No. 12, December 16, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. December 16, 1978. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  12. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  13. "Canadian album certifications – Peter Kriss – Kiss". Music Canada.
  14. "American album certifications – Peter Criss – Kiss – Peter Criss". Recording Industry Association of America.



На других языках


[de] Peter Criss (Album)

Peter Criss ist das 1978 aufgenommene und veröffentlichte Soloalbum des damaligen Kiss-Schlagzeugers Peter Criss.
- [en] Peter Criss (album)

[es] Peter Criss (álbum)

Peter Criss es el primer álbum de estudio de Peter Criss, batería y vocalista de la banda de hard rock estadounidense Kiss.[nota 1] Salió a la venta el 18 de septiembre de 1978 a través de Casablanca Records, al igual que los debuts en solitario de sus tres compañeros en el grupo; Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons y Paul Stanley. Antes de comenzar la grabación, el músico sufrió un accidente automovilístico que le impidió tocar la batería en algunas de las canciones, además tuvo problemas para encontrar un productor hasta la llegada de Vini Poncia. Peter Criss, a diferencia de los otros tres trabajos se distanció del sonido de Kiss debido al interés del batería por explorar sus raíces musicales como el r&b y el soul, aunque este alejamiento del hard rock provocó que fuera el menos vendido de los cuatro. A pesar de la consecución de un disco de platino de la RIAA, fue el único que no alcanzó el top 40 del Billboard 200 y solo llegó al puesto 43. Respecto a su recepción crítica, recibió principalmente reseñas negativas y con el paso del tiempo, varias pubicaciones lo han situado como uno de los peores de la discografía de Kiss.

[ru] Peter Criss (альбом)

Peter Criss — сольный альбом барабанщика и вокалиста американской рок-группы Kiss Питера Крисса, один из четырёх сольных альбомов участников KISS, выпущенных 18 сентября 1978 года[3].



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