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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 Peter Criss
Released	September 18, 1978 (1978-09-18)
Recorded	April–July 1978
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City Burbank Studios, Burbank, California Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Genre	Rock soul R&B jazz
Length	34:39
Label	Casablanca
Producer	Vini 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
"Don't You Let Me Down" Released: 1978 "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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	1/10[3]
Pitchfork	0.0/10[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.

Cover versions

• Harvey Milk covered "Easy Thing" for their compilation album The Singles.[8]
• Awaken covered "I'm Gonna Love You" on their double album Party In Lyceum's Toilets.[9]
• The Slam covered "Hooked on Rock 'n Roll" on their album Hit It!.[9]

Personnel

• Peter Criss – lead vocals, drums on all songs except tracks 6–7, and 10, percussion on track 8, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Allan Schwartzberg – drums on tracks 6-7 and 10
• Bill Bodine – bass guitar on tracks 1-5 and 9
• Neil Jason – bass guitar on tracks 6-7 and 10
• Art Munson – guitars on tracks 1-5 and 9
• Stan Penridge – guitars on 1-5 and 8–9, backing vocals
• Elliot Randall – guitars on "Easy Thing" and "I Can't Stop the Rain"
• John Tropea – guitars on tracks 6-7 and 10
• Brendan Harkin – guitars on "Easy Thing"
• Steve Lukather – guitar solo on "That's the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes" and "Hooked on Rock and Roll"
• Bill Cuomo – keyboards 1-5 and 9
• Richard Gerstein – keyboards on tracks 6–7, and 10
• Davey Faragher, Tommy Faragher, Danny Faragher, Jimmy Faragher, Maxine Dixon, Maxine Willard, Julia Tillman, Vini Poncia, Annie Sutton, Gordon Grody – backing vocals
• Tom Saviano – Horns arranged
• Michael Carnahan – saxophone solo on "Tossin' and Turnin'", baritone sax on "Hooked on Rock 'n' Roll"
• Lenny Castro – percussion on "Tossin' and Turnin'" and "Don't You Let Me Down"

Production

• Mike D. Stone – engineer at the Record Plant, New York City
• Eraldo Carugati – album artwork

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	Certification	Certified 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

• Casablanca NBLP-7122 (September 18, 1978): 1st LP issue (with poster)
• Casablanca NBPIX-7122 (September 18, 1978): US picture disc
• Casablanca 826 917-2 (1988): US 1st CD release.
• Mercury 314 532 386-2 (September 16, 1997): Remastered CD (with poster)
• Universal Music B0020537-01 (2014): Remastered LP (with poster)

References

External links

• Peter Criss at Discogs (list of releases)
• Kiss FAQ – Peter Criss, Accessed on July 13, 2005.
• KISSONLINE.COM Discoography- Peter Criss, Accessed on July 28, 2008.
• The KISSFAQ- RIAA Certifications, Accessed on July 28, 2008

На других языках

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[de] Peter Criss (Album)

Peter Criss ist das 1978 aufgenommene und veröffentlichte Soloalbum des damaligen Kiss-Schlagzeugers Peter Criss.

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- [en] Peter Criss (album)

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[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.

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[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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