1978 Peter Criss – Peter Criss
Peter Criss is a 1978 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.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 #1 hit for Bobby Lewis in the U.S. during the summer of 1961. The song was subsequently covered by Kiss on their 1979 tour. Much of the material on the album was originally written in 1971 for Criss’s pre-Kiss band Lips.
Reviews for Peter Criss were mostly negative. The album was the lowest charting of all the Kiss solo albums of 1978, reaching #43 on the US Billboard album chart. 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”.
Tracks
1 I’m Gonna Love You (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge) 3:19
2 You Matter To Me (Vini Poncia, John Vastano) 3:17
3 Tossin’ And Turnin’ (Ritchie Adams, Malou Rene) 4:03
4 Don’t You Let Me Down (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge) 3:43
5 That’s The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge) 3:02
6 Easy Thing (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge) 3:55
7 Rock Me, Baby (Sean Delaney) 2:55
8 KISS The Girl Goodbye (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge) 2:48
9 Hooked On Rock n Roll (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge) 3:39
10 I Can’t Stop The Rain (Sean Delaney) 4:26
Biography
Musicians
1 I’m Gonna Love You
Bass | Bill Bodine |
Drums | Peter Criss |
Guitar | Art Munson |
Guitar | Stan Penridge |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Davey Faragher |
Background Vocals | Jimmy Faragher |
Background Vocals | Maxine Dixon |
Background Vocals | Tommy Faragher |
2 You Matter To Me
Bass | Bill Bodine |
Drums | Peter Criss |
Guitar | Art Munson |
Guitar | Stan Penridge |
Synthesizer | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Davey Faragher |
Background Vocals | Jimmy Faragher |
Background Vocals | Tommy Faragher |
3 Tossin’ And Turnin’
Bass | Bill Bodine |
Drums | Peter Criss |
Guitar | Art Munson |
Guitar | Stan Penridge |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Sax | Michael Carnahan |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Dixon |
4 Don’t You Let Me Down
Bass | Bill Bodine |
Drums | Peter Criss |
Guitar | Art Munson |
Guitar | Stan Penridge |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Background Vocals | Stan Penridge |
Background Vocals | Vini Poncia |
Background Vocals | Peter Criss |
5 That’s The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes
Bass | Bill Bodine |
Drums | Peter Criss |
Guitar | Art Munson |
Guitar | Stan Penridge |
Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Dixon |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
6 Easy Thing
Bass | Neil Jason |
Drums | Allan Schwartzberg |
Guitar | Elliott Randall |
Guitar | Jon Tropea |
Keyboards | Richard Gerstein |
7 Rock Me, Baby
Bass | Neil Jason |
Drums | Allan Schwartzberg |
Guitar | Jon Tropea |
Keyboards | Richard Gerstein |
Background Vocals | Annie Sutton |
Background Vocals | Gordon Grody |
8 KISS The Girl Goodbye
Guitar | Stan Penridge |
Percussion | Peter Criss |
Background Vocals | Stan Penridge |
9 Hooked On Rock n Roll
Bass | Bill Bodine |
Drums | Peter Criss |
Guitar | Art Munson |
Guitar | Stan Penridge |
Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Peter Criss |
Background Vocals | Stan Penridge |
Background Vocals | Vini Poncia |
10 I Can’t Stop The Rain
Bass | Neil Jason |
Drums | Allan Schwartzberg |
Guitar | Brendan Harkin |
Guitar | Elliott Randall |
Guitar | Jon Tropea |
Keyboards | Richard Gerstein |
Background Vocals | Annie Sutton |
Background Vocals | Gordon Grody |
Liner Notes
Producer – Vini Poncia
Producer – Peter Criss (Tracks 6, 7, 8)
Producer – Sean Delaney (Tracks 6, 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Saviano
Engineer – Bob Schaper
Engineer – Mike Stone (Tracks 6, 7, 10)
Engineer – Dave Wittman (Track 8)
Engineer (Second) – Stewart Whitmore, Jim Barth, Mark Linett
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Design – Howard Marks Advertising Inc
Painting – Eraldo Carugati
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At The Burbank Studios
Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Phonographic Copyright Casablanca Record And Filmworks Inc
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