Gene Simmons (album)

Gene Simmons is a 1978 solo album from the bass player and singer 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 Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss. The album reached #22 on the US Billboard album chart, making it the highest placing of all the four "Kiss" solos of 1978. Although he was the bass player in KISS, on his solo album he played mainly electric and acoustic guitars, leaving the bass work to Neil Jason.

Backing vocalist Katey Sagal would go on to play Peg Bundy on Married With Children. Simmons re-recorded "See You In Your Dreams" because he reportedly wasn't happy with the way it was recorded on Rock and Roll Over.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Radioactive" (Gene Simmons) – 3:50
2. "Burning Up With Fever" (Simmons) – 4:19
3. "See You Tonite" (Simmons) – 2:30
4. "Tunnel of Love" (Simmons) – 3:49
5. "True Confessions" (Simmons) – 3:30

Side two

1. "Living In Sin" (Simmons, Sean Delaney, Howard Marks) – 3:50
2. "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide" (Simmons) – 4:12
3. "Man of 1,000 Faces" (Simmons) – 3:16
4. "Mr. Make Believe" (Simmons) – 4:00
5. "See You In Your Dreams" (Simmons) – 2:48
6. "When You Wish upon a Star" (Ned Washington, Leigh Harline) – 2:44

Personnel

• Allen Schwartzberg - Drums
• Neil Jason - Bass
• Elliot Randall - Guitar
• Gene Simmons - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Co-Producer
• Sean Delaney - Percussion, Co-Producer
• Ron Frangipane - Symphonic Arrangements & Conductor of Members of the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras
• BACKGROUND VOCALS - Gordon Grody, Diva Gray, Kate Sagal, Franny Eisenberg, Carolyn Ray, Sean Delaney
• Eric Troyer - Piano and Vocals on "Radioactive" & "Living in Sin"
• Steve Lacey - Guitar on "Radioactive"
• John Shane Howell - Classical Guitar, segue between "Radioactive" & "Burning Up With Fever"
• Richard Gerstein - Piano on "True Confessions" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"
• Joe Perry - Guitar on "Radioactive" & "Tunnel of Love"
• Bob Seger - Background Vocals on "Radioactive" & "Living in Sin"
• Rick Nielsen - Guitar on "See You In Your Dreams"
• Helen Reddy - Background vocals on "True Confessions"
• Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter - Guitar on "Burning Up With Fever", "See You Tonite", "Tunnel of Love" & "Mr. Make Believe"
• Donna Summer - Background vocals on "Burning Up With Fever"
• Janis Ian - Background vocals on the "Prelude to Radioactive"
• Cher - Spoken word phone call on "Living In Sin"
• Mitch Weissman & Joe Pecorino (Beatlemania) - Background vocals on "Mr. Make Believe", "See You Tonite" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"
• Michael Des Barres - Background vocals on "See You in Your Dreams"
• Ritchie Ranno - Guitar on "Tunnel of Love"
• The Azusa Citrus College Choir - "True Confessions" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"

Chart	Peak Position
U.S.A.	22
Japan	24
Austria	32
Canada	21

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	22

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Radioactive"	Pop Singles	47

Singles - Billboard (Canada)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Radioactive"	Pop Singles	66

Singles - Billboard (United Kingdom)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Radioactive"	Pop Singles	41

{| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Certifier !align="left"|Certification !align="left"|Sales |- |align="left"|RIAA (U.S.) |align="center"|Platinum |align="center"|1,000,000 |-

External links

• Kiss FAQ - Gene Simmons, Accessed on July 13, 2005.
• KISSONLINE.COM Discoography- Gene Simmons, Accessed on July 28, 2008.
• The KISSFAQ- RIAA Certifications, Accessed on July 28, 2008

References