''Spaceman'' is the sixth

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by American guitarist

Ace Frehley Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (, ; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, occasional lead vocalist and founding member of the rock band Kiss (band), Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. ...

, released on October 19, 2018. The album features a guest appearance from Frehley's former

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bandmate

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who also co-wrote two tracks. The album features three alternative covers.

Album information

''Spaceman'' features a reunion of sorts with Frehley's former Kiss bandmate Gene Simmons, who co-wrote and played bass on the opener "Without You I'm Nothing". He also co-wrote "Your Wish Is My Command", which Simmons intended for Kiss to record. Simmons named ''Spaceman''. "Rockin' with the Boys" was mentioned as a Frehley song title for the upcoming Kiss album (before ''

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'') by ''

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'' magazine in 1981. In a 2018 interview with Ken Sharp, Frehley confirms that it is partly the same song: "I wrote the chorus for “Rockin’ With The Boys” in the ‘70s. But I could never come up with a good enough verse and bridge to make it a viable tune. I experimented and had several versions of that."

Track listing

Personnel

* Ace Frehley – vocals, guitars (all); bass guitar (track 2, 4–5, 7–9); creative direction and design *

– bass guitar (track 1) *

Scot Coogan Scot Coogan is an American musician known for his accomplished drumming and vocal skills, working as both a session and touring musician. Scot resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he records, performs and has worked as a counselor at Rock and Ro ...

– drums (track 1, 3–4, 7); background vocals (track 3–4) * Alex Salzman – co-producer/recording engineer (tracks 1–8); background vocals (track 2–4); bass guitar (track 3, 6) * Rachael Gordon – background vocals (track 2–3) *

Matt Starr Matt Starr is an American drummer. He has performed with numerous artists and bands throughout his career, including Ace Frehley, Joe Lynn Turner, Love/Hate (band), Love/Hate, Kevin DuBrow, and Mr. Big (American band), Mr. Big. Career In 2005, ...

– drums (track 2, 6, 9) * Ronnie Mancuso – additional guitar (track 4, 7) *

Anton Fig Anton Fig (born 8 August 1952) is a South African session drummer perhaps best known as the drummer and second-in-command for Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band. David Letterman, for whom the band served as house band on his lat ...

– drums (track 5, 8) *

Warren Huart Warren Huart (born 28 January 1969) is an English record producer, musician, composer and recording engineer based in Los Angeles, California who is most associated as a music producer and/or engineer in the recording industry as a multi-platin ...

– recording engineer (track 9); guitar (track 9), mix * Eric Gonzalez – mixing assistant * Andrew Perez – mixing assistant * Hayden Cluff – assistant engineer for Warren Huart * Jay Gilbett – photographer * Paul Grosso – creative direction and design * Adam Ayhan – mastering

Charts

References

External links

Ace Frehley official website
{{Authority control 2018 albums Ace Frehley albums Kiss (band) MNRK Music Group albums