| Paul Stanley | ||||
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_cover.jpg) Cover painting by Eraldo Carugati | ||||
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| Released | September 18, 1978 (1978-09-18) | |||
| Recorded | February–July 1978 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady and TheRecord Plant, New York City The Village Recorder, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 35:10 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | Paul Stanley,Jeff Glixman | |||
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Paul Stanley is the first solo album from American musicianPaul Stanley, the singer-songwriter best known for serving as the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist ofhard rock bandKiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978, yet still under the Kiss label, and coming out alongsidePeter Criss,Ace Frehley, andGene Simmons. It is the only release out of the four Kiss solo albums to feature all original songs, as Simmons, Criss and Frehley each recorded onecover song on their albums.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| Pitchfork | 2.0/10[3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 1/10[4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
The album reached No. 40 on the USBillboard album chart.[6]AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said that it is the most "Kiss-like" out of all the Kiss solo albums.[1]
All credits adapted from the original release.[7]
All tracks are written by Paul Stanley, except tracks 2, 3 and 5, co-written byMikel Japp.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tonight You Belong to Me" | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Move On" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Ain't Quite Right" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Wouldn’t You Like to Know Me" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Take Me Away (Together as One)" | 5:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "It's Alright" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Love in Chains" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Goodbye" | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 35:10 | |
| Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] | 58 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] | 43 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 18 |
| USBillboard 200[11] | 40 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
