Spaceman (Ace Frehley album)
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| Spaceman | ||||
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| Released | October 19, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017–2018 | |||
| Studio | Ace in the Hole Studios, Westchester, New York | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:07 | |||
| Label | Entertainment One Music | |||
| Producer | Ace Frehley, Alex Salzman (co-producer 1–8), Warren Huart (co-producer track 9) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | 8.0/10[2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | 5/7[4] |
| Spectrum Culture | [5] |
Spaceman is the sixth studio album by American guitarist Ace Frehley, released on October 19, 2018. It features a guest appearance from Frehley's former Kiss bandmate Gene Simmons who also co-wrote two tracks.
The album features three alternative covers.
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 Music from "The Elder") by Kerrang! magazine in 1981.[6] 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."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Without You I'm Nothing" | Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Rockin' with the Boys" | Frehley | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Your Wish Is My Command" | Frehley, Simmons | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Bronx Boy" | Frehley, Ronnie Mancuso | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Pursuit of Rock and Roll" | Frehley | 4:32 |
| 6. | "I Wanna Go Back" (Billy Satellite cover) | Danny Chauncey, Monty Byrom, Ira Walker | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Mission to Mars" | Frehley, Tom Kunzman, Kait DiBenedetto, Ken Gullic | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Off My Back" | Frehley | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Quantum Flux" | Frehley | 6:28 |
| Total length: | 37:07 | ||
Personnel
- Ace Frehley – vocals, guitars (all); bass guitar (track 2, 4–5, 7–8); creative direction and design
- Gene Simmons – bass guitar (track 1)
- Scot Coogan – 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 – drums (track 2, 6, 9)
- Ronnie Mancuso – additional guitar (track 4, 7)
- Anton Fig – drums (track 5, 8)
- Warren Huart – recording engineer (track 9); harmony lead guitar and bass (track 9), mix (all tracks)
- 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
