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.
Contents
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 Music from "The Elder") by Kerrang! 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."
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