{"id":2166,"date":"2026-05-27T15:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:54:26","slug":"one-fact-you-may-not-know-about-each-of-the-kiss-solo-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/one-fact-you-may-not-know-about-each-of-the-kiss-solo-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"One Fact You May Not Know About Each of the KISS Solo Albums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By 1978, tension was brewing within the iconic rock band KISS<\/a>. They put in the work to become one of the biggest rock bands in the world by 1978, after six studio releases. KISS claimed their place in rock music with their 1975 live album Alive!<\/em>, which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard<\/em> Hot 100. They followed up that success with the Bob Ezrin-produced Destroyer<\/em> album in 1976, generating four hit singles. Following the release of their sixth studio album, Love Gun<\/em>, the band was on the verge of breaking up. Internal tensions and contractual obligations led to the idea of each member recording solo albums. All of the solo albums would be released as KISS, but recorded separately, with free rein to record whatever they wanted to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons had been carrying the majority of vocal duties up to this point, with Ace Frehley only contributing lead vocals to the track “Shock Me.” Drummer Peter Criss had earned a No. 7 hit with his song “Beth” in 1976, and also provided vocals for tracks such as “Black Diamond” and “Hard Luck Woman.” Stanley and Simmons were confident that their solo releases would dominate, but that wasn’t entirely the case. Here is one fact about each of the KISS solo albums that you may not know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ace Frehley Was Doubted But Succeeded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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