Out of Control (Peter Criss album)

Out of Control
Cover art by Todd Schorr
Studio album by Peter Criss
Released	September 8, 1980
Recorded	March – July 1980
Genre	Soft rock [1]
Length	38:15
Label	Casablanca Records
Producer	David Wolfert, Peter Criss
Peter Criss chronology
Peter Criss (1978) Out of Control (1980) Let Me Rock You (1982)

Out of Control is the second solo studio album by American musician Peter Criss. Recording for the album began in March 1980, when Criss was still officially a member of Kiss. The album sold poorly, and was not re-released on CD until 1997, as the Kiss reunion tour was underway.

The lone single from the album, "By Myself", failed to chart. The album features a hidden bonus track of a cover of "As Time Goes By". The album also included a cover of the song "You Better Run" by The Young Rascals.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Billboard	(mixed) [2]
Record Mirror	[3]
Record Mirror	[4]

Track listing

All songs were written by Peter Criss and Stan Penridge, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"By Myself"	Criss, Penridge, David Wolfert	3:36
2.	"In Trouble Again"		3:22
3.	"Where Will They Run?"		3:54
4.	"I Found Love"	Criss, Penridge, Wolfert	3:30
5.	"There's Nothing Better"		3:34
6.	"Out of Control"		4:03
7.	"Words"		4:44
8.	"You Better Run"	Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere	2:42
9.	"My Life"	Criss, Wolfert, David Buskin	3:42
10.	"Feel Like Letting Go"		5:11
11.	"As Time Goes By" (Intro only)	Herman Hupfeld	0:14

Personnel

• Peter Criss – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
• Stan Penridge – guitars, backing vocals
• Steve Lukather - guitars
• David Wolfert – guitars, synthesizer
• Tony Mercandante – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Stu Woods – bass guitar
• Benny Harrison – synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals
• Ed Walsh – synthesizer, synthesizer programming
• Greg Zanthus Winter – synthesizer programming
• David Buskin – backing vocals
• George Young – saxophone on "Where Will They Run?"

Album cover

The album artwork was created by Todd Schorr from an idea by Criss. Criss' wife at the time, Debra Jensen, served as the inspiration for the blonde woman in the foreground, toward the left side, of the front cover. ^[5]

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [6]	48

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Peter Criss Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
2. "Review: Out of Control – Peter Criss" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 39. September 27, 1980. p. 66. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 24, 2020– via American Radio History.
3. Dome, Malcolm (December 6, 1980). "Peter Criss 'Out Of Control'". Record Mirror. p. 20.
4. Frank Plowright (January 17, 1981). "Review: Out of Control – Peter Criss" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 16. ISSN   0144-5804 . Retrieved May 1, 2021– via American Radio History.
5. Sherman, Black Diamond 2: The Illustrated Collector's Guide to KISS, p. 96.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 77. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.

• Sherman, Dale (1997). Black Diamond 2: The Illustrated Collector's Guide to KISS. Toronto: CG Publishing. ISBN   1-896522-36-X.