Spaceman (Ace Frehley album)

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Spaceman
SpacemanCover.jpg
Studio album by
Ace Frehley
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018
Recorded2017–2018
StudioAce in the Hole Studios, Westchester, New York
Genre Hard rock
Length37:07
Label Entertainment One Music
Producer Ace Frehley, Alex Salzman (co-producer 1–8), Warren Huart (co-producer track 9)
Ace Frehley chronology
Origins Vol. 1
(2016)		Spaceman
(2018)		 Origins Vol. 2
(2020)
Singles from Spaceman
  1. "Bronx Boy"
    Released: April 27, 2018
  2. "Rockin' with the Boys"
    Released: August 9, 2018
  3. "Mission to Mars"
    Released: May 28, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 8.0/10 [2]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Metal Hammer (GER)5/7 [4]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

The album features three alternative covers.

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. [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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Without You I'm Nothing" Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons 4:06
2."Rockin' with the Boys"Frehley4:15
3."Your Wish Is My Command"Frehley, Simmons3:38
4."Bronx Boy"Frehley, Ronnie Mancuso2:50
5."Pursuit of Rock and Roll"Frehley4:32
6."I Wanna Go Back" (Billy Satellite cover) Danny Chauncey, Monty Byrom, Ira Walker4:01
7."Mission to Mars"Frehley, Tom Kunzman, Kait DiBenedetto, Ken Gullic3:39
8."Off My Back"Frehley3:38
9."Quantum Flux"Frehley6:28
Total length:37:07

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 115
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 45
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11] 123
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 73
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [13] 56
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 28
US Billboard 200 [16] 49

References

  1. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Ace Frehley - Spaceman review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Balazs, Nick (October 31, 2018). "Ace Frehley - Spaceman". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Yates, Henry (October 19, 2018). "Ace Frehley: Spaceman". Classic Rock . Loudersound.com.
  4. ↑ Mineur, Matthias (October 19, 2018). "Ace Frehley - Spaceman" (in German). Metal Hammer . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ Beaudoin, Jedd (December 11, 2018). "Ace Frehley: Spaceman". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ Crew, Marko-. "Outtakes from The Elder | KISS ARMY SWEDEN |DESTROYER | DESTROYER ALIVE" (in Swedish). Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Aces High: A Q&A with Ace Frehley About 'Spaceman' and the KISS Farewell Tour - Rock Cellar Magazine". rockcellarmagazine.com. December 27, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ace Frehley – Spaceman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ace Frehley – Spaceman" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ace Frehley – Spaceman" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ace Frehley". Oricon . Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 43: del 19.10.2018 al 25.10.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ace Frehley – Spaceman". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ace Frehley – Spaceman". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ace Frehley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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