Let Me Rock You
Let Me Rock You is the title of the second album, published in 1982 by drummer Peter Criss. The album was released after the failure of Criss ' debut album only in Europe and appeared in the United States only when the album was re- released in 1997 on compact disc.
Genesis
Peter Criss, the former drummer of the band Kiss, was published in 1980 with his first album, Out of Control had no success, was related, among other significant changes in his record company Casablanca Records. The owner of the company, PolyGram, looked out of control and Let Me Rock You as a favor to a former successful band rather than a way to earn money with the popularity of Kiss and Criss.
Unlike Out of Control, which contained almost exclusively written by Criss title, Let Me Rock You came up with mostly written by other artists songs. The album contained a cover version of John Lennon song Jealous Guy, also the title of Tears was it included the Vincent Cusano had written with Adam Mitchell. Also written by Gene Simmons Title Feel Like Heaven, which was not used by Kiss, was part of the plate. For more writers for Let Me Rock You were Steve Stevens (First Day in the Rain ), Russ Ballard ( Let Me Rock You, Some Kinda 'Hurricane ) and Vini Poncia, who worked with the Kiss of Dynasty and Unmasked. Criss was only involved in the songwriting to two titles.
Publication
Phonogram published Tears unsuccessfully as a single in Australia, Japan and Europe and then decided, Let Me Rock You first issue exclusively in Europe and Japan in order to prevent any recurrence of great loss .. After actually again failed to the hoped-for success, renounced the record company publication in other markets. As after the poor sales of his debut album claimed Criss later in interviews that Kiss significant influence would have made to the record company to minimize its success.
1984 Tears was recorded by John Waite, who had a minor hit with it and number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 reached.
Published in 1997 Mercury Records in the U.S., the back catalog of Kiss; Here Peter Criss 's solo albums were released again, so 1997 is the first year in which Let Me Rock You officially in the United States was available.
The cover of Let Me Rock You showed an image taken by Trevor Brown profile photograph of the artist, so the album was the first release that showed a member of Kiss without a mask. On the back was another Portrait by Criss, this time to see a front shot. To the right of this photo, there was the title list with the production notes. Criss dedicated the album of his then-wife Debra, his daughter Jenilee and " all friends of the cat ".
Title list
Musician list
- Peter Criss - vocals, drums
- Vincent Cusano Guitar
- Michael Landau - Guitar
- Steve Stevens - Guitar
- Steve Lukather - Guitar
- Caleb Quaye - Guitar
- Bob Messano - guitars, backing vocal
- Phil Grande - Guitar
- John " Cooker " Lo Presti - Bass
- Davey Faragher - Bass
- Michael Brown - drums
- Dennis Conway - Drums
- James Newton Howard - keyboards, synthesizers
- Jai Winding - Keyboards
- Jim Roberge - Keyboards
- Ed Walsh - Synthesizer
- Vini Poncia - Backing Vocals
- Gene Simmons - Backing Vocals
- Rory Dodd - Backing Vocals
- Eric Troyer - Backing Vocals
- Mark Kreider - Backing Vocals
- Suzanne Fellini - Backing Vocals