Gene Simmons (album)

Gene Simmons
Cover by Eraldo Carugati
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 1978 (1978-09-18)
RecordedApril–July 1978
Studio
Genre
Length38:58
LabelCasablanca
Producer
Gene Simmons chronology
Gene Simmons
(1978)
Asshole
(2004)
Singles from Gene Simmons
  1. "Radioactive"
    Released: 1978

Gene Simmons is the first solo album by Gene Simmons, the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. It is one of four solo albums released by each member of Kiss, but yet still under the Kiss label, coming out alongside Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, and Paul Stanley. It was released on September 18, 1978. Reaching number 22 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, it was the highest-placing of all the four Kiss solo albums. Mainly a hard rock style album, it also features choirs and string arrangements on some songs, as well as incorporating various musical genres including Beatles-inspired pop, 1970s funk, and rock and roll.[1]

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