The album was a great price. I received it very quickly. This now completes my complete 4 solo cd set.

This was the last of the Solo Albums because i knew id have a hard time with this one.Its not that i dont like Peter Criss because i do i think hes brought a lot to KISS but his solo material im still adapting to.I do have to say its my least favorite of the Solo's but im gonna keep playing it and its a good addition to my collection.I would like to hear Criss's more rock edge like i know he can deliver!

Peter sings great on them but Peter was never really a songwriter per say and he got a lot of help from people like his friend Stan Penridge and Sean Delany. Most of the songs were theirs. Listening to the album brings back some very fond memories of my youth and there are some great rock and r&b fused tunes as well as some really beautiful ballads. Peter doesn't have anything to be ashamed of. It's totally his style and a good record. Different for a KISS record for sure. I enjoy it more than Ace's.

There's a reason why there weren't a lot of Peter Criss songs on the KISS albums and his solo record is the reason. Even though I liked what he did, the songs dated Peter. He was a little too 50's pop rock for KISS. A good album, it is. I would still buy it today because of it's quality production.

From what I know about Peter Criss tends to be the whipping boy of Kiss. Considered to be one of the lesser talents of the group and often made fun of to a degree for his feline makeup Criss probably had more to prove with this solo album than Gene,Ace or Paul did. He was the drummer after all. A position that,in rock bands often causes one to be left somewhat behind. Also his time in the band would be limited after this due in large part to chemical abuse problems. Being the only Kiss member to leave and/or get the boot (depending on who tells the story) reputation kind of set him up for a hard fall. But in all honesty this is by the far the most unique and individual of the Kiss solo albums. And that's largely because this album doesn't sound a thing like something made by somebody in Kiss.

Not for a minute is that meant to imply this album doesn't rock. Because it does. But it rocks more in the way Bruce Springsteen or Mick Jagger does. His interest in jazz already apparent,not to mention his inclusion of Steve Lukather and John Tropea on these sessions but he apparently has more than a passing interest in R&B as well. The rockers such as "I'm Gonna Love You","That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes","Rock Me,Baby" and "Hooked On Rock N Roll" all have that swaggering New York rock n soul sound mixed with a little Stonesy crunchiness as well. "You Matter To Me" is a strong highlite, a keyboard oriented pop-funk number with a great groove and a strong hook to it. On "Easy Thing","Don't Let Me Down" and "I Can't Stop The Rain" Criss has full command of the rock n soul ballad sound as well,with some orchestration that's somewhat toned town compared to it's somewhat theatrical use on Gene Simmons.

For someone who has had limited knowledge of Kiss's music until now,it's strange I decided to go for these albums first. I suppose it's because I see rock stars a personalities more than anything unified. And since these albums were more about expressing an individual personality than anything,that's probably why I gravitated towards them. And none of them are actually disappointing at all. And they also help understand what each member bought to Kiss in particular. Because a majority of hard rock bands depend so much on performing and musical theatrics for attention it's often hard to tell who exactly is doing what on some of those records. All the same it's projects like these that may help answer those questions for people such as myself,who are very much outsiders looking in. For that reason,I'd recommend this album in particular.

product was desribed unlike product received but you get what you pay for.word to the wise if it looks too good to be true it is.

In 1978 rock group KISS then at the top of their popularity did something that surprised many. The band members each released their own studio album on the exact same day which has never been done since or before. Each member did their own musical thing as they wished. The record company, Cassablanca, released the albums each with the KISS logo on the top left corner and the albums were named quite simply after each individual member: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, each member with a different color (Red, purple, blue and green respectively). Out of the four solo output this was the album that deceived KISS fans the most. Fans expected something that would rock a little more I believe but they were in for quite a surprise with Peter Criss' solo debut. Criss sang on some excellent KISS songs like "Black Diamond" and "Strange Ways" and I always thought he had a certain quality to his voice that made him different and stand out, his singing on KISS album was nothing short of great. The fact that Peter's album is so different shouldn't be so surprising because after all this shows his well known Jazz/R&B influences from artists he loved in the 50's and 60's which is kinda what the album sounds like. Criss is also a little older than the rest of KISS so his influences were a little different. A good portion of the material comes was written before from Criss' pre-KISS bands like Lips.

Peter show right from the first track "I'm Gonna Love You" with its boogie/blues guitars and the colorful piano that his album is going to be very different from what he played with KISS. "Tossin' and Turnin'" is a good song with some doo-woop back vocals and fun lyrics. "Don't You Let Down" sees Peter doing his own musical thing, this one sounds very Soul and Jazz inspired, it's a highlight of the album. "That's The Kind of Sugar Papa Likes" is a good, happy upbeat song that's silly but fun at the same time, I like this song very much its one of the most Rock oriented songs here. "Kiss The Girl Goodbye" is the "Beth" of this album. It's not "Beth" exactly but it's a touching slow ballad that's in the vein of that song, it's a great ballad that I feel is underrated. There are times when Peter Criss' album works and shows his different side. I always like to put out this album and try to get people to guess the artist, which of course they never, ever get right (unless they're hardcore KISS fans).

This is very much for the completists only, the average KISS fan may find 2-3 songs they like but it's likely that they won't much out of the album unless they like 50's and 60's R&B music. I can appreciate an artist doing something different and displaying some of his influences but even for me Peter Criss proves to be a little too much. I respect Peter's decision of making an album unlike KISS and one where he can be himself and be more creative and express himself but this is simply not my cup of tea. This is the solo album that puzzled a lot of fans and I can see why. Out of each member's solo record this is the one I play the least, although every once in while I take it out for a spin, it's not as bad as everyone says its just different. If you're a fan of mostly 50's and 60's music and less KISS then maybe this could hold appeal to you, otherwise it'll only complete your collection. I respect Peter's musical direction here and I like a few songs myself but I guess I'm just not a big fan of The Catman in solo. For me this is 2/5 stars.

Of all of the KISS solo albums released in September of 1978, none of them has divided KISS fans as much as Peter Criss' album. Peter Criss gives KISS fans a look into the sounds that inspired Criss and shows just how much of an artist he really is.

If you expect to hear typical KISS fare such as Black Diamond or Strutter, you're in for a surprise. In fact, this album would probably be a lot more comfortable placed on the music rack next to albums by artists as varied as Eddie Rabbitt and The Platters.

The first two songs, I'm Gonna Love You and You Matter To Me, show Criss at his blue-eyed soul best. Next is a straight cover of Tossin' And Turnin' which has a great boogie-woogie sound to it. Don't You Let Me Down slow things down a bit with it's jazz and blue-eyed soul influence. That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes picks the pace back up and lyrically is the closest thing to a dirty KISS song (but this claim is a real stretch).

The rest of the album alternates between slow tracks like Easy Thing, KISS The Girl Goodbye, and I Can't Stop The Rain and faster, R&B-tinged rockers like Rock Me, Baby and Hooked On Rock N' Roll.

Hooked On Rock N' Roll is my favorite track on the album, followed closely by That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes and I Can't Stop The Rain.

While this project was one of the poorest received albums by the KISS Army, it has found some footing within KISS' fan base among Criss' loyal fans. Time has seemed to soften the strangeness of this album when compared to the rest of the group's solo projects. Many KISS fans who used to hate this album have grown to love it for the fact that it isn't a standard KISS album. Personally, I enjoy it for what it is: a solid R&B, jazz, and blue-eyed soul album.

I recommend this album to KISS completionists and anyone who enjoys a good bluesy tune once in awhile.

Well not much to say for this album, if you are a die hard KISS fan then you need this album. If you just discovered them, wouldn't be a good idea. Peter Criss is a 1978 solo album from the drummer and vocalist of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. The other albums were released by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley. The album was produced by Vini Poncia, who would go on to produce the Kiss albums Dynasty (1979) and Unmasked (1980).
The album would be the lowest charting of all the Kiss solo albums of 1978, reaching #43 on the US Billboard album chart. On the other hand, it also had the distinction of being the only album of the four to have two singles released from it: "Don't You Let Me Down" and "You Matter to Me".
Criss covered "Tossin' and Turnin'," which was a #1 hit for Bobby Lewis in the US during the summer of 1961. The song was subsequently covered by Kiss on their 1979 tour.
Much of the material on this album was originally written in 1971 for Peter's pre-Kiss band Lips.

This is a good oldie salute disc but for fans of kiss this was not a happy day when this came out. I couldn't even play it back then barely , now I can see it for a good oldies salute disc and to be fair this is a solo disc and not a solid kiss disc anyways. It's not a terrible record but it's not even modern pop at that point so although its a good salute to the past it wasn't what criss needed to put out. maybe a few songs along this line with alot of solid rockers would have made people less likely to abhore this disc. Because to be fair it's well sung and played but it's got songs like 'you matter to me' and such that would appeal to a mellow pop channel. This was the KISS of death in a way .although fans of kiss can perhaps give it another listen and say : "hey I hated this back then but if I am in the mood for this type of music then it's good at it's job" But if you want solid rock and roll you need to get 'criss cat one' that one rocks very well.