Gene Simmons is a 1978 solo album by Gene Simmons, the bassist and co-vocalist of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. Although he is the bass player in Kiss, Simmons played mainly electric and acoustic guitars on this album, leaving the bass duties to Neil Jason.
The album features guest appearances from several well-known musicians, including Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and Cher. Though unknown at the time, backing vocalist Katey Sagal would go on to a successful television career, starring in the sitcom Married... with Children. Simmons re-recorded "See You in Your Dreams" because he reportedly was not happy with the way it was recorded on Rock and Roll Over.
Personnel:
Gene Simmons - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, co-producer
Neil Jason - bass guitar
Elliot Randall - guitar
Allan Schwartzberg - drums
Sean Delaney - percussion, backing vocals, co-producer
Ron Frangipane - symphonic arrangements and conductor of Members of the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras
Gordon Grody, Diva Gray, Kate Sagal, Franny Eisenberg, Carolyn Ray - backing vocals
Eric Troyer - piano and vocals on "Radioactive" & "Living in Sin"
Steve Lacey - guitar on "Radioactive"
John Shane Howell - classical guitar, segue between "Radioactive" & "Burning Up with Fever"
Richard Gerstein - piano on "True Confessions" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"
Joe Perry - guitar on "Radioactive" & "Tunnel of Love"
Bob Seger - backing vocals on "Radioactive" & "Living in Sin"
Rick Nielsen - guitar on "See You in Your Dreams"
Helen Reddy - background vocals on "True Confessions"
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar on "Burning Up with Fever", "See You Tonite", "Tunnel of Love" & "Mr. Make Believe"
Donna Summer - background vocals on "Burning Up with Fever," & "Tunnel Of Love"
Janis Ian - backing vocals on the "Prelude to Radioactive"
Cher - spoken word phone call on "Living in Sin"
Mitch Weissman & Joe Pecorino (Beatlemania) - backing vocals on "Mr. Make Believe", "See You Tonite" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"
Michael Des Barres - background vocals on "See You in Your Dreams"
Ritchie Ranno - guitar on "Tunnel of Love"
The Citrus College Singers - chorus on "True Confessions" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"Gene Simmons is a 1978 solo album by Gene Simmons, the bassist and co-vocalist of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. Although he is the bass player in Kiss, Simmons played mainly electric and acoustic guitars on this album, leaving the bass duties to Neil Jason.
The album features guest appearances from several well-known musicians, including Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and Cher. Though unknown at the time, backing vocalist Katey Sagal would go on to a successful television career, starring in the sitcom Married... with Children. Simmons re-recorded "See You in Your Dreams" because he reportedly was not happy with the way it was recorded on Rock and Roll Over.
Personnel:
Gene Simmons - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, co-producer
Neil Jason - bass guitar
Elliot Randall - guitar
Allan Schwartzberg - drums
Sean Delaney - percussion, backing vocals, co-producer
Ron Frangipane - symphonic arrangements and conductor of Members of the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras
Gordon Grody, Diva Gray, Kate Sagal, Franny Eisenberg, Carolyn Ray - backing vocals
Eric Troyer - piano and vocals on "Radioactive" & "Living in Sin"
Steve Lacey - guitar on "Radioactive"
John Shane Howell - classical guitar, segue between "Radioactive" & "Burning Up with Fever"
Richard Gerstein - piano on "True Confessions" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"
Joe Perry - guitar on "Radioactive" & "Tunnel of Love"
Bob Seger - backing vocals on "Radioactive" & "Living in Sin"
Rick Nielsen - guitar on "See You in Your Dreams"
Helen Reddy - background vocals on "True Confessions"
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar on "Burning Up with Fever", "See You Tonite", "Tunnel of Love" & "Mr. Make Believe"
Donna Summer - background vocals on "Burning Up with Fever," & "Tunnel Of Love"
Janis Ian - backing vocals on the "Prelude to Radioactive"
Cher - spoken word phone call on "Living in Sin"
Mitch Weissman & Joe Pecorino (Beatlemania) - backing vocals on "Mr. Make Believe", "See You Tonite" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"
Michael Des Barres - background vocals on "See You in Your Dreams"
Ritchie Ranno - guitar on "Tunnel of Love"
The Citrus College Singers - chorus on "True Confessions" & "Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide"false2023-11-10 23:39:22Gene Simmons419971997-09-161997-09-1639Arena RockClassic RockGlamGlam RockHard RockHeavy MetalRock1159852139709821bbd10-0f4f-302a-b633-5584f5ad4c6d96a1182f-e8e6-4df6-a811-82cb67d4565c0879a2d3-f754-398d-8519-2aef7796b94dGene SimmonsAlbumArtist/config/metadata/People/G/Gene Simmons/folder.jpgGene SimmonsArtist/config/metadata/People/G/Gene Simmons/folder.jpgGene SimmonsGene SimmonsGene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; Hebrew: חיים ויץ [χaˈim ˈvits]; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona "The Demon", he was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in the early 1970s until their retirement in 2023. Simmons was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss.