Ace Frehley

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Ace Frehley : biography

April 27, 1951 –

Discography

With Kiss

  • Kiss (1974)
  • Hotter Than Hell (1974)
  • Dressed to Kill (1975)
  • Alive! (1975)
  • Destroyer (1976)
  • Rock and Roll Over (1976)
  • Love Gun (1977)
  • Alive II (1977)
  • Double Platinum (1978)
  • Dynasty (1979)
  • Unmasked (1980)
  • Music From "The Elder" (1981)
  • Creatures of the Night (1982)
  • Kiss Unplugged (1996)
  • You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! (1996)
  • Psycho Circus (1998)
  • Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 (2006)

credited, but does not appear

Solo/Frehley’s Comet (studio)

Date of release Title Billboard Certification
September 18, 1978 Ace Frehley 26
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Platinum
July 7, 1987 Frehley’s Comet 43
May 24, 1988 Second Sighting 81
October 13, 1989 Trouble Walkin’ 102
September 15, 2009 Anomaly 27

Solo (live)

Date of release Title Billboard
February 2, 1988 Live+1 84

Solo (compilation)

Date of release Title
April 8, 1997 12 Picks
January 20, 1998 Loaded Deck
January 24, 2006 Greatest Hits Live

Singles

  • 1978 – "New York Groove"
  • 1987 – "Into the Night"
  • 1988 – "Insane"
  • 1988 – "It’s Over Now"
  • 1989 – "Do Ya"
  • 2009 – "Outer Space"

Guest appearances

  • "Eugene" – Song on the 1981 self-titled album by Crazy Joe and the Variable Speed Band. Frehley played synth drums, had a spoken-word part, and co-produced.
  • "Bump and Grind" – Song on the 1984 Wendy O. Williams album W.O.W. Frehley played lead guitar.
  • Cat #1 – 1994 Criss album. Frehley played lead guitar on three songs: "Bad Attitude," "Walk the Line" and "Blue Moon Over Brooklyn."
  • "Cherokee Boogie" – Song on the 1996 compilation album Smell the Fuzz: Guitars that Rule the World 2. The song was written, produced and engineered by Frehley, who also played all guitars on it.
  • "Rocker Room Theme" – Song on the 1998 Still Wicked album Something Wicked This Way Comes. Frehley played rhythm and lead guitar. CD also features Ron Leejack (Wicked Lester), Gordon G.G. Gebert, MaryAnn Scandiffio and Michael Sciotto.
  • "Foxy Lady" – Song on the 1998 ESP (Eric Singer Project) album Lost and Spaced. Frehley played lead guitar.
  • "Freedom" – Song on the 2000 Karl Cochran album Voodooland. Frehley played guitar.
  • Insanity of Life – 2002 Richie Scarlet album. Frehley played guitar on "Johnny’s in Love" and lead guitar on "Too Far Gone." He also co-wrote "Too Far Gone" with Scarlet.
  • "Know Where You Go" – Song on the 2002 Anton Fig album Figments. Frehley played lead guitar.
  • "Bad Choice" – Song on the 2005 Kathy Valentine album Light Years. Frehley played the lead guitar solos.
  • In 2005, Frehley played a new version of "2,000 Man" on Eddie Trunk’s "Merry Kissmas" special.
  • On June 25, 2008 Frehley appeared onstage at New York’s Madison Square Garden with Pearl Jam for an encore performance of Kiss’s "Black Diamond" sung by drummer Matt Cameron.
  • "Black Light Messiah" – August 12, 2008 Jam Pain Society. Frehley played lead guitar on the song "The Ride".
  • On December 20, 2008, Frehley appeared on That Metal Show with host Eddie Trunk.
  • On July 21, 2009, Frehley appeared on the Dark Horse Tour with members from each of the tour’s participating bands in a rendition of AC/DC’s "Highway to Hell". Frehley played lead guitar with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback playing rhythm guitar and providing backing vocals and Austin Winkler of Hinder and Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach sharing lead vocals.