Out of Control is the second solo album (his first being his 1978 self-titled

Peter Criss (album)

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 band members on September 18, 1978. The other albums were released by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley...

) released by former Kiss

KISS (band)

Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...

 drummer

Drummer

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 Peter Criss

Peter Criss

George Peter John Criscuola , better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss...

. Recording for the album began in March 1980, when Criss was still officially a member of Kiss. The album sold very poorly, and was not re-released on CD

Compact Disc

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 until 1997, as the Kiss reunion tour was underway.

The lone single from the album, "I Found Love", failed to chart. The album also featues a hidden bonus track of a cover of "As Time Goes By". Criss sang the first two lines, "you must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss".

Track listing

Personnel

• Peter Criss
  Peter Criss
  George Peter John Criscuola , better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss...
  
   – lead and backing vocals, drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• Stan Penridge – guitar
  Guitar
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  s, backing vocals
• David Wolfert – guitars, synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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• Tony Mercandante – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Stu Woods – bass guitar
• Benny Harrison – synthesizer, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , backing vocals
• Ed Walsh – synthesizer, synthesizer programming
• Greg Zanthus Winter – synthesizer programming
• David Buskin – backing vocals
• George Young – saxophone
  Saxophone
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   on "Where Will They Run?"

Album Cover

• The album artwork was created by Todd Schorr
  Todd Schorr
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   from an idea by Criss. Criss' wife at the time, Debra Jensen
  Debra Jensen
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  , served as the inspiration for the blonde woman in the foreground, toward the left side, of the front cover.