Origins Vol. 1

In addition to covers of tracks by Cream and Thin Lizzy, Origins Vol. 1 features newly recorded versions of several Kiss songs which were written but not sung by Frehley, such as "Cold Gin" and "Parasite", as well as a new version of the Kiss song "Rock and Roll Hell" from the Creatures of the Night album, which he never performed on, as he was leaving the band at the time. In a 2016 interview with The Pods & Sods Network, Ace described other songs that were considered, recorded and about plans for Origins Vol. 2. ==Reception==

The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 23 selling 16,113 in its first week, but totaling 16,386 copies including streams and tracks. ==Track listing==

Source: CD booklet • Ace Frehley  – lead vocals (all, except 4); rhythm, additional and lead guitars (all); bass guitar (1, 6–7, 9, 11–12), engineer (4), producer • Chris Wyse – bass guitar (2–5, 8, 10) • Scot Coogan – drums (1, 3, 5–11); lead vocals (1, 6) • Matt Starr – drums (2, 4, 12) • Ray Brandis – percussion (2, 6, 9, 11) • Warren Huart – harmony lead guitar (5) ;Special Guests • John 5  – guitar solo and lead guitar (3, 8) • Paul Stanley  – lead vocals and co-producer (4) • Slash  – guitar solo and lead guitar (5) • Lita Ford  – lead guitar and lead vocals (7) • Mike McCready  – additional guitar (10) ;Production • Warren Huart – producer (3, 7, 12), engineer, mixing • Ken Gullic – producer (12) • Sam Martin – engineer, mixing assistant • Alex Salzman – engineer • Mike Everett – engineer (2) • Josh Evans – overdubs engineer (10) • Greg Collins – vocals engineer (4) • Jonathan Burns – mixing assistant (4) • Pablo Valda, Eric Gonzales – mixing assistants • Adam Ayan – mastering ==Charts==

The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart, and No. 4 on the Billboard Rock Album Charts. ==References==