Asshole (album)
For other uses, see Asshole (disambiguation).
| Asshole | ||||
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| Studio album by Gene Simmons | ||||
| Released | June 8, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Gene Simmons | |||
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Asshole is the second solo album release by Kiss member, Gene Simmons. It was released in 2004 on Sanctuary Records. Due to its controversial title, the album's title does not appear on the front cover of the album. On the side of the CD case the title reads "asshole".
The album contains songs Simmons wrote based on work by Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa, among other musicians, specifically Dave Navarro who plays guitar on the Prodigy cover "Firestarter".
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| Allmusic |   link |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sweet & Dirty Love" | Gene Simmons | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Firestarter" (The Prodigy cover, featuring Dave Navarro) | Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik, Anne Dudley, Kim Deal, Gary Langan, Paul Morley | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Weapons of Mass Destruction" | Gene Simmons | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Waiting for the Morning Light" | Gene Simmons, Bob Dylan | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Beautiful" | Mark Addison, Nina Singh | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Asshole" | Frank Albin Tostrup | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Now That You're Gone" | Gene Simmons, Bob Kulick | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Whatever Turns You On" | Gene Simmons, Dave Williams | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Dog" | Gene Simmons, Bag | 3:07 |
| 10. | "Black Tongue" | Gene Simmons, Frank Zappa | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Carnival of Souls" | Gene Simmons, Scott Van Zen | 3:26 |
| 12. | "If I Had a Gun" | Gene Simmons, Bag | 2:59 |
| 13. | "1,000 Dreams" | Gene Simmons | 3:19 |
Personnel
- Gene Simmons, vocals. Rhythm guitars and bass on track 3, bass on tracks 1, 7, 10, 11
- Mark Addison, drums, bass, keyboards, guitar, background vocals on track 5
- Michelle Casio, background vocals on track 8
- Dan Cuprier, drums on track 8
- Jeff Diehl, keyboards on track 7
- Zachary Grant, background vocals on track 7
- Richie Kotzen, guitars on tracks 10, 11
- Bruce Kulick, guitars on tracks 1 & 3
- Brian LeBarton, piano on track 8
- Hollad McRae, lead guitar on track 8
- Dave Navarro, guitar on track 2
- Kylie O'Brien, background vocals on track 7
- Chris Parrish, background vocals on track 11
- Steve Parrish, background vocals on track 11
- Thomas Ruud, lead guitar, rhythm guitar on track 6
- Eric Singer, drums on tracks 1 & 3
- Nina Singh, drums, guitar, percussion, background vocals on track 5
- Frank Albin Tostrup, drums, bass, rhythm guitars, percussion on track 6
- Louise Tweed, background vocals on track 8
- Shannon Tweed, background noise on track 8
- Nick Tweed Simmons, background vocals on track 11
- Sophie Tweed Simmons, background vocals on track 7
- Nira Weiss, background vocals on track 8
- Dave Williams, background vocals on track 8
- Ahmet Zappa, background vocals on track 10
- Dweezil Zappa, guitar solo, background vocals on track 10
- Frank Zappa, guitars, voice on track 10
- Moon Zappa, background vocals on track 10
- Gail Zappa, background vocals on track 10
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[1] | 86 |
| US Billboard Top Album Sales[2] | 86 |
References
- ↑ "Gene Simmons - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ↑ "Gene Simmons - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
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