Shout It Out Loud: Peter Criss Lyrics

PETER CRISS (1978)

Mercury/PolyGram 314 532 386-2
RIAA: Platinum
Billboard Chart Peak: #43
Weeks on Charts: 20
Rating: **1/2
Released: September 18, 1978
CD Issue: April, 1988
CD Remastered Edition: September 16, 1997

1. I'm Gonna Love You (3.19)
2. You Matter To Me (3.17)
3. Tossin' And Turnin' (4.01)
4. Don't You Let Me Down (3.43)
5. That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes (3.01)
6. Easy Thing (3.54)
7. Rock Me, Baby (2.53)
8. Kiss The Girl Goodbye (2.46)
9. Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll (3.37)
10. I Can't Stop The Rain (4.26)

Produced by Vini Poncia for Mad Vincent Productions.
6, 7 & 10: Produced by Vini Poncia with Peter Criss and Sean Delaney assisting.
8: Produced by Vincent Poncia and Peter Criss.
Recorded in June-July 1978 at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California and Sound Labs, Inc., and The Burbank Studios in California and tracks 6, 7, 8 & 10 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City by Mike Stone as engineer.
Additional engineers were Bob Schaper, Mark Linett, Jim Barth and Stewart Whitmore.
Digitally Remastered for Compact Disc by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound in New York City.
Remastering Supervision by Bill Levenson.

PETER CRISS:

Peter Criss: Lead vocals/back-up vocals on 4 & 9/drums on 1-5 & 9/ percussions on 8.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:

Bill Bodine: Bass on 1-5 & 9.
Michael Carnahan: Sax solo on 3.
Lenny Castro: Percussions on 3 & 4.
Bill Cuomo: Keyboards on 1-5 & 9/synthesizer on 2 & 4/arranged and conducted strings on 6 & 10.
Maxine Dixon: Back-up vocals on 1, 3 & 5.
Danny, Davey, Jimmy & Tommy Faragher: Back-up vocals on 1 & 2.
Richard Gerstein: Keyboards on 6, 7 & 10.
Gordon Grody: Back-up vocals on 7 & 10.
Brendan Harkin: Guitar on 10.
Neil Jason: Bass on 6, 7 & 10.
Steve Lukather: Guitar solo on 5 & 9.
Art Munson: Guitar on 1-5 & 9.
Stan Penridge: Guitar on 1-5, 8 & 9.
Vincent Poncia: Back-up vocals on 4 & 9.
Elliot Randall: Guitar on 6 & 10.
Tom Saviano: Horns arrangement on 1, 3 & 7.
Allan Schwartzberg: Drums on 6, 7 & 10.
Annie Sutton: Back-up vocals on 7 & 10.
Julia Tillman: Back-up vocals on 3 & 5.
John Tropea: Guitar on 6, 7 & 10.
Maxine Willard: Back-up vocals on 3 & 5.


I'M GONNA LOVE YOU (Peter Criss/Stan Penridge)

Don't let me find you
Sleepin' with another man
Say you're gonna be true
And stay and love me like you can

'Cause I really love you and it's true, yeah man
I'm gonna love you, rain or come shine

Honey, won't you tell me
You don't want nobody else
Don't you tear my heart out
And lay it on your shelf

Chorus
'Cause I really love you and it's true
I'm gonna love you, rain or come shine

And I'm gonna love you (gonna love you)
Rain or come shine (rain or come shine)
You know you're gonna find me (gonna find me)
Around you all the time(time)

Repeat Chorus

Rain or come shine
Repeats Out


YOU MATTER TO ME (John Vostano/Michael Morgan/Vincent Poncia)

Look up, the sky is crying
Endless tears
Feels like my whole world's dying
It hurts when you're not here

'Cause you matter to me and that's why
You still matter to me
(Ooh) And that's the only reason I need to get by
You still matter to me, yes you do (ooh)

I ain't no good at talkin'
So girl I'm tellin' you straight
My heart feels just like an orphan
I hope I'm not too late

Chorus
'Cause you matter to me and that's why (and that's why)
You still matter to me
(Ooh) And that's the only reason I need to get by
You still matter to me, yes you do (ooh)

If I could have just one wish
I'd stand you in my place
Then you'd know how much I miss you
You'll never be replaced

Repeat Chorus
You still matter to me
And that's the only reason I need (ooh) to get by
You still matter to me, yes you do (ooh)

'Cause you matter to me (ooh), yes you do
(Ooh) And that's the only reason I need to get by (get by) (ooh)
'Cause you matter to me (ooh), ain't no lie
(Ooh) And that's the only reason I need to get by (get by) (ooh)
'Cause you matter to me (ooh), yes you do
(Ooh) And that's the only reason I need
To Fade


TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' (Richard Adams/Malou Rene)

I couldn't sleep at all last night
Just a-thinkin' 'bout you
Baby, things weren't right

Chorus
'Cause I was
Tossin' and turnin', turnin' and tossin'
Tossin' and turnin', tossin' and turnin' all night

I kicked the blankets on the floor (do, do, do, do)
Turned my pillow upside down (do, do, do, do)
I never felt this way before (aah)

Repeat Chorus

(Ooh) Jumped out of bed (ooh, ooh), turned on the lights
Pull down the shade, went to the kitchen for a bite
Rolled up the shade (rolled up the shade), turned down the lights
I jumped back into bed, was the middle of the night (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

The clock downstairs was strikin' three (do, do, do, do)
Couldn't get you off my mind (do, do, do, do)
I heard the milkman on the street (aah)

Repeat Chorus

(Ooh) Jumped out of bed (ooh, ooh), turned on the lights
Pull down the shade, went to the kitchen for a bite
Rolled up the shade (rolled up the shade), turned down the lights
I jumped back into bed, was the middle of the night (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

The clock downstairs was strikin' three (do, do, do, do)
Couldn't get you off my mind (do, do, do, do)
I heard the milkman on the street (aah)

Repeat Chorus

Tossin' and turnin' (tossin' and turnin')
Tossin' and turnin' (tossin' and turnin')
Turnin' and tossin' (turnin' and tossin')
Tossin' and turnin' (tossin' and turnin')
Tossin' and turnin' (tossin' and turnin')
Turnin' and tossin' (tossin' and turnin')
Tossin' and turnin' (tossin' and turnin'), oh
Tossin' and turnin' (tossin' and turnin')
Turnin' and tossin' (tossin' and turnin')
(Tossin' and turnin')
Tossin' and turnin' (tossin' and turnin')
Turnin' and tossin' (tossin' and turnin')
(Tossin' and turnin')
To Fade


DON'T YOU LET ME DOWN (Peter Criss/Stan Penridge)

Baby, don't you let me down (don't you let me down)
Don't you leave me lonely (don't you leave me lonely)
Don't you run around

Chorus
I said baby (baby), when I'm on the ground, yeah (when I'm on the ground)
Try to keep my chin up, feel I'm fallin' farther down

Ooh, you know I'm feelin' sorry
But I know that won't do
Ooh, looks like there's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow (ooh) without you

Baby (baby), don't you let me down (don't you let me down)
Don't you leave me lonely (don't you leave me lonely)
Or you run around

Repeat Chorus

Ooh, remember when you smile so bright
Raise my heart up to my throat
Ooh, sure took hard times to drag me down
So darlin' brighten up (ooh) all of my hopes

Baby (baby), when I'm on the ground, yeah
(When I'm on the ground)
Try to keep my chin up
Feel I'm fallin' farther down
Try to keep my chin up
Feel I'm fallin' farther down

Fallin' down, down, down
Repeats Out


THAT'S THE KIND OF SUGAR PAPA LIKES (Peter Criss/Stan Penridge)

I didn't want you, did not need you
Sure wouldn't mean to kick you down
You know I love you, I really loveyou
Sure do wish you'd come around

Chorus
But you're the kind of sugar papa likes
And when you do it, it drives me crazy (drives me crazy)
And I don't know if I'm up or down
Lost or find with you

You shoulda told me (do, do), I'm not the only one (do, do)
Man to love you twice
But since I know now (do, do), I think I'll go now (do, do)
And find someone who'll love me right

Repeat Chorus

(Do, do) (do, do) (do, do) (do, do)

But you're the kind of sugar papa likes
And when you do it, it drives me crazy (drives me crazy)
Well, I don't know if I'm up or down
Lost or find with you
Repeats Twice

You're the kind of sugar papa likes, with you
You're the kind of sugar papa likes
You're the kind of sugar papa likes, it drives me crazy
You're the kind of sugar papa likes, drives me crazy
You're the kind of sugar papa likes, yes you, baby
You're the kind of sugar papa likes, drives me crazy
You're the kind of sugar papa likes, and you're pretty, baby

You're the kind of sugar papa likes, drives me crazy
Repeats Out


EASY THING (Peter Criss/Stan Penridge)

Love, love is so hard, love is so hard to find
When love, such an easy thing, such an easy thing
Such an easy thing to lose, yeah

Words, words are so hard, words are so hard to find
When love, such an easy thing, such an easy thing
Such an easy thing to lose, yeah

Chorus
When you find your love
Will you know it's real
When you lose it all
Will you really feel love

Love, love is so hard, love is so hard to find
'Cause love, such an easy thing, such an easy thing
Such an easy thing to lose, yeah

Repeat Chorus

Love, love is so hard, love is so hard to find
'Cause love (love), such an easy thing (so easy)
Such an easy thing (love is so easy)
(Love) Such an easy thing to lose, yeah

Love (love), such an easy thing (so easy)
Such an easy thing (love is so easy)
Such an easy thing to lose (love, love is so easy to lose)
Love (love), such an easy thing (so easy)
Such an easy thing (love is so easy)
(Love) Such an easy thing to lose, yeah
Love (love), such an easy thing (so easy)
Such an easy thing (love is soeasy)
Such an easy thing to lose (love, love is so easy to lose)
To Fade


ROCK ME, BABY (Sean Delaney)

Baby, who you been lovin' since your man's gone
Baby, who you been seein' since your man's gone
Tellin' all those cheap, cheap lies, you
Hopin' that his eyes won't see through you, yeah

Baby, I can play it, there's something I just got to do
I got to slumpin' and you know that it's true
You got the sure shockin', hit rockin' movements
You're gonna blow my blues away

Come on and rock me till I'm ready to rock
(Rock me, baby) Rock me till I'm ready to drop

Baby, who you been lovin' since your man's gone (man'sgone)
Baby, who you been seein' since your man's gone (man's gone)
Tellin' everybody that you just don't
Really need love from anyone (baby)

Baby, who you been lovin' since your man's gone (man's gone)
Baby, who you been seein' since your man's gone (man's gone)

Rock me till I'm ready to rock (rock me, baby)
Rock me till I'm ready to drop

Baby, who you been lovin' since your man's gone (man's gone)
Hey baby, who you been seein' since your man's gone (man's gone)
I'm sayin' baby, who you been lovin' since your man's gone
(Baby, who you been lovin')
Ooh honey, who you been seein' since your man's gone
(Baby, who you been lovin')
I'm sayin' baby, who you been lovin' since your man's gone
(Baby, who you been lovin')
Honey, who you been sleepin' with, your man's gone
(Baby, who you been lovin')
Baby, who you been walkin' with, your man's gone
(Baby, who you been lovin')
To Fade


KISS THE GIRL GOODBYE (Peter Criss/Stan Penridge)

Kiss the girl goodbye
It's time for me to fly
Wipe the tears away
I'll be home some day, baby

So baby, please wait for me
Don't want no one to take my place
You're the one for me
And that's the way love should be

We've been apart so many times before
One more time won't change things
I'll even love you more
Repeats Twice

(Kiss me) Kiss the girl goodbye (goodbye)
It's time to fly
(Kiss me) Wipe the tears away (goodbye)
(Kiss me) Kiss the girl goodbye (goodbye)
It's time to fly
(Kiss me) Wipe the tears away (bye) (goodbye)
(Kiss me) Kiss the girl goodbye (bye) (goodbye)
It's time to fly
(Kiss me) Wipe the tears away (goodbye)
(Kiss me) Kiss the girl goodbye (goodbye)
To Fade


HOOKED ON ROCK 'N' ROLL (Stan Penridge/Peter Criss/Vincent Poncia)

The boy could play before he learned to grow
Worked in a band who had no name at all
Every mornin' at the break of dawn
You could see him draggin' home his drums

Chorus
I was vaccinated with a Victrola needle
And I'm hooked on rock 'n' roll

They called the family doctor to see what he could do
Doc said "No you can't cure his soul
Once he's infected with the blues"
So I travelled 'round from town to town singin' out the news

Repeat Chorus

When you find you got no mind
To work from nine to five
Find the back beat, set your heart free
And feel that music runnin' through your feet

Mama told me long ago
"Ain't no future in that rock 'n' roll"
And I said "Hey mama, it's burnin' hot inside my soul"

It's like a fever that won't cool down
I've been addicted since I heard that sound

Repeat Chorus
Yeah

When you find you got no mind (bop shoo bop, bop bop shoo bop)
To work from nine to five
Find the back beat, set your heart free (bop shoo bop, bop bop shoo bop)
And feel that music runnin' through your feet

Mama told me long ago
"Ain't no future in that rock 'n' roll"
And I said "Hey mama, it's burnin' hot inside my soul"

It's like a fever that won't cool down
I've been addicted since I heard that sound

Repeat Chorus
Yeah

Hooked on rock 'n' roll
(I've been addicted since I heard that sound)
Hooked on rock 'n' roll
Hooked on rock 'n' roll
(It's like a fever that won't cool down)
Hooked on rock 'n' roll, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hooked on rock 'n' roll
(It's burnin', burnin', burnin' in my soul)
Hooked on rock 'n' roll
Hooked on rock 'n' roll
(I've been addicted since I heard that sound)
Hooked on rock 'n' roll
Hooked on rock 'n' roll
Hooked on rock 'n' roll
To Fade


I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN (Sean Delaney)

This is New York, yo
It's gettin' dark

Night falls on the city, finds me all alone
Makes me wonder, should I just go on home
And I walk up the stairs to see if you're still there
Would you mind if, I found you alone

Then a could wind came callin'
Strange how it knew it'd bother me
See the night would fade, but the pain's gonna stay
Makes me wonder, have you ever made love to me

I can't stop the rain, here it comes again
Lightnin' strikes across the sky
Oh, oh, I can't stop the rain, here it comes again
Lightnin' only blinds my eyes

Ain't it sad, when the only love I ever had
Just slips away, right through my fingers
Ain't a shame when I think of your name
The only memory I have is it

I can't stop the rain, here it comes again
Lightnin' strikes across the sky
Oh, oh, I can't stop the rain, here it comes again
It takes a witch to curse that goddamn sky

I can't stop the rain, here it comes again
Lightnin' strikes across the sky
Oh, oh, I can't stop the rain, here it comes again
'Cause lightnin' only blinds my eyes

Ohh, I can't stop the rain, here it comes again
'Cause lightnin' only blinds my eyes

Can't stop it, blind my eyes


SONGS PUBLISHED BY:

Songs 1, 4-6 & 8:

Hori Productions America, Inc. & Rock Steady Music admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)

Song 2:

EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI), Happenstance Music (ASCAP) & Kamiyah Music (ASCAP)

Song 3:

Warner/Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) & EMI Grove Park Music Inc. (BMI)

Songs 7 & 10:

Rock Steady Music & Kick-A-Rock Music admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) & MCA Music Publishing, a division of MCA Inc. (ASCAP)

Song 9:

Hori Productions America, Inc. & rock Steady Music admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) & Mad Vincent Music (BMI)

Two singles issued off this album (4 & 2). With this album, Peter's hope was to create an album that would surpass "Beth"'s immense success and earn him respect as a rhythm-and-blues musician. This self-applied pressure affected Peter's objectivity and resulted in an unfocused, unpolished effort. It was the least selling, most disappointing solo album. Includes part 3 or a 4-part KISS mural. Album shipped Platinum.


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