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