Ace Frehley "Origins Vol. 1 (USA, eOne, EOM-CD-9399)"

Origins Vol. 1 is the fifth studio album by American guitarist Ace Frehley, released on April 13, 2016 in Japan and April 15 in the United States. It is a covers album which features guest appearances from Slash, Lita Ford, John 5, Mike McCready, and Frehley's former Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley. The album was announced on February 11, 2016.

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.

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

1. "White Room" Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Cream 5:04
2. "Street Fighting Man" Mick Jagger, Keith Richards The Rolling Stones 4:01
3. "Spanish Castle Magic" (featuring John 5) Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3:35
4. "Fire and Water" (featuring Paul Stanley) Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers Free 4:11
5. "Emerald" (featuring Slash) Lynott/Robertson/Downey/Gorham Thin Lizzy 4:29
6. "Bring It On Home" Willie Dixon Led Zeppelin 4:26
7. "Wild Thing" (featuring Lita Ford) Chip Taylor The Troggs 3:45
8. "Parasite" (featuring John 5) Frehley Kiss 4:03
9. "Magic Carpet Ride" Rushton Moreve, John Kay Steppenwolf 3:43
10. "Cold Gin" (featuring Mike McCready) Frehley Kiss 5:18
11. "Till the End of the Day" Ray Davies The Kinks 2:27
12. "Rock and Roll Hell" Gene Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance   Kiss 6:31

Recording information:

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