Peter Criss (album) Peter Criss (album) Peter Criss is a 1978 solo album by Peter Criss, the drummer of American hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978. The album was produced by Vini Poncia, who went on to produce the Kiss albums "Dynasty" (1979) and "Unmasked" (1980). Criss covered "Tossin' and Turnin'", which was a #1 hit for Bobby Lewis in the U.S. during the summer of 1961. The song was subsequently covered by Kiss on their 1979 tour. Much of the material on the album was originally written
No. 1 in Heaven No. 1 in Heaven No. 1 in Heaven is the eighth album by the American rock band Sparks. Recorded with Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder, it marked a change of musical direction for the group and became influential on later synth-pop bands. Released in 1979 by Virgin Records (initial copies on colored vinyl) and later licensed to Elektra Records in the States, "No. 1 in Heaven" renewed interest in the band after disappointing sales of albums like "Big Beat" and "Introducing Sparks". The album is the first and only of the band's to be issued on Elektra Records, the 4th