| Paul Stanley | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Paul Stanley |
| Cover: | Paul Stanley (album) cover.jpg |
| Alt: | A painting of the artist over a black background, with his signature white face makeup and black star over his right eye, and a purple glow highlighting his long black hair. |
| Caption: | Cover painting by Eraldo Carugati |
| Recorded: | February–July 1978 |
| Studio: | Electric Lady and The Record Plant, New York City The Village Recorder, Los Angeles |
| Genre: | Hard rock |
| Label: | Casablanca |
| Producer: | Paul Stanley, Jeff Glixman |
| Chronology: | Paul Stanley |
| Next Title: | Live to Win |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
Paul Stanley is the first solo album from American musician Paul Stanley, the singer-songwriter best known for serving as the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of hard rock band Kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss on September 18, 1978, yet still under the Kiss label, and coming out alongside Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, and Gene Simmons. It is the only release out of the four Kiss solo albums to feature all original songs, as Simmons, Criss and Frehley each recorded one cover song on their albums.
The album reached No. 40 on the US Billboard album chart.[1] AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said that it is the most "Kiss-like" out of all the Kiss solo albums.
All credits adapted from the original release.[2] All songs written by Paul Stanley, except tracks 2, 3 and 5, co-written by Mikel Japp.
| Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 58 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 18 |