Ace Frehley (1978) Mercury/PolyGram 314 532 385-2 RIAA: Platinum Billboard Chart Peak: #26 Weeks on Charts: 23 Rating: *** Released: September 18, 1978 1. Rip It Out (3.40) 2. Speedin' Back To My Baby (3.37) 3. Snow Blind (3.55) 4. Ozone (4.40) 5. What's On Your Mind? (3.27) 6. New York Groove (3.03) 7. I'm In Need Of Love (4.37) 8. Wiped-Out (4.13) 9. Fractured Mirror (5.26) Produced by Eddie Kramer and Ace Frehley. Recorded in June-July 1978 by Eddie Kramer at the Colgate Mansion in Sharon, Connecticut with Ace Frehley and Anton Fig and at Plaza Sound in New York. Ace Frehley: Lead, rhythm & acoustic guitar/bass/guitar synthesizer/lead vocals/back-up vocals. Additional Musicians: Anton Fig: Drums/percussions. Larry Kelly: Back-up vocals on 1. David Lasley, Susan Collins & Co.: Back-up vocals on 2, 5 & 6. Will Lee: Bass on 4, 7 & 8. Bobby McAdams: Power mouth on 6. Bill Scheniman: Bell on 4. Carl Tallarico: Drums/percussions on 9. Rip It Out (Ace Frehley/Larry Kelly/Sue Kelly) Now I know, you've been cheatin' and lyin' all the time I didn't know you were gonna be so unkind I've been trying just to find out how we went wrong But I know that I can't trust you girl anymore Chorus Rip it out, take my heart She wanted it from the start She got it now, so goodbye So rip it out, watch me cry It's so sad, I'm not glad to be with you today And it's bad, 'cause I can't stop the pain day by day If I knew how to stop you, I don't think I'd try I think it's better if we just part and don't say goodbye Repeat Chorus I hope you suffer Rip it out Speedin' Back To My Baby (Ace Frehley) I'm drivin' down the road Doin' 95 miles per hour, oh yeah My radio's blastin' And I'm passin' cars faster and faster, aha I'm feelin' kinda down 'Cause I left her with a frown, my baby, oh yeah We always seem to fight When things are goin' right and maybe, aha (Ooh) Maybe I should turn around (Ooh) Maybe I should stop (Ooh) Maybe I should turn around Chorus Speedin' back to my baby, and I don't mean maybe Speedin' back to my baby, and I don't mean maybe You know, maybe I should turn around Maybe I should stop Maybe I should turn around I'm lookin' for a station 'Cause there's no acceleration to get back (Speedin' back) Oh yeah (speedin' back) My gage is showin' red And my battery's dead, I'd better (Speedin' back) Find one fast (ooh, speedin' back) The whole thing began 'Cause I saw her with a man, my baby (Ooh, speedin' back) Oh yeah (ooh, speedin' back) I really wouldn't mind But you know I've got my pride to think of (Ooh, speedin' back) (ooh, speedin' back) (Ooh) Maybe I should turn around (Ooh) Maybe I should stop (Ooh) Maybe I should turn around Repeat Chorus I found me a station Now I got acceleration to get back (Speedin' back) Oh yeah (ooh, speedin' back) She's my only girl And to me she's just the world, so maybe (Ooh, speedin' back) (ooh, speedin' back) (Ooh) Maybe I should turn around (Ooh) Maybe I should stop (Ooh) Maybe I should turn around Speedin' back to my baby (ohh, speedin' back) And I don't mean maybe (oh, oh, ohh) Speedin' back to my baby (ohh, speedin' back) And I don't mean maybe Speedin' back to my baby (speedin' back, speedin' back) And I don't mean maybe (speedin' back) Speedin' back to my baby, and I don't mean maybe To Fade Snow Blind (Ace Frehley) It's so hard to feel right baby When I'm travelin' around and you're far behind God, I wish I could see my lady Girl, I hope you don't mind, 'cause Chorus I'm snow blind, I can't see a thing I'm snow blind, I don't wanna sing I'm snow blind, need a familiar face I'm snow blind, think I'm lost in space Lookin' out my window, sometimes I wonder Am I ever gonna get to where I'm gonna go home Maybe tomorrow, maybe next summer Girl, I just don't know, 'cause Movin' around, I get in trouble When I'm feelin' so low and out of my mind Babe, I don't wanna burst your bubble Girl, you know the reason why, 'cause OZONE (Ace Frehley) I'm the kind of guy who likes feelin' high Feelin' high and dry, and I really like to fly I'm your kinda guy, girl I'm not too shy And I want you to fly, so I think you oughta try Chorus Ozone, ozone Ozone, ozone I'm your kinda guy and I'm not too shy Feelin' high and dry, and I want you to be mine So I think it's time, girl, to start feelin' fine Feeling good all the time, so I think you oughta try Repeat Chorus Now, I'm the kinda guy who likes getting high Getting high and dry, and I do it all the time If you think it's a crime and you don't wanna try Something that'll make you high, then I think I'll say goodbye 'Cause I'm the kind of guy who likes getting high Getting high and dry, and I do it all the time Now I'm much too high, I am high and dry And I'm feelin' fine, I'm feelin' good all of the time To Fade What's On Your Mind? (Ace Frehley) You're breakin' my heart I'm fallin' apart, you make me crazy, crazy You're breakin' my heart I don't wanna start a new day, new day I'm wreckin' my brain I'm feelin' insane, you make me crazy, crazy I'm changin' my ways I'm leavin' today, but things look hazy, hazy Chorus (Ooh) I can't express the words to tell you 'bout the feelings I got Locked up inside (Ooh) If only you would give me a reason why you're so uptight What's on your mind Maybe we could make it one more time Maybe we should try it again Maybe we could make it one more time Baby please let me know when You're breakin' my heart I'm fallin' apart, you make me crazy, crazy You're breakin' my heart I'm spinnin' apart, I'm lookin' this and that way Repeat Chorus What's on your mind, what's on your mind What's on your mind, tell me Maybe we could make it one more time Maybe we should try it again Maybe we could make it one more time Baby please let me know when Chorus Repeats Three Times New York Groove (Russ Ballard) Many years since I was here On the street I was passin' my time away To the left and to the right, buildings towering to the sky And it's outta sight in the dead of night (Ooh) Here I am and in this city (Ooh) With a fistfull of dollars (Ooh) And baby, you'd better believe I'm back, back in the New York groove I'm back, back in the New York groove I'm back, back in the New York groove Back in the New York groove, in the New York groove In the back of my Cadillac A wicked lady, sittin' by my side, sayin' "Where are we?" Stop at Third and Forty-Three, exit to the night It's gonna be ecstacy, this place was meant for me (Ooh) I feel so good tonight (Ooh) Who cares about tomorrow (Ooh) So baby, you'd better believe I'm back (New York groove) Back in the New York groove (New York groove) I'm back (New York groove) Back in the New York groove (New York groove) I'm back (New York groove) Back in the New York groove (New York groove) Back in the New York groove, in the New York groove I'm back, back in the New York groove I'm back, back in the New York groove I'm back (New York groove) Back in the New York groove (New York groove) Repeats Out I'm In Need Of Love (Ace Frehley) I need some love, so give me some You know I want some love, so turn me on Sometimes I feel so low Sometimes I feel I'm on top, you know Now girl I hate to start 'Cause then you gonna stop Chorus I'm in need of love, I'm in need of love I'm in need of love And I'm hopin' you're in need of me Now I want some love, so give me some You know I need some love, so turn me on It's just that devil in me That keeps on comin' through, all the time When things start lookin' good Some things start lookin' blue Now I want some love, so give me some You know I need some love, so turn me on Things keep on turnin' round When things should be sittin' straight, now turn around G-g-girl, it's not my fault I guess it's just my fate, you know me 'Cause all I want is love So turn me on, you've got to All I need is love, so give me some, just a little 'Cause all I want is love So turn me on, one more time All I need is love So give me some, ooh yeah, do it like that 'Cause all I want is love So turn me on, and on, and on All I need is love, so give me some To Fade Wiped Out (Ace Frehley/Anton Fig) (Wiped-out, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha) Went to a party, dressed so smartly Cool as cool could be Knew I could make it, knew I could shake it Lose and fancy free So I went to the table and reached for a bottle And poured me a glass of wine Took a few sips and looked around I was feelin' fine But an hour along, comin' on strong I was gettin' drunk The next thing I knew, I looked at you I was blind as a skunk, I, I was Chorus I was wiped-out, I had my lights out Was fallin' right out, 'cause I was wiped-out Through the smoke filled room I caught your eye And I think that you caught mine And I knew in a minute or maybe less It was just a matter of time Then you start to move with such a groove Stronger than a sneakin' slow Then you looked at me with your big blue eyes They had such a glow Then I took your hand and tried to stand And ended up sittin' back down Then you smiled at me and gave me a wink How quick I lost my frown, I, I was Repeat Chorus So I looked at you and then I knew That we were gonna have some fun So I thought to myself, wine was out We should switch to rum So without a word, and like some bird We flew to another place And pretty soon we were in some room Streched miles out in space The room was turnin' we were burnin' Things became a haze It seemed that already I had too many Firewater caused the blazed, I, I was I was wiped-out, I had my lights out Was fallin' right out, 'cause I was wiped-out I was wiped-out, was fallin' right out I had my lights out, 'cause I was wiped-out Repeats Out Fractured Mirror (Ace Frehley) (Instrumental) |
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