Ace Frehley is beginning the new year by looking back. The former Kiss guitarist’s new LP, Origins Vol. 1 – due out April 15th – finds him covering songs by Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Thin Lizzy and other artists that have inspired him over the years. His heavy-hitting take on Cream’s “White Room” is premiering here. The LP also features his first recording with Paul Stanley, an impassioned interpretation of Free’s “Fire and Water,” in nearly two decades. Other guests on the record include Slash, Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Lita Ford and Rob Zombie guitarist John 5.
“I’m really thrilled with the whole thing,” Frehley tells Rolling Stone. “I’m excited about it, and probably somewhere down the road there’ll be a second volume.”
Origins Vol. 1 Track List
1. “White Room” (Cream)
2. “Street Fighting Man” (Rolling Stones)
3. “Spanish Castle Magic,” feat. John 5 (Jimi Hendrix)
4. “Fire and Water,” feat. Paul Stanley (Free)
5. “Emerald,” Slash (Thin Lizzy)
6. “Bring It on Home” (Led Zeppelin)
7. “Wild Thing,” feat. Lita Ford (The Troggs)
8. “Parasite,” feat. John 5 (Kiss)
9. “Magic Carpet Ride” (Steppenwolf)
10. “Cold Gin,” feat. Mike McCready (Kiss)
11. “Till the End of the Day” (Kinks)
12. “Rock and Roll Hell” (Kiss)
