Kiss releases their fifth studio album “Rock and Roll Over”
On 11. November 1976, Kiss released their fifth studio album “Rock and Roll Over”. It was recorded at the Star Theatre in Nanuet, New York.
To get the proper drum sound, Peter Criss recorded his tracks in a bathroom, communicating via video-link with the rest of the band.
Three of Gene Simmons’ songs are clear re-workings of demos from the 1975 Magna Graphics Studios demo: “Ladies Room” is based on “Don’t Want Your Romance”; “Love’Em and Leave’Em” is based on “Rock and Rolls-Royce” and “Calling Dr. Love” is a re-working of “Bad, Bad Lovin'” Criss sings “Baby Driver” – a rewrite of a Peter Criss/Stan Penridge demo from Criss’s pre-Kiss band Lips – and “Hard Luck Woman,” a song Paul Stanley originally planned to pitch to Rod Stewart, but Simmons insisted Criss sing it. “Hard Luck Woman” did not equal the success of “Beth”, but became another top 20 single. “Calling Dr. Love” became a concert staple. This is the first Kiss album to not feature a writing credit from Ace Frehley.
The cover artwork is by artist Michael Doret, who worked with Kiss again on 2009’s “Sonic Boom”. Inside the sleeve, there were a sticker of the cover art and a glossy photo press release pamphlet. The live album “Kings Among Scotland,” by Anthrax, pays homage to the artwork.
