Talk to Me (Kiss song)
"Talk to Me" | ||||
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Single by Kiss | ||||
from the album Unmasked | ||||
Released | August 24, 1980 | |||
Recorded | The Record Plant, New York City: 1980 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, power pop | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Label | Casablanca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ace Frehley | |||
Producer(s) | Vini Poncia | |||
Kiss singles chronology | ||||
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"Talk to Me" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1980 on their eighth studio album Unmasked. The song, never released as a single in the US, was released as a single worldwide on November 1, 1980. The song broke the top 40 in several countries, reaching the highest position in Switzerland, at #10. "Talk to Me" was played only when Ace Frehley was a member of the band.
American glam punk band Peppermint Creeps covered "Talk to Me" for their Cover Up album in 2007.
Background
"Talk to Me" is one of three songs from the album that Ace Frehley wrote and sings on. The album also features most of Frehley's material, who got more involved in songwriting after his
"Talk to Me" was never released as a single in the US, but was a top 40 hit in
Live performances
"Talk to Me" was performed during the Unmasked Tour and, like the whole album, was ignored by the band during the 1980s. During the Asian and Australian leg of the Kiss Farewell Tour, Kiss performed the song. The song has not been performed since. Frehley also performed the song while on a tour across Australia.
Appearances
"Talk to Me" has appeared on following albums:
- Unmasked - studio version
- The Box Set - live version
- Gold - studio version
- Ikons - studio version
Covers:
Track listing
UK and Irish single
- A-side- "Talk to Me"
- B-side- "She's So European"
International single
- A-side - "Talk to Me"
- B-side - "Naked City"
Japan single
- A-side - "Talk to Me"
- B-side - "Easy As It Seems"
Personnel
- Ace Frehley – lead vocals, all guitars, bass
- Anton Fig – drums
- Vini Poncia – keyboards, backing vocals
- Paul Stanley – backing vocals
Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[3] | 39 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 39 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 10 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 32 |
References
- ^ "Kiss Album Focus - Unmasked". Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Talk to Me info - KissFaq Wiki". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Kiss – Talk to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Kiss – Talk to Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kiss – Talk to Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 20, 2024.