Kiss’ Paul Stanley and his band Soul Station have released their first single off of their upcoming debut album Now and Then. The album, which will be released on March 5th via UMe, will be the groups first despite being active on the live circuit since 2015.
The album is meant to serve as a tribute to the music Stanley grew up on, featuring covers of songs by The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, and more.
Stanley said in a statement (via Rolling Stone): “Long before I ever heard the great British bands, I grew up listening to Philly Soul, Motown, and so much more. I was lucky to see Otis Redding and Solomon Burke among others. That music and its storytelling gave me strength and hope even in some tough days. The great classics of that era are magical medicine for most and I felt myself drawn back to that era for some sorcery I think we could all use.”
He added: “As for the new material on the record, between us doing some great Soul Station shows and starting the album I started to think that neither the band nor the music we love should depend only on the past so I started writing with the goal of seamlessly taking songs into the present. From what a lot of people I respect have told me, that mission was accomplished.”
‘Now And Then’ tracklist:
01. ‘Could It Be I’m Falling In Love’ (the Spinners cover)
02. ‘I Do’
03. ‘I, Oh I’
04. ‘Ooo Baby Baby’ (Smokey Robinson cover)
05. ‘O-o-h Child’ (the Five Stairsteps cover)
06. ‘Save Me (From You)’
07. ‘Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)’ (the Temptations cover)
08. ‘Whenever You’re Ready (I’m Here)’
09. ‘The Tracks of My Tears’ (the Miracles cover)
10. ‘Let’s Stay Together’ (Al Green cover)
11. ‘La-La (Means I Love You)’ (the Delfonics cover)
12. ‘Lorelei’
13. ‘You Are Everything’ (the Stylistics cover)
14. ‘Baby I Need Your Loving’ (the Four Tops cover)