ace frehley is the first solo album from ace frehley, the guitarist of the american hard rock/heavy metal band kiss. it was released on september 18, 1978, as one of four solo albums released by the members of kiss. the album was rated 4 out of 5 stars by allmusic. they said "of the four kiss solo albums released simultaneously in 1978, the best of the bunch is guitarist ace frehley's".