Wendy O. Williams : WOW / Kommander of Kaos

WOW

 is the debut solo 

studio album 

by American singer

 Wendy O. Williams,

 It is her first

 album appearance, 

to be credited to her

 after the success with

 The Plasmatics, 

which had gone

 on a hiatus 

during that time.

 After the release 

of the album, 

Coup d'État (1982) 

with The Plasmatics,

 the band opened for

 KISS on tour.

 By the end of the tour, 

The Plasmatics'

 recording contract

 with Capitol Records

 wasn't renewed 

and Gene Simmons 

approached Williams 

and Rod Swenson about 

producing an album.

 As to avoid legal issues

 with Capitol, 

they decided not to use

 The Plasmatics' name

 on the record in any way. 

Simmons also felt it would

 give more freedom to 

add additional musicians

 to the album. 

WOW

 is a

 hard rock album

 influenced by 

heavy metal, 

which marked a

 musical departure

 from Williams' previous

 material with

 The Plasmatics. 

Williams was nominated 

for Grammy Award 

for Best Female Rock

 Vocal Performance 

for the album in 1985.

Band members from

 The Plasmatics

appear on

 the album namely,

 Wes Beech

 and T.C. Tolliver 

on rhythm 

and lead guitar,

 and drums respectively. 

Simmons plays bass 

under the

 pseudonym-stage name

 of Reginald Van Helsing. 

Michael Ray was hired

 as lead guitarist

 for the album. 

Simmons also

 pulled in 

the guest-appearance 

talents of 

Ace Frehley

 on

 "Bump and Grind", 

Paul Stanley 

on

 "Ready to Rock",

 and

 Eric Carr 

on

 "Legends Never Die".

Kommander of Kaos

 is the second solo 

studio album 

released by 

Wendy O. Williams

 after her group,

 the Plasmatics

, went on hiatus. 

The album was

 recorded in 1984

 but not released

 until 1986.

 A live version of 

the Gene Simmons-penned

 "Ain't None of Your Business" 

appears on this album

TRACK LIST 

I Love Sex ( and Rock N' Roll )

It's My Life

Priestess

Thief in The Night

Opus in Cm7

Ready to Rock

Bump and Grind

Legends Never Die

Ain't None of Your Business

Hey Hey ( Live To Rock )

Pedal To The Metal

Goin Wild

Ain't None of Your Business ( Live )

Party

Jail Bait

Bad Girl

Fight For Your Right

Fuck That Boody

BONUS TRACK 

Stand By Your Man 

(W/ Lemmy Kilmister )

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