Vini Poncia

Vincent "Vini" Poncia Jr. (born April 29, 1942) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

Their songs were recorded by artists including the Ronettes,[3] Bobby Bloom, and Darlene Love.

[3] The Trade Winds' debut single "New York is a Lonely Town" reached #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965.

Poncia also produced the Detroit rock band Adrenalin[3] and their song "Road of the Gypsy", from the film Iron Eagle in 1985.

Poncia produced Criss's second post-Kiss solo album, 1982's Let Me Rock You,[3] and he was credited as co-writer for five songs on Kiss's 1989 release, Hot in the Shade.