Detective was an American/English rock band, that toured and recorded in the late 1970s. Detective consisted of vocalist Michael Des Barres, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Bobby Pickett, ex-Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Jon Hyde. The band released two albums, Detective and It Takes One to Know One in 1977, as well as Live From The Atlantic Studios, a promotional album recorded in 1978 for radio broadcast, in 1978.
"They were good," recalled Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, on whose Swan Song label Detective debuted. "That first album of theirs, it was really good. It should have been more popular, shouldn't it?"
In support of their second album, It Takes One To Know One, Detective toured as the support act for Kiss. One cover song that ended up on Detective's debut album was previously tried out by Kiss for their 1976 Destroyer album. "Ain't None Of Your Business", with Peter Criss on lead vocals. Demos exist of the Kiss version, and were finally released in 2021 on the Super Deluxe version of Destroyer.
Detective went into the studio in 1978 with producer, Tom Dowd, to record their third album.