Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
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Alice Cooper Goes to Hell | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 25, 1976 | |||
Studio | Soundstage, Toronto; Record Plant East, New York and RCA Recording Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 43:15 | |||
Label | Warner Bros.[1] | |||
Producer | Bob Ezrin[2] | |||
Alice Cooper chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell is the second solo album by Alice Cooper, released in 1976.[6] A continuation of Welcome to My Nightmare as it continues the story of Steven, the concept album was written by Cooper with guitar player Dick Wagner and producer Bob Ezrin.[7]
With the success of “Only Women Bleed” from his first solo effort, Alice continued with the rock ballads on this album. “I Never Cry” was written about his drinking problem, which would in one year send the performer into rehab and affect all his subsequent music up to and including 1983’s DaDa.[8] Cooper called the song “an alcoholic confession”.
The “Alice Cooper Goes To Hell” tour of 1976 was completely cancelled prior to commencement due to Cooper suffering from anemia at the time. However, a number of songs from the album ended up in Cooper's live show. "Go to Hell" proved the last song until the 1989 hit song "Poison" to become a consistent part of Cooper's live setlists, being performed on most tours to the present.[9] "I Never Cry" was also regularly performed in the late 1970s and during the 2000s, while "Guilty" was performed regularly on the Flush the Fashion and Special Forces tours and occasionally during the 2000s,[10] and "Wish You Were Here" was frequently played on the tours for the following two albums.[11]
Critical reception[]
Rolling Stone wrote that "the soppy old standard, 'I’m Always Chasing Rainbows', probably expresses [Cooper's] musical sympathies much better than this record’s dynamic, if derivative, rock & roll."[12]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner and Bob Ezrin, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Go to Hell" | 5:15 | |
2. | "You Gotta Dance" | 2:45 | |
3. | "I'm the Coolest" | 3:57 | |
4. | "Didn't We Meet" | 4:16 | |
5. | "I Never Cry" | Cooper, Wagner | 3:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Give the Kid a Break" | 4:14 | |
7. | "Guilty" | 3:22 | |
8. | "Wake Me Gently" | 5:03 | |
9. | "Wish You Were Here" | 4:36 | |
10. | "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" | Harry Carroll, Joseph McCarthy | 2:08 |
11. | "Going Home" | 3:47 |
Personnel[]
- Alice Cooper – vocals
- Dick Wagner – acoustic & electric guitar, vocals
- Steve Hunter – guitar
- Bob Ezrin – keyboards
- Tony Levin – bass
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums
- Additional personnel
- Bob Babbitt – bass
- Jimmy Maelen – percussion
- Jim Gordon – drums
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart | Peak Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] | 4 |
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[14] | 23 |
United States (Billboard 200) | 27 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] | 13 |
Cover versions[]
“Go to Hell” was covered by Dee Snider, Zakk Wylde, Bob Kulick, Rudy Sarzo, Frankie Banali and Paul Taylor on the 1999 tribute album Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 1: MUZE. p. 111.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ Chapman, Ian (March 12, 2018). Experiencing Alice Cooper: A Listener's Companion. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442257719 – via Google Books.
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 270.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 9.
- ^ "Alice Cooper | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Alice Cooper Goes to Hell (CD Booklet). Alice Cooper. Burbank, California: Warner Bros. Inc. 1976. p. 12. 2896-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ ‘Hanging with Mr. Cooper’; Phoenix New Times, June 20, 1996
- ^ "Go to Hell by Alice Cooper Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm.
- ^ "Guilty by Alice Cooper song statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm.
- ^ "Wish You Were Here by Alice Cooper song statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm.
- ^ Morris, Teri (August 26, 1976). "Alice Cooper Goes To Hell". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 74. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Artists". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Alice Cooper albums
- 1976 albums
- Concept albums
- Albums produced by Bob Ezrin
- Warner Records albums
- Sequel albums