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Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell, released on 25 June 1976 through Warner Bros. Records, is Alice Cooper's second solo album and ninth studio album overall. It picks up the story of Steven from Welcome to My Nightmare, and Cooper wrote it with guitarist Dick Wagner and producer Bob Ezrin, the team behind that record.
The album leans into the rock ballad style that worked so well for "Only Women Bleed", the hit from his first solo effort. Its most revealing track is "I Never Cry", which Cooper described as "an alcoholic confession". It dealt with his drinking, a problem that would send him into rehab a year later and shadow his music right through to 1983's DaDa. Hard rock theatrics sit alongside that more personal side, which makes it a useful record for hearing where Cooper was heading.
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 43:13Tracklist
- 1Go to HellCooper, Ezrin, Wagner5:16
- 2You Gotta DanceCooper, Ezrin, Wagner2:45
- 3I’m the CoolestCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:58
- 4Didn’t We MeetCooper, Ezrin, Wagner4:16
- 5I Never CryAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:45
- 6Give the Kid a BreakCooper, Ezrin, Wagner4:15
- 7GuiltyCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:22
- 8Wake Me GentlyCooper, Ezrin, Wagner5:04
- 9Wish You Were HereCooper, Ezrin, Wagner4:36
- 10I’m Always Chasing RainbowsCarroll, Chopin, McCarthy2:08
- 11Going HomeCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:48
- Produced by
- Bob Ezrin
- Recorded at
- RCA Studios, Soundstage (Toronto), The Record Plant, Record Plant East, New York and RCA Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 43:13
Line-up
- Bob Babbitt · bass · guest
- Steve Hunter · guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar
- Jimmy Maelen · percussion
- Allan Schwartzberg · drums (drum set)
- John Tropea · guitar
- Dick Wagner · guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar
- Alice Cooper · lead vocals · guest
- Bob Ezrin · piano, Rhodes piano, synthesizer
- Tony Levin · bass
- Jim Gordon · drums (drum set)
- Dick Berg · French horn · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1976 | 23 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1976 | 27 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1976 | 4 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1976 | 23 |
| Swedish Albums · 1976 | 47 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1979 | Platinum |
| United States · 1976 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 June 1976 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1976 | |
| Wikidata | 25 June 1976 | |
| US release | 25 June 1976 | earliest US date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992729925 | other |
| 25 June 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records | original | |
| 1990 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227991340 | other |
| 25 June 1990 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014734936 | other |
| 1999 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992729925 | other |
| 13 September 2005 | XW | Rhino | 603497073269 | other |
| 26 August 2008 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227991340 | other |
| 18 January 2012 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674112838 | other |
| 18 October 2018 | US | Rhino | 603497858859 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 3600x3600, downscaled to 3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 3600×3600 | native: native 3600x3600, downscaled to 3000 |
| deezer | 1800×1800 | native |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |