Album
From the Inside
From the Inside is Alice Cooper's eleventh studio album, released on 17 November 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It is a concept record drawn from his stay in a New York asylum while he was dealing with alcoholism, and every character in the songs is based on a real person he met there. It follows Lace and Whiskey from 1977 and comes before Flush the Fashion in 1980.
Bernie Taupin wrote lyrics for it, and guitarist Davey Johnstone and bassist Dee Murray, both long-time Elton John associates, also play on it. The power ballad "How You Gonna See Me Now" was the lead single and reached No. 12 on the US Hot 100. The album's mix of hard rock, glam and a little disco makes it an unusually personal chapter in Cooper's catalogue. It even inspired a comic book adaptation, Marvel Premiere No. 50.
From the Inside: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 39:07Tracklist
- 1From the InsideCooper, Foster, Wagner, Taupin3:55
- 2Wish I Were Born in Beverly HillsCooper, Wagner, Taupin3:39
- 3The Quiet RoomCooper, Wagner, Taupin3:53
- 4Nurse RozettaCooper, Foster, Lukather, Taupin4:16
- 5Millie and BillieCooper, Roberts, Taupin4:15
- 6SeriousCooper, Foster, Lukather, Taupin2:45
- 7How You Gonna See Me NowCooper, Wagner, Taupin3:58
- 8For Veronica’s SakeCooper, Wagner, Taupin3:37
- 9Jackknife JohnnyCooper, Wagner, Taupin3:46
- 10Inmates (We’re All Crazy)Cooper, Wagner, Taupin5:04
- Produced by
- David Walter Foster, David Foster
- Executive producer
- Shep Gordon
- Recorded at
- Sound City, Van Nuys, Davlen, North Hollywood, Cherokee, Hollywood, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, Kendun, Los Angeles, Studio 55, Los Angeles
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 39:07
Line-up
- Marcy Levy · lead vocals · guest
- Rick Nielsen · guitar · guest
- Alice Cooper · lead vocals · guest
Singles
- “How You Gonna See Me Now” · October 1978
- “From the Inside” · January 1979
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1978–1979 | 60 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1978–1979 | 68 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1978–1979 | 12 |
| Dutch Albums · 1978–1979 | 14 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1978–1979 | 14 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1978–1979 | 60 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | November 1978 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 17 November 1978 | |
| Wikidata | November 1978 | |
| US release | November 1978 | earliest US date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| November 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records | original | |
| 1990 | US | Metal Blade Records | 075992644525 | other |
| 1990 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992606424 | other |
| 25 June 1990 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014734967 | other |
| 27 February 2007 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 603497999835 | other |
| 18 January 2012 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674112869 | other |
| 5 October 2018 | XE | Music on Vinyl | 8719262008267 | other |
| 16 October 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 603497858842 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| coverartarchive | 2432×2437 | cropped |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |