Lace and Whiskey
Lace and Whiskey is Alice Cooper's third solo studio album and the tenth under the Alice Cooper name overall. It came out on 29 April 1977 on Warner Bros. Records, following Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975 and Alice Cooper Goes to Hell in 1976.
The record sits in the hard rock and classic rock camp, with a pop rock streak running through it. It's worth hearing as the third step in Cooper's run of solo records, and it sits just before From the Inside in 1978. If you're tracing how his sound moved through the second half of the 1970s, this is the middle stop between the theatrical nightmares of the earlier albums and what came next.
Lace and Whiskey: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 41:45Tracklist
- 1It’s Hot TonightCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:20
- 2Lace and WhiskeyCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:15
- 3Road RatsAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner4:54
- 4Damned If You DoCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:13
- 5You and MeAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner5:11
- 6King of the Silver ScreenCooper, Ezrin, Wagner5:35
- 7Ubangi StompCharles Underwood2:12
- 8(No More) Love at Your ConvenienceCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:49
- 9I Never Wrote Those SongsAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner4:34
- 10My GodCooper, Ezrin, Wagner5:42
- Produced by
- Bob Ezrin
- Recorded at
- Cherokee Studios, Producer’s Workshop (Los Angeles), RCA Studios (Los Angeles), Soundstage (Toronto), The Record Plant (New York), Cherokee (Hollywood
- Mixed by
- John Stephens
- Mixed at
- Producer’s Workshop
- Engineered by
- Tony D’Amico, Jim Frank, Rick Hart, Robert “Ringo” Hrycyna, John Jansen, Galen Senogles, Robert Stasiak, Colonel Tubby, Brian Christian
- Artwork
- Rod Dyer, Inc., Richard Seireeni
- Photography
- Richard Seireeni
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 41:45
Line-up
- Bob Babbitt · bass guitar
- Steve Hunter · guitar
- Allan Schwartzberg · drums (drum set)
- Dick Wagner · guitar
- Alice Cooper · lead vocals
- Tony Levin · bass guitar
- Jim Gordon · drums (drum set)
- Prakash John · bass guitar · guest
- Venetta Fields · vocals · guest
- Julia Waters · vocals · guest
- Lorna Willard · vocals · guest
- Allan MacMillan · piano · guest
Singles
- “You and Me” · April 1977 (US)
- “(No More) Love at Your Convenience” · May 1977 (UK)
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1977 | 33 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1977 | 42 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1977 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1977 | 27 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1977 | 32 |
| Swedish Albums · 1977 | 43 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1977 | Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
Released the same week
Also released on 29 April
Every year →More from Alice Cooper
Full discography →The best of 1977
All of 1977 →More on Warner Bros. Records
The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 29 April 1977 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 29 April 1977 | |
| Wikidata | 29 April 1977 | |
| US release | 29 April 1977 | earliest US date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Metal Blade Records | 075992644624 | other |
| 29 April 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records | original | |
| 25 June 1990 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014734943 | other |
| 20 October 1998 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992622721 | other |
| 26 June 2007 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 603497996094 | other |
| 26 August 2008 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227991432 | other |
| 18 January 2012 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674112845 | other |
| 19 October 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 603497858835 | other |
| 28 May 2019 | XW | Rhino | 603497996094 | 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 |