Album
Muscle of Love
Muscle of Love is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Alice Cooper, released on 20 November 1973 on Warner Bros. Records. It follows Billion Dollar Babies, which came out earlier the same year, and it draws on hard rock, glam rock and art rock in equal measure.
The record matters for where it sits in the band's story. The group played its last concert a few months after it appeared, which makes this the final studio album they made together in that era. The next one to carry the band's name was The Revenge of Alice Cooper in 2025, a reunion record that arrived 52 years later. If you want to hear how the original line of the band closed its first chapter, this is the place to start.
Muscle of Love: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 39:03Tracklist
- 1Big Apple Dreamin’ (Hippo)Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith5:10
- 2Never Been Sold BeforeBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith4:20
- 3Hard Hearted AliceMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper4:50
- 4Crazy Little ChildMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper4:58
- 5Working Up a SweatMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:31
- 6Muscle of LoveMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:42
- 7Man With the Golden GunBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith4:12
- 8Teenage Lament ’74Alice Cooper and Neal Smith3:51
- 9Woman MachineBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith4:29
- Produced by
- Jack Douglas, Jack Richardson
- Recorded at
- Sunset Sound (Hollywood), The Cooper Mansion, The Record Plant (New York and The Cooper Mansion, Greenwich, Connecticut)
- Recorded
- 1973
- Engineered by
- Jack Douglas, Phil Ramone
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 39:03
Line-up
- Michael Bruce · guitar
- Glen Buxton · guitar
- Dennis Dunaway · bass guitar
- Neal Smith · drums (drum set)
- Alice Cooper · lead vocals
- Paul Prestopino · banjo · guest
- The Pointer Sisters · background vocals · guest
- Liza Minnelli · background vocals · guest
- Sarah Dash · background vocals · guest
- Nona Hendryx · background vocals · guest
- Ronnie Spector · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Teenage Lament '74” · 28 November 1973
- “Muscle of Love” · 25 January 1974
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1973–1974 | 10 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1973–1974 | 34 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1973–1974 | 4 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1973–1974 | 13 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1973–1974 | 36 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States · 1973 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 20 November 1973 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 20 November 1973 | |
| Wikidata | 20 November 1973 | |
| US release | 20 November 1973 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1973 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AU | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1973 | GB | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 20 November 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records | original | |
| 1990 | US | Metal Blade Records | 075992644723 | other |
| 25 June 1990 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014734929 | other |
| 10 November 1998 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992622622 | other |
| 27 February 2007 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 603497999828 | other |
| 18 January 2012 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674112807 | other |
| 11 December 2015 | US | Audio Fidelity | 780014222925 | other |
| 2024 | US | Warner Records | 081227813956 | other |
| 2024 | US | Rhino | 603497818327 | deluxe |
| 2024 | US | Rhino | 081227813949 | deluxe |
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 |