The Definitive Alice Cooper
The Definitive Alice Cooper is a compilation released in March 2001 on Rhino. It is the international counterpart to Mascara & Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper, the version prepared for the American market, and it was issued everywhere except the United States.
The two collections are close cousins. The track listing differs slightly and the front cover is different, but they share the same back cover, tray insert and disc image. It arrived in the same period as Brutal Planet from 2000 and Dragontown from 2001, so it makes a handy hard rock overview for anyone outside the US who wants a single-disc route into Cooper's catalogue.
The Definitive Alice Cooper: tracklist, credits and charts
21 tracks · 1:18:10Tracklist
- 1I’m EighteenBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith2:58
- 2DesperadoMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:28
- 3Under My WheelsBruce, Dunaway, Ezrin2:47
- 4Halo of FliesBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith8:23
- 5School’s OutBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:31
- 6ElectedBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:43
- 7Hello HoorayRolf Kempf3:03
- 8Generation LandslideBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith4:31
- 9No More Mr. Nice GuyMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:07
- 10Billion Dollar BabiesBruce, Cooper, Vincent3:04
- 11Teenage Lament ’74Alice Cooper and Neal Smith3:20
- 12Muscle of LoveMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:24
- 13Only Women BleedAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:30
- 14Department of YouthCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:17
- 15Welcome to My NightmareAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner2:48
- 16I Never CryAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:43
- 17You and MeAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:26
- 18How You Gonna See Me NowCooper, Wagner, Taupin3:53
- 19From the InsideCooper, Foster, Wagner, Taupin3:31
- 20PoisonChild, Cooper, McCurry4:27
- 21Hey StoopidCooper, Pepe, Pfeifer, Ponti4:14
- Produced by
- Bill Inglot, David McLees, Brian “Renfield” Nelson, Bob Ezrin, Jack Richardson, Jack Douglas, David Walter Foster, Desmond Child, Peter Collins, Alice Cooper
- Executive producer
- Jack Richardson, Shep Gordon
- Recorded at
- RCA Mid-America, RCA Studios, The Record Plant, Bearsville Studios, Blue Jay Recording Studios, Grog Kill Studio, Mediasound Studios, Power Station at BerkleeNYC, Right Track Recording, Sigma Sound Studios, The Complex Studios, The Village
- Recorded
- 1988 – 1989
- Mixed by
- Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, Peter Collins
- Engineered by
- Brian Christian, Roy Cicala, Shelly Yakus, Arthur Payson, Paul Northfield
- Mastered by
- Andrew Garver, Bill Inglot
- Artwork
- Hugh Brown, Julie Vlasak
- Photography
- David Griffith, Elliot Holceker, Dean Karr, Michael Ochs Archives
- Label
- Rhino
- Length
- 1:18:10
Line-up
- Michael Bruce · guitar, keyboard, background vocals, electric guitar
- Glen Buxton · guitar, electric guitar
- Alice Cooper · harmonica, lead vocals
- Dennis Dunaway · bass guitar, background vocals, electric bass guitar
- Bob Ezrin · keyboard, Rhodes piano
- Neal Smith · drums (drum set), background vocals
- Rick Derringer · guitar · guest
- Reggie Vincent · guitar, background vocals · guest
- Steve Hunter · guitar, acoustic guitar · guest
- Jozef Chirowski · clavinet, keyboard, background vocals · guest
- Whitey Glan · drums (drum set) · guest
- Prakash John · bass guitar · guest
- Dick Wagner · guitar, background vocals · guest
- David Ezrin · background vocals · guest
- Michael Sherman · background vocals · guest
- The Summerhill Children’s Choir · background vocals, choir vocals · guest
- Johnny Badanjek · drums (drum set) · guest
- Tony Levin · bass · guest
- Dick Berg · French horn · guest
- Jimmy Maelen · percussion · guest
- Allan Schwartzberg · drums (drum set) · guest
- Paul Chiten · keyboard · guest
- Bobby Chouinard · drums (drum set) · guest
- Gregg Mangiafico · other instruments, keyboard · guest
- John McCurry · guitar · guest
- Hugh McDonald · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
- Alan St. Jon · keyboard, background vocals · guest
- Michael Anthony · background vocals · guest
- Stiv Bators · background vocals · guest
- Desmond Child · background vocals · guest
- Diana Grasselli · background vocals · guest
- Jango · background vocals · guest
- Louis Merlino · background vocals · guest
- Jamie Sever · background vocals · guest
- Bernie Shanahan · background vocals · guest
- Tom Teeley · background vocals · guest
- Joe Turano · background vocals · guest
- Myriam Valle · background vocals · guest
- Maria Vidal · background vocals · guest
- Joe Satriani · guitar · guest
- Slash · guitar · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2001 | 33 |
| Swedish Albums · 2001 | 58 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2001 | 60 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2006 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2012 | Gold |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
Released the same week
Also released on 27 March
Every year →More from Alice Cooper
Full discography →The best of 2001
All of 2001 →More on Rhino
The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2001-03-27 vs 2001-03-20 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 20 March 2001 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 March 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 2001 | |
| UK / Europe release | 20 March 2001 | earliest UK or European date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AU | Rhino | 9325583010712 | other |
| 20 March 2001 | XE | Rhino | 081227353421 | original |
| 22 March 2001 | JP | Rhino | 4943674022786 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1406x1377, upscaled to 1500 (x1.09)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1406×1377 | upscaled: major: best source 1406x1377, upscaled to 1500 (x1.09) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |