Album · Compilation
The Essentials
The Essentials: Alice Cooper is a compilation released on 4 June 2002 as part of the Essentials series from Rhino Records. It gathers Cooper's rock and hard rock work into a single collection, aimed at listeners wanting a way into a catalogue that began with Pretties for You in 1969 and has kept growing ever since.
The Essentials: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 40:25Tracklist
- 1I’m EighteenBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith2:58
- 2Under My WheelsBruce, Dunaway, Ezrin2:48
- 3Be My LoverMichael Bruce3:21
- 4School’s OutBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:29
- 5ElectedBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:43
- 6No More Mr. Nice GuyMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:07
- 7Billion Dollar BabiesBruce, Cooper, Vincent3:39
- 8Only Women BleedAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:30
- 9Welcome to My NightmareAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner2:48
- 10I Never CryAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:43
- 11You and MeAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:26
- 12How You Gonna See Me NowCooper, Wagner, Taupin3:52
- Produced by
- Bob Ezrin, Jack Richardson, David Walter Foster, Alice Cooper
- Executive producer
- Jack Richardson, Shep Gordon
- Recorded at
- RCA Mid-America, RCA Studios, The Record Plant
- Engineered by
- Brian Christian, Roy Cicala, Shelly Yakus
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Rhino
- Length
- 40:25
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
- Donovan · lead vocals · 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 · 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
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 4 June 2002 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 4 June 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 4 June 2002 |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2002 | MX | Warner Bros. Records | 0081227604424 | original |
Cover art sources
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
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| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 600×591 | upscaled |