The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper

Tracklist

1. Disc 1
2. 1Don’t Blow Your MindAlice Cooper and Dennis Dunaway2:37
3. 2Hitch HikeGaye, Paul, Stevenson2:02
4. 3Why Don’t You Love MeGornall, Little, McDermott, Trimnell1:58
5. 4Lay Down and Die, GoodbyeBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith2:07
6. 5Nobody Likes Me (demo version)Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:24
7. 6Levity Ball (studio version)Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith4:46
8. 7ReflectedBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:15
9. 8Mr. and MisdemeanorBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:00
10. 9Refrigerator HeavenBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith1:55
11. 10Caught in a Dream (single version)Michael Bruce2:56
12. 11I’m EighteenBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith2:58
13. 12Is It My BodyBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith2:39
14. 13Ballad of Dwight FryMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper6:35
15. 14Under My WheelsBruce, Dunaway, Ezrin2:48
16. 15Be My LoverMichael Bruce3:21
17. 16DesperadoMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:29
18. 17Dead BabiesBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith5:42
19. 18KillerMichael Bruce and Dennis Dunaway7:05
20. 19Call It Evil (demo)Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:29
21. 20Gutter Cat vs. The JetsBernstein, Sondheim, Buxton, Dunaway4:40
22. 21School’s Out (single version)Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:31
23. Disc 2
24. 1Hello HoorayRolf Kempf4:15
25. 2Elected (single version)Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:43
26. 3Billion Dollar BabiesBruce, Cooper, Vincent3:39
27. 4No More Mr. Nice GuyMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:07
28. 5I Love the DeadAlice Cooper and Bob Ezrin5:08
29. 6Slick Black LimousineAlice Cooper and Dennis Dunaway4:28
30. 7Respect for the Sleepers (demo)Michael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:49
31. 8Muscle of LoveMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:45
32. 9Teenage Lament ’74Alice Cooper and Neal Smith3:52
33. 10Working Up a SweatMichael Bruce and Alice Cooper3:32
34. 11Man With the Golden GunBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith4:09
35. 12I’m FlashHammond, Pierce, Pierce3:12
36. 13Space PiratesSteve Hammond and Dave Pierce3:13
37. 14Welcome to My Nightmare (single version)Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner2:48
38. 15Only Women Bleed (single version)Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:31
39. 16Cold EthylAlice Cooper and Bob Ezrin2:54
40. 17Department of YouthCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:18
41. 18EscapeAnthony, Cooper, Fowley3:15
42. 19I Never CryAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:43
43. 20Go to HellCooper, Ezrin, Wagner5:12
44. Disc 3
45. 1It’s Hot TonightCooper, Ezrin, Wagner3:22
46. 2You and Me (single version)Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner3:26
47. 3I Miss YouBruce, Marconi, Smith3:31
48. 4No Time for TearsVan McCoy2:59
49. 5BecauseJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:45
50. 6From the Inside (single version)Cooper, Foster, Wagner, Taupin3:30
51. 7How You Gonna See Me NowCooper, Wagner, Taupin3:53
52. 8SeriousCooper, Foster, Lukather, Taupin2:42
53. 9No TricksCooper, Taupin, Wagner4:15
54. 10Road RatsAlice Cooper and Dick Wagner2:43
55. 11Clones (We’re All)David Carron2:51
56. 12PainCooper, Johnstone, Mandel4:11
57. 13Who Do You Think We Are (single version)Alice Cooper and Duane Hitchings3:05
58. 14Look at You Over There, Ripping the Sawdust From My Teddybear (demo)Robbie Leff and Billy Snell3:18
59. 15For Britain OnlyCooper, Nitzinger, Pinera, Scott, Uvena3:02
60. 16I Am the Future (single version)Gary Osborne and Lalo Schifrin3:45
61. 17Tag, You’re ItCooper, Nitzinger, Scott2:52
62. 18Former Lee WarmerCooper, Ezrin, Wagner4:08
63. 19I Love AmericaCooper, Ezrin, Shaw, Wagner3:48
64. 20Identity CrisisesAlice Cooper2:51
65. 21See Me in the MirrorAlice Cooper3:13
66. 22Hard Rock SummerAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts2:31
67. Disc 4
68. 1He’s Back (demo)Cooper, Kelly, Roberts3:21
69. 2He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)Cooper, Kelly, Roberts3:44
70. 3Teenage FrankensteinAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts3:33
71. 4FreedomAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts4:04
72. 5Prince of DarknessAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts5:09
73. 6Under My Wheels (live)Bruce, Dunaway, Ezrin3:11
74. 7I Got a Line on YouRandy California2:59
75. 8PoisonChild, Cooper, McCurry4:27
76. 9TrashChild, Cooper, Frazier, Sever3:59
77. 10Only My Heart Talkin’Cooper, Goldmark, Roberts4:45
78. 11Hey Stoopid (single version)Cooper, Pepe, Pfeifer, Ponti4:15
79. 12Feed My FrankensteinColer, Cooper, Mindwarp, Richardson4:42
80. 13FireJimi Hendrix3:01
81. 14Lost in AmericaCooper, Saylor, Wexler3:54
82. 15It’s MeBlades, Cooper, Shaw4:40
83. 16Hands of Death (Spookshow 2000 mix)Charlie Clouser and Rob Zombie3:53
84. 17Is Anyone Home?Cooper, Saylor, Wexler4:10
85. 18Stolen PrayerAlice Cooper and Chris Cornell5:35

Produced by

Bill Inglot, Brian “Renfield” Nelson, Forster Cayce, Jack Curtis, Dick Phillips, Alice Cooper, David Briggs, Bob Ezrin, Jack Richardson, Jack Douglas, John Alcock, Billion Dollar Babies, Lee DeCarlo, Brian Christian, George Martin, David Walter Foster, Todd Rundgren, Roy Thomas Baker, Ron Volz, Richard Podolor, Erik Scott, Robert “Ringo” Hrycyna, Dick Wagner, Teddy Bautista, Michael Wagener, Beau Hill, Jim Faraci, Desmond Child, Peter Collins, John Agnello, Duane Baron, Charlie Clauser, Terry Date, Rob Zombie, Thom Panunzio, Andy Wallace

Executive producer

Gregg Geller, David McLees, Jack Richardson, Shep Gordon, Bob Pfeifer

Recorded at

Copper State Recording Studios, Audio Recorders Studio, Viv Recording Studios, Whitney Recording Studios, RCA Mid-America, RCA Studios, The Cooper Mansion, The Record Plant, Morgan Studios, Sunset Sound, Davlen Sound Studios, Cherokee Studios, American Recording Co., Air Studios, Record One, E.S.P. Studios, Phase One Studios, Amigo Studios, Atlantic Studios, Rumbo Recorders, White Crow Audio, 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, Sanctuary Sound Studios, Chaton Studios, Sony Music Studios, Devonshire Studios, Music Grinder Studios

Recorded

1965–1997

Mixed by

John Stephens, Todd Rundgren, Bill Cooper, Richard Podolor, Niko Bolas, Dee Robb, Michael Wagener, Eric Thorngren, Phil Kaffel, Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, Peter Collins, Andy Wallace, Chris Lord‐Alge

Mixed at

Producer’s Workshop, Air Studios, Record One, Cherokee Studios, Amigo Studios, A&M Studios, Quantum Sound Studios, Soundtrack Studios

Engineered by

Forster Cayce, Dave Oxman, Loy Clingman, Les Braden, Dick Kunc, Barry Keene, Brian Christian, Artie King, Roy Cicala, Shelly Yakus, Andy Mills, Jack Douglas, Phil Ramone, Geoff Workman, Lee DeCarlo, Geoff Emerick, Humberto Gatica, Todd Rundgren, John Weaver, Ian Taylor, Bill Cooper, Steve Churchyard, Dee Robb, Joe Robb, Lenny DeRose, Bob Ezrin, Robert “Ringo” Hrycyna, Teddy Bautista, Garth Richardson, Michael Wagener, Stephen Benben, Phil Kaffel, Arthur Payson, Obie O’Brien, Paul Northfield, John Agnello, Duane Baron, Charlie Clauser, Terry Date, Paul DeCarli, Rob Zombie, Andy Wallace

Label

Rhino

Length

4:54:55

Line-up

• Michael Bruce · guitar, keyboard, background vocals, electric guitar, vocals
• Glen Buxton · guitar, electric guitar
• Dennis Dunaway · bass, background vocals, bass guitar, electric bass guitar
• Neal Smith · drums (drum set), background vocals, percussion
• John Speer · drums (drum set), background vocals · guest
• Alice Cooper · lead vocals, harmonica
• John Tatum · guitar · guest
• Bob Ezrin · keyboard, Rhodes piano, synthesizer, background vocals, percussion, drums (drum set) · guest
• Monica Lauer · spoken vocals · guest
• Rick Derringer · guitar · guest
• Reggie Vincent · guitar, background vocals · guest
• Steve Hunter · pedal steel guitar, guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar · guest
• Donovan · lead vocals · guest
• Mick Mashbir · guitar · guest
• Sarah Dash · background vocals · guest
• Nona Hendryx · background vocals · guest
• Liza Minnelli · background vocals · guest
• The Pointer Sisters · background vocals · guest
• Ronnie Spector · background vocals · guest
• Bill Bruford · drums (drum set) · guest
• John Entwistle · bass · guest
• Robert White Johnson · guitar · guest
• John Weider · guitar · guest
• Justin Hayward · acoustic guitar · guest
• Nicky Hopkins · piano · guest
• Kenney Jones · drums (drum set) · guest
• Steve Pettican · slide guitar · guest
• Keith Moon · vocals · guest
• Johnny Badanjek · drums (drum set) · guest
• Jozef Chirowski · clavinet, keyboard, background vocals · guest
• Tony Levin · bass · guest
• Dick Wagner · guitar, background vocals, bass guitar · guest
• Michael Sherman · background vocals · guest
• Whitey Glan · drums (drum set) · guest
• Prakash John · bass guitar · guest
• David Ezrin · background vocals · guest
• The Summerhill Children’s Choir · background vocals, choir vocals · guest
• Dick Berg · French horn · guest
• Jimmy Maelen · percussion · guest
• Allan Schwartzberg · drums (drum set) · guest
• Bob Babbitt · bass, bass guitar · guest
• John Tropea · guitar · guest
• Bob Dolin · keyboard, background vocals · guest
• Mike Marconi · guitar, background vocals · guest
• Robert Ahwai · guitar · guest
• Wilbur “Bad” Bascomb · bass · guest
• George Martin · keyboard · guest
• Max Middleton · keyboard · guest
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie · percussion · guest
• Bee Gees · background vocals · guest
• Rick Nielsen · guitar · guest
• Steve Lukather · guitar · guest
• Rick Shlosser · drums (drum set) · guest
• Leland Sklar · bass · guest
• Betty Wright · lead vocals · guest
• Davey Johnstone · guitar · guest
• Roger Powell · keyboard, background vocals · guest
• Kasim Sulton · bass, background vocals · guest
• John “Willie” Wilcox · drums (drum set), background vocals · guest
• Todd Rundgren · background vocals · guest
• Dennis Conway · drums (drum set) · guest
• “Cooker” John LoPresti · bass guitar · guest
• Fred Mandel · keyboard, electric guitar, background vocals · guest
• Keith Allison · background vocals · guest
• Flo & Eddie · background vocals · guest
• Joe Pizzulo · background vocals · guest
• Rick Tierney · background vocals · guest
• Duane Hitchings · keyboard · guest
• Danny Johnson · guitar · guest
• Craig Krampf · drums (drum set) · guest
• Mike Pinera · guitar · guest
• Erik Scott · bass, bass guitar · guest
• John Nitzinger · guitar · guest
• Jan Uvena · drums (drum set) · guest
• Richard Kolinka · drums (drum set) · guest
• Graham Shaw · synthesizer, background vocals · guest
• Teddy Bautista · guest
• Kane Roberts · drums (drum set), guitar, bass, background vocals, keyboard · guest
• Paul Delph · keyboard, background vocals · guest
• Tom Kelly · background vocals · guest
• Kip Winger · background vocals · guest
• Victor Ruzzo · drums (drum set) · guest
• Slash · guitar · guest
• Steve Steele · bass · guest
• Izzy Stradlin · guitar · guest
• Axl Rose · vocals · guest
• Bobby Chouinard · drums (drum set) · guest
• John McCurry · guitar · guest
• Hugh McDonald · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
• Alan St. Jon · keyboard, background vocals · guest
• Paul Chiten · keyboard · guest
• Gregg Mangiafico · other instruments, keyboard · 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
• Mark Frazier · guitar · guest
• Tom Hamilton · bass guitar · guest
• Jack Johnson · guitar · guest
• Joey Kramer · drums (drum set) · guest
• Jon Bon Jovi · vocals · guest
• Steven Tyler · vocals · guest
• Joe Satriani · guitar · guest
• Robert Bailey · keyboard · guest
• Stef Burns · guitar, background vocals · guest
• Mickey Curry · drums (drum set) · guest
• Nikki Sixx · bass guitar · guest
• Steve Vai · guitar · guest
• John Webster · keyboard · guest
• Elvira · guest
• Sherwood Ball · background vocals · guest
• Stan Bush · background vocals · guest
• Nick Coler · background vocals · guest
• Calico Cooper · background vocals · guest
• Gary Falcone · background vocals · guest
• Mike Finnigan · background vocals · guest
• Shaun Murphy · background vocals · guest
• Ian Richardson · background vocals · guest
• Mick Wilson · background vocals · guest
• Terry Wood · background vocals · guest
• Tommy Caradona · bass guitar · guest
• Pete Friesen · guitar · guest
• Jonathan Mover · drums (drum set) · guest
• Al Pitrelli · guitar · guest
• Derek Sherinian · keyboard, background vocals · guest
• David Uosikkinen · drums (drum set) · guest
• Dan Wexler · guitar · guest
• Greg Smith · background vocals · guest
• Craig Copeland · background vocals · guest
• Brett Hudson · background vocals · guest
• Mark Hudson · background vocals · guest
• John Purdell · keyboard · guest
• Riggs · guitar · guest
• Rob Zombie · percussion, guitar, bass, vocals · guest
• Chris Cornell · vocals · guest