Album
Trash
Trash arrived on 25 July 1989 on Epic, and it gave Alice Cooper one of the biggest successes of his career. It was his eleventh solo album and eighteenth studio record overall, following Constrictor and Raise Your Fist and Yell, and it leaned squarely into the glam metal sound of the day. It reached number two in the UK and number 20 in the US, and went on to sell more than 4.5 million copies.
The lead single, "Poison", became his first top ten hit since "You and Me" in 1977. The sessions drew on a sharp group of players: John McCurry on guitar, Hugh McDonald of Bon Jovi on bass, and Bobby Chouinard and Alan St. Jon, both from Billy Squier's band, on drums and keyboards. If you want to hear Cooper at his most polished and chart-minded, this is the record to start with.
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Trash: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 40:22Tracklist
- 1PoisonChild, Cooper, McCurry4:30
- 2Spark in the DarkDesmond Child and Alice Cooper3:52
- 3House of FireChild, Cooper, Jett3:48
- 4Why Trust YouDesmond Child and Alice Cooper3:13
- 5Only My Heart Talkin’Cooper, Goldmark, Roberts4:47
- 6Bed of NailsChild, Cooper, Roberts, Warren4:20
- 7This Maniac’s in Love With YouChild, Cooper, Held, Teeley3:48
- 8TrashChild, Cooper, Frazier, Sever4:03
- 9Hell Is Living Without YouJovi, Child, Cooper, Sambora4:12
- 10I’m Your GunChild, Cooper, McCurry3:50
- Produced by
- Desmond Child
- Recorded at
- Bearsville Studios (Woodstock), Blue Jay Recording Studios, Grog Kill Studio, Mediasound Studios (New York City), Power Station at BerkleeNYC, Right Track Recording (New York City), Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia), The Complex Studios, The Record Plant (New York City), The Village, Sanctuary Sound Studios, Power Station, New York City, Village Recorder, Los Angeles
- Recorded
- May–June 1989
- Mixed by
- Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson
- Engineered by
- Arthur Payson, Obie O’Brien
- Label
- Epic
- Length
- 40:22
Line-up
- Paul Chiten · keyboard
- Bobby Chouinard · drums (drum set)
- Gregg Mangiafico · other instruments, keyboard
- John McCurry · guitar
- Hugh McDonald · bass guitar, background vocals
- Alan St. Jon · keyboard, background vocals
- Michael Anthony · background vocals
- Stiv Bators · background vocals
- Desmond Child · background vocals
- Alice Cooper · lead vocals
- Diana Grasselli · background vocals
- Jango · background vocals
- Louis Merlino · background vocals
- Jamie Sever · background vocals
- Bernie Shanahan · background vocals
- Tom Teeley · background vocals
- Joe Turano · background vocals
- Myriam Valle · background vocals
- Maria Vidal · background vocals
- Guy Mann‐Dude · guitar
- Joe Perry · guitar · guest
- Steven Tyler · vocals · guest
- Kane Roberts · guitar · 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
- Steve Lukather · guitar · guest
- Richie Sambora · guitar · guest
- Kip Winger · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Poison” · 17 July 1989
- “Bed of Nails” · 25 September 1989
- “House of Fire” · November 1989
- “Trash” · 1989
- “I'm Your Gun” · 1989
- “Only My Heart Talkin'” · April 1990
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1989–1990 | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1989–1990 | 20 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 1989–1990 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 1989–1990 | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1989–1990 | 4 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1989–1990 | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1989–1990 | 6 |
| Swedish Albums · 1989–1990 | 6 |
| Swiss Albums · 1989–1990 | 10 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1989–1990 | 13 |
All 13 charts
| German Albums · 1989–1990 | 16 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1989–1990 | 19 |
| Dutch Albums · 1989–1990 | 53 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1990 | Platinum |
| Austria · 1991 | Gold |
| Canada · 1989 | Platinum |
| Finland · 1989 | Gold |
| Germany · 1990 | Gold |
| New Zealand · 1990 | Platinum |
| Sweden · 1989 | Gold |
| Switzerland · 1989 | Gold |
| United States · 1990 | Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
77.3
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
6.8k
ListenBrainz listeners
63k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
16k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 July 1989 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 July 1989 | |
| Wikidata | 25 July 1989 | |
| US release | 25 July 1989 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1989 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Epic | 5099746513023 | other |
| 1989 | AU | Epic | 9399746513020 | other |
| 1989 | XE | Epic | 5099746513016 | other |
| 1989 | CA | Epic | 074644513721 | other |
| 1989 | AT | Epic | 5099746513023 | other |
| 25 July 1989 | US | Epic | 7464451374 | original |
| 25 July 1989 | US | Epic | 074644513714 | original |
| 25 July 1989 | US | Epic | 07464451372 | original |
| 26 July 1989 | JP | Epic | 4988010243654 | other |
| 1 February 2008 | US | Epic | 886972319728 | other |
| 3 September 2014 | JP | Epic | 4547366221541 | other |
| 2017 | — | Epic | 074644513721 | other |
| 8 March 2024 | XE | Epic | 8719262034341 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 2820x2820
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2820×2820 | native: native 2820x2820 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |