The Alice Cooper Show
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| The Alice Cooper Show | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 1977 | |||
| Recorded | August 19–20, 1977 | |||
| Venue | The Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas | |||
| Genre | Glam rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 39:38 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Alice Cooper chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Alice Cooper Show | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Music Week | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Alice Cooper Show is a live album by Alice Cooper, released by Warner Bros. in December 1977.
It was recorded live in Las Vegas at the Aladdin Hotel on August 19 and 20, 1977, during Cooper's "King of the Silver Screen" United States tour. Before doing the gig that would become this album, Alice Cooper was exhausted from constant touring, recording and drinking. Contractual obligations resulted in him being heavily pressured into doing it.[5] Alice states "Whenever a fan comes to me with this album to sign, I tell them I hate this album".[6] The TV special Alice Cooper and Friends featured live footage from that tour.
The Alice Cooper Show was rereleased in 1987 on CD, digitally in 2005, and on 180-gram vinyl in 2013.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Under My Wheels" (from Killer, 1971) | Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin | 2:35 |
| 2. | "I'm Eighteen" (from Love It to Death, 1971) | Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Neal Smith | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Only Women Bleed" (from Welcome to My Nightmare, 1975) | Cooper, Wagner | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Sick Things" (from Billion Dollar Babies, 1973) | Cooper, Bruce, Wagner | 0:59 |
| 5. | "Is It My Body" (from Love It to Death, 1971) | Cooper, Buxton, Dunaway, Bruce, Smith | 2:36 |
| 6. | "I Never Cry" (from Alice Cooper Goes to Hell, 1976) | Cooper, Wagner | 2:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Billion Dollar Babies" (from Billion Dollar Babies, 1973) | Cooper, Bruce, Smith | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Devil's Food"/"The Black Widow" (from Welcome to My Nightmare, 1975) | Cooper, Dick Wagner, Bob Ezrin, Vincent Price, Kelly Jay | 5:52 |
| 9. | "You and Me" (from Lace and Whiskey, 1977) | Cooper, Wagner | 2:25 |
| 10. | "I Love the Dead"/"Go to Hell"/"Wish You Were Here" (from Billion Dollar Babies/Alice Cooper Goes to Hell, 1973, 1976) | Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin | 6:38 |
| 11. | "School's Out" (from School's Out, 1972) | Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith | 2:39 |
Personnel[edit]
- Musicians
- Alice Cooper – vocals
- Steve Hunter – guitar
- Dick Wagner – guitar, vocals
- Prakash John – bass, vocals
- Fred Mandel – keyboards
- Whitey Glan – drums
- Production
- Pete Carlson – engineer
- Brian Christian – producer
- Bob Ezrin – producer
- Shep Gordon – executive producer
- Lee Herschberg – remastering
- Dick Wagner – director
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[7] | 29 |
| US Billboard 200 | 131 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Alice Cooper singles".
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r4525
- ^ "Review: Alice Cooper — The Alice Cooper Show" (PDF). Music Week. December 17, 1977. p. 51. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Alice Cooper Golf Monster (2007) ISBN 978 1 84513 358 0 p124-125
- ^ Alice Cooper Golf Monster (2007) ISBN 978 1 84513 358 0 p125
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
