Poison

~ Release by Alice Cooper (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Poison
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar:
John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
keyboard:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper) (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter) (from 1988 until 1989)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and John McCurry
publisher:
Desmobile Inc., Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4.454:28
2Hey Stoopid
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield (from 1990 until 1991)
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1990 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry (from 1990 until 1991)
guest guitar:
Joe Satriani (from 1990 until 1991) and Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) (from 1990 until 1991)
guitar:
Stef Burns (from 1990 until 1991)
keyboard:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (from 1990 until 1991)
synclavier:
Steve Croes (from 1990 until 1991)
background vocals:
Sherwood Ball (songwriter, not to be confused with guitarist Ernie Ball) (from 1990 until 1991), Scott Bender (from 1990 until 1991), Lance Bulen (from 1990 until 1991), Stan Bush (from 1990 until 1991), Cali (US musician, daughter of Alice Cooper) (from 1990 until 1991), Gary Falcone (from 1990 until 1991), Mike Finnigan (keyboardist) (from 1990 until 1991), Kelly Keeling (from 1990 until 1991), Corky McClennan (from 1990 until 1991), Shaun Murphy (from 1990 until 1991), Tony Palmucci (from 1990 until 1991), Jack Ponti (from 1990 until 1991), Vic Pepe (from 1990 until 1991) and Terry Wood (US vocalist) (from 1990 until 1991)
guest background vocals:
Zachary Nevel (from 1990 until 1991), Ozzy Osbourne (from 1990 until 1991) and Joe Satriani (from 1990 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1990 until 1991)
arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Victor Pepe and Jack Ponti
background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1990 until 1991) and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990 until 1991)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hey Stoopid (from 1990 until 1991)
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Bob Pfeifer, Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ezra Music, Fifeman, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (, from 1991 until 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, BMG Songs, Inc. (from 1991 to ????), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (from 1991 to ????), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present), Fifeman Music (from 1991 to present), Jack Ponti Music (from 1991 to present), Little Elvis Music (from 1991 to present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1991 until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3.354:33
3Only My Heart Talkin’
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten and Gregg Mangiafico
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard:
Alan St. John
additional vocals:
Steven Tyler
background vocals:
Alan St. John, Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper), Louie Merlino, Hugh McDonald (bassist), Jamie Sever, Bernie Shanahan, Stiv Bator, Tom Teeley, Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz), Myriam Valle and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States, Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States, Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States, Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States, The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Only My Heart Talkin’
additional lyricist:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
BeeHeeBoy Music, Nonpareil Music Inc. (, from 1989 to present), Reservoir Media Music, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and BeeHeeBoy (from 1989 to present)
3.854:43
4Bed of Nails
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional guitar:
Kane Roberts
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten and Gregg Mangiafico
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard:
Alan St. John
background vocals:
Alan St. John, Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper), Louie Merlino, Hugh McDonald (bassist), Jamie Sever, Bernie Shanahan, Stiv Bator, Tom Teeley, Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz), Myriam Valle and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States, Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States, Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States, Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States, The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bed of Nails
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Kane Roberts and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Realsongs (, from 1989 to present), SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (from 1989 to present) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.24:20
5I’m Your Gun
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten and Gregg Mangiafico
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard:
Alan St. John
additional vocals:
Kip Winger
background vocals:
Alan St. John, Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper), Louie Merlino, Hugh McDonald (bassist), Jamie Sever, Bernie Shanahan, Stiv Bator, Tom Teeley, Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz), Myriam Valle and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States, Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States, Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States, Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Sanctuary Sound Studios in New Jersey, United States, Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States, The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’m Your Gun
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and John McCurry
publisher:
Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (from 1989 to present) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
43:48
6Dangerous Tonight
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry
guitar:
Stef Burns
Hammond organ:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
keyboard:
Robert Bailey (UK keyboardist/backing vocalist)
background vocals:
Sherwood Ball (songwriter, not to be confused with guitarist Ernie Ball), Stan Bush, Cali (US musician, daughter of Alice Cooper), Gary Falcone, Mike Finnigan (keyboardist), Shaun Murphy and Terry Wood (US vocalist)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dangerous Tonight
writer:
Desmond Child and Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (from 1991 to ????), Desmobile Inc. (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present)
3.54:42
7Trash
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Nick DiDia, Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
engineer:
Obie O’Brien
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith) (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
guest drums (drum set):
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith) (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar:
Mark Frazier (from 1988 until 1989) and Jack Johnson (1980s USA guitarist for Alice Cooper) (from 1988 until 1989)
keyboard:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
additional vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper) (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter) (from 1988 until 1989)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sanctuary Sound Studios in New Jersey, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
Trash (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Mark Frazier and Jamie Sever
publisher:
Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Ezra Music, Minneapolis Music, Inc., Minnesota Music, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Sever Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (from 1989 to present), Destony Street Music Inc. (from 1989 to present), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.353:59
8Cleansed by Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
recording of:
Cleansed by Fire
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Steve Dudas, Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer) and Bud Saylor
publisher:
Fifeman Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Beef Puppet Music (in 1994), Cooking Light Music Inc. (in 1994), Do Dis Music (in 1994), Ezra Music Corp. (in 1994), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1994) and Sony Songs Inc. (in 1994)
5:39
9Snakebite
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry
guitar:
Stef Burns
background vocals:
Sherwood Ball (songwriter, not to be confused with guitarist Ernie Ball), Scott Bender, Lance Bulen, Stan Bush, Cali (US musician, daughter of Alice Cooper), Gary Falcone, Mike Finnigan (keyboardist), Kelly Keeling, Corky McClennan, Shaun Murphy, Tony Palmucci, Jack Ponti, Vic Pepe and Terry Wood (US vocalist)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
vocals:
Scott Bender
background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Snakebite
writer:
Lance Bulen, Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Kelly Keeling, Bob Pfeifer, Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal MCA Music Publishing, A.D.O. Universal Studio, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music–MGB Songs, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, BMG Songs, Inc. (from 1991 to ????), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (from 1991 to ????), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (from 1991 to ????), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present), Fifeman Music (from 1991 to present), Jack Ponti Music (from 1991 to present), Little Elvis Music (from 1991 to present), Snoody Tunes (from 1991 to present) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 1991 until 1995)
3.654:32
10Little by Little
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry
guest guitar:
Joe Satriani
guitar:
Stef Burns
keyboard:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
background vocals:
Sherwood Ball (songwriter, not to be confused with guitarist Ernie Ball), Scott Bender, Lance Bulen, Stan Bush, Cali (US musician, daughter of Alice Cooper), Gary Falcone, Mike Finnigan (keyboardist), Kelly Keeling, Corky McClennan, Shaun Murphy, Tony Palmucci, Jack Ponti, Vic Pepe and Terry Wood (US vocalist)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Little by Little
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Bob Pfeifer, Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music–MGB Songs, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (from 1991 to ????), Sony Songs Inc. (from 1991 to ????), BMG Songs, Inc. (from 1991 to present), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present), Fifeman Music (from 1991 to present), Jack Ponti Music (from 1991 to present), Little Elvis Music (from 1991 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1991 to present) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 1991 until 1995)
24:34
11Wind-Up Toy
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry
guest guitar:
Joe Satriani
guitar:
Stef Burns
keyboard:
Robert Bailey (UK keyboardist/backing vocalist) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
background vocals:
Scott Bender, Lance Bulen, Kelly Keeling, Corky McClennan, Tony Palmucci, Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
background vocals arranger:
Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Wind‐Up Toy
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Bob Pfeifer, Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music–MGB Songs, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, BMG Songs, Inc. (from 1991 to ????), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (from 1991 to ????), Sony Songs Inc. (from 1991 to ????), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present), Fifeman Music (from 1991 to present), Jack Ponti Music (from 1991 to present), Little Elvis Music (from 1991 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1991 to present) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 1991 until 1995)
25:22
12It’s Me
recording engineer and producer:
Duane Baron
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
additional keyboard:
John Purdell
drums (drum set):
David Uosikkinen
guitar:
Stef Burns
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
background vocals:
Stef Burns, Craig Copeland, Brett Hudson, Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer), Louis Merlino, Derek Sherinian and Greg Smith (US session bassist)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
performer:
Greg Smith (US session bassist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1994), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Quantum Sound Studios in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States and Soundtrack Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
It’s Me
writer:
Jack Blades (of Night Ranger), Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
publisher:
Figs D Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日音 Synch事業部, Ezra Music Corp. (in 1994), Ranch Rock Music (in 1994), Sony Songs Inc. (in 1994) and Tranquility Base Songs (in 1994)
4.654:38
13Die for You
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry
guest guitar:
Mick Mars
guitar:
Stef Burns
keyboard:
Robert Bailey (UK keyboardist/backing vocalist) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
synclavier:
Steve Croes
background vocals:
Sherwood Ball (songwriter, not to be confused with guitarist Ernie Ball), Stan Bush, Cali (US musician, daughter of Alice Cooper), Gary Falcone, Mike Finnigan (keyboardist), Shaun Murphy and Terry Wood (US vocalist)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Die for You
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx and Jim Vallance (in 1992-08)
publisher:
Fintage Publishing, Mars Mountain Music, Sixx/Gunner Music, Some Guy Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (from 1991 to ????), Mick Mars Music (from 1991 to ????), Sikki Nixx Music (from 1991 to ????), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (from 1991 to present), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present), Testatyme Music (from 1991 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
24:18
14Spark in the Dark
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional guitar:
Guy Mann‐Dude
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten and Gregg Mangiafico
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard:
Alan St. John
background vocals:
Alan St. John, Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper), Louie Merlino, Hugh McDonald (bassist), Jamie Sever, Bernie Shanahan, Stiv Bator, Tom Teeley, Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz), Myriam Valle and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States, Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States, Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States, Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States, The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Spark in the Dark
writer:
Desmond Child and Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
publisher:
Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Ezra Music, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (from 1989 to present) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
43:50

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distributed by:KIOSK Audio Video Cassetten GmbH
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1998)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2648015 [info]
ASIN:DE: B000023YJK [info]