Welcome to My Nightmare

by Alice Cooper

Overview

With the 1974 disintegration of the original Alice Cooper group, Alice was free to launch a solo career. He wisely decided to re-enlist the services of Bob Ezrin for his solo debut, Welcome to My Nightmare, which was a concept album tied into the story line of the highly theatrical concert tour he launched soon after the album's release. While the music lost most of the gritty edge of the original AC lineup, Welcome to My Nightmare remains Alice's best solo effort -- while some tracks stray from his expected hard rock direction, there's plenty of fist-pumping rock to go around. The disco-flavored, album-opening title track would be reworked on the stage as more of a hard rock tune, while "Some Folks" dips into cabaret territory, and "Only Women Bleed" is a sensitive ballad that became a Top Ten hit. But the rockers serve as the album's foundation -- "Devil's Food," "The Black Widow," "Department of Youth," and "Cold Ethyl" are all standouts, as is the more tranquil yet eerie epic "Steven." Despite this promising start to Cooper's solo career, the majority of his subsequent releases were often not as focused and were of varying quality. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	07/10/2012
Label:	Atlantic / Flashback Records
UPC:	0081227972639
Rank:	27345

Tracks

1. Welcome to My Nightmare
2. Devil's Food
3. The Black Widow
4. Some Folks
5. Only Women Bleed
6. Department of Youth
7. Cold Ethyl
8. Years Ago
9. Steven
10. The Awakening
11. Escape

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alice Cooper   Primary Artist,Vocals
Vincent Price   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Director,Special Effects
Whitey Glan   Drums
David Ezrin   Vocals
Michael Sherman   Vocals
Tony Levin   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Steve Hunter   Guitar
Bob Ezrin   Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Johnny Badanjek   Drums
Gary Lyons   Vocals
Gerry Lyons   Vocals
Gerry Yons   Guitar
The Summerhill Children's Choir   Vocals
Prakash John   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Dick Wagner   Guitar,Vocals
Jozef Chirowski   Vocals,Keyboards
Josef Chirowski   Vocals,Clavinet,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes

Technical Credits

Jim Frank   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Zal Schreiber   Mastering
Toby B. Mamis   Project Assistant
Mark Anthony   Composer,Lyricist,Composer
Charlie Watts   Mastering
Jeff Morgan   Liner Notes
Craig Anderson   Mastering
Michael Sherman   Producer,Production Assistant
Alice Cooper   Composer,Lyricist
Bob Ezrin   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Remixing,Remix Producer
Greg Allen   Art Direction,Design
John Fowley   Composer
Mike Reese   Mastering
Rod O'Brien   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Phil Ramone   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Brian Nelson   Project Assistant
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Marc Anthony   Composer
Drew Struzan   Artwork
Bret Lopez   Photography
Julee Stover   Editorial Supervision
Daniel Hersch   Mastering
David Palmer   Engineer
Dave Palmer   Recording,Audio Engineer
Kelly Jay Fordham   Composer,Lyricist
Kelley Jay   Composer
C. Mark Anthony   Composer
Bill Inglot   Mastering
Kelly Jay   Composer
Kim Fowley   Composer,Lyricist
Ed Sprigg   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Bob Brown   Second Unit Director
Corky Stasiak   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Dick Wagner   Composer,Lyricist
Alan Gordon   Composer,Lyricist
Allan MacMillan   Arranger,Composer