Killer (album)
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| Killer | ||
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| Studio album by Alice Cooper | ||
| Released | December, 1971 | |
| Recorded | 1971 | |
| Genre | Hard rock Heavy metal Garage rock Glam rock Rock and roll |
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| Length | 37:08 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Alice Cooper chronology | ||
| Love it to Death (1971) |
Killer (1971) |
School's Out (1972) |
Killer is the 1971 album by Alice Cooper.
Cooper said in the liner notes of Fistful of Alice and also on In the Studio with Redbeard which spotlighted the Killer and Love it to Death albums that the song Desperado was written about his friend Jim Morrison who died the same year this album was released.
"Desperado," along with "Under My Wheels" and "Be My Lover" have appeared on different compilation albums by Cooper.
The song "Dead Babies" stirred up some controversy following the albums release despite the fact that its lyrics conveyed an "anti-child abuse" message.
John Lydon of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. called Killer the greatest rock album of all time. It was listed at #18 in Joe S. harrington's Top 100 Albums written between 2001 and 2003.
[edit] Track listing
- "Under My Wheels" – (Michael Bruce/Dennis Dunaway/Bob Ezrin) 2:51
- "Be My Lover" – (Bruce) 3:21
- "Halo of Flies" – (Alice Cooper/Neal Smith/Dunaway/Bruce/Glen Buxton) 8:22
- "Desperado" – (Cooper/Bruce) 3:30
- "You Drive Me Nervous" – (Cooper/Bruce/Ezrin) 2:28
- "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" – (Cooper/Bruce) 3:39
- "Dead Babies" – (Cooper/Smith/Buxton/Bruce/Dunaway) 5:44
- "Killer" – (Bruce/Dunaway) 6:57
[edit] Personnel
- Alice Cooper (vocals)
- Glen Buxton (guitar)
- Michael Bruce (guitar, piano, organ)
- Dennis Dunaway (bass guitar)
- Neal Smith (drums)
- Rick Derringer (additional guitar)
