Welcome to My Nightmare
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| Welcome to My Nightmare | ||
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| Studio album by Alice Cooper | ||
| Released | March 1975 | |
| Recorded | ? | |
| Genre | Hard rock Heavy metal Glam rock Shock rock |
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| Length | 43:19 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Alice Cooper chronology | ||
| Greatest Hits (1974) |
Welcome to My Nightmare (1975) |
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell (1976) |
Welcome to My Nightmare is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1975. The cover artwork was created by Drew Struzan. Rolling Stone Magazine would later vote it as one of the Top 100 Album Covers Of All Time.
Welcome to My Nightmare is a concept album. The songs, heard in sequence, form a journey through the nightmares of a young boy named Steven. A Halloween favorite, it inspired the concert film of the same name.
[edit] Track listing
- "Welcome to My Nightmare" - (Cooper/Wagner) – 5:19
- "Devil's Food" - (Cooper/Ezrin/Jay) – 3:38
- "The Black Widow" - (Cooper/Ezrin/Wagner) – 3:37
- "Some Folks" - (Cooper/Ezrin/Gordon) – 4:19
- "Only Women Bleed" - (Cooper/Wagner) – 5:49
- "Department of Youth" - (Cooper/Ezrin/Wagner) – 3:18
- "Cold Ethyl" - (Cooper/Ezrin) – 2:51
- "Years Ago" - (Cooper/Wagner) – 2:51
- "Steven" - (Cooper/Ezrin) – 5:52
- "The Awakening" - (Cooper/Ezrin/Wagner) – 2:25
- "Escape" - (Anthony/Cooper/Fowley) – 3:20
[edit] Personnel
- Alice Cooper - Vocals
- Bob Ezrin - Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Fender Rhodes, Remixing, Mixing, Remix Producer
- Vincent Price - Special Effects, Vocals
- Dick Wagner - Guitar, Vocals
- Steve Hunter - Guitar
- Josef Chirowski - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Vocals, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes
- Prakash John - Bass
- Tony Levin - Bass
- Pentti "Whitey" Glan - Drums
- Johnny Badanjek - Drums
- Greg Allen - Art Direction, Design
- Craig Anderson - Mastering
- Bob Brown - Second Unit Director
- Spencer Chrislu - Author
- David Ezrin - Vocals
- Jim Frank - Engineer
- Dan Hersch - Mastering
- Bill Inglot - Mastering
- Bret Lopez - Photography
- Gary Lyons - Vocals
- Gerry Lyons - Vocals
- Allan MacMillan - Arranger
- Toby B. Mamis - Project Assistant
- Trish McKinnon
- Jeff Morgan - Liner Notes
- Brian Nelson - Project Assistant
- Rod O'Brien - Engineer
- David Palmer - Engineer
- Phil Ramone - Engineer
- Mike Reese - Mastering
- Michael Sherman - Vocals, Production Assistant
- Ed Sprigg - Engineer
- Corky Stasiak - Engineer
- Julee Stover - Editorial Supervision
- Drew Struzan - Artwork
- Charlie Watts - Mastering
- Gerry Yons - Guitar
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Pop Albums | 5 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| 1975 | "Only Women Bleed"(released as "Only Women") | Pop Singles | 12 |
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| 1975 | "Department of Youth" | Pop Singles | 67 |
| 1975 | "Welcome to My Nightmare" | Pop Singles | 45 |
