Alice Cooper - Alice Cooper Goes to Hell

Following the success of his first solo album, Welcome to My Nightmare, Alice Cooper followed it up with another concept album, Goes to Hell, similar in style to its predecessor. Again, longtime Alice producer Bob Ezrin was on board, and while there are a few highlights, Goes to Hell signaled an Alice era where he pretty much forsook the raw garage rock of his early days (Killer, School's Out) in favor of polished studio glitz. That said, the title track is worthy of any headbanger's time (and remains one of Cooper's most overlooked rock tunes), while "I Never Cry" was another Alice ballad that found a place near the top of the charts. Other highlights include such tracks as the disco-rock-boogie of "You Gotta Dance" and the laid-back yet sinister funk groove of "I'm the Coolest." Elsewhere, the musical experiments aren't as successful -- the old-time sounds of "Give the Kid a Break," "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," and the album-closing "Going Home" are about as far removed from the expected hard-rocking AC direction as you can get. And while the rocker "Wish You Were Here" would become a late-'70s concert standard for the Coop, the original studio version lacks the firepower the song achieved on the stage. Alice was supposed to follow up the album's release with another highly theatrical stage show (following the cue of his first solo tour in 1975), but an illness squashed the tour altogether. Despite its missteps, the gold-certified Goes to Hell would prove to be Alice's most commercially successful solo album for quite some time. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alice Cooper Concept, Creation, Vocals Alister MacMillan Arranger, Performer, Piano Allan MacMillan Arranger, Piano Allan Schwartzberg Drums Allen Schwarzberg Drums Bill Misener Performer, Vocals Bob Babbitt Bass Bob Ezrin Synthesizer, Vocals, Performer, Creation, Arranger, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Concept Bret Lopez Photography Brian Christian Engineer, Mastering Brian Hagiwara Design Brian Higiwara Design Colina Phillips Performer, Vocals Corky Stasiak Assistant Engineer, Engineer Dean Babbitt Bass Denny Vosburgh Performer, Vocals Dick Berg French Horn Dick Wagner Performer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Creation, Vocals, Concept, Arranger Donny Vosburgh Vocals George Graves Mastering Jim Frank Assistant Engineer Jim Gannon Vocals Jim Gordon Drums, Performer Jimmy Maelen Performer, ?, Percussion Joe Gannon Performer, Vocals John Jansen Engineer, Assistant Engineer John Tropea Wah Wah Guitar, Guitar, Performer, Arranger Laurel Ward Performer, Vocals Michael Sherman Vocals Robert Hrycyna Engineer, Assistant Engineer Rod Dyer Design Sharon Lee Williams Performer, Vocals Sharon Williams Vocals Shaun Jackson Vocals Shawn Jackson Vocals, Performer Shep Gordon Vocals, Performer Steve Hunter Guitar Tony Levin Bass, Performer