Alice Cooper - Trash

Alice Cooper hadn't had a hugely successful album in over a decade when, in 1989, he teamed up with Bon Jovi producer Desmond Child for Trash -- a highly slick and commercial yet edgy pop-metal effort that temporarily restored him to the charts in a big way. Fueled by the irresistible hit single "Poison," the album temporarily gave back to Cooper the type of visibility he deserved. There's nothing shocking here, and Cooper's ability to generate controversy had long since faded. But while the escapist Trash -- which was clearly aimed at the Mötley Crüe/Guns N' Roses crowd -- may not be the most challenging album of Cooper's career, and isn't in a class with School's Out or Billion Dollar Babies, it's fun and quite enjoyable. And it was great to see the long-neglected Cooper on MTV next to so many of the '80s rockers he had influenced. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan St. Jon Keyboards, Vocals (Background) Alice Cooper Vocals Allan St. John Keyboards, Vocals (Background) Ben Fowler Assistant Engineer Bernie Shanahan Vocals (Background) Bob Pfeifer Executive Producer Bobby Chouinard Drums David Coleman Design Desmond Child Producer, Vocals (Background) Diana Grasselli Vocals (Background) Don Peterkofsky Assistant Engineer Duane Seykora Assistant Engineer George Cowan Assistant Engineer George Marino Mastering Glen LaFerman Photography Gregg Mangiafico Special Effects, Keyboards Guy Mann-Dude Guitar Hugh McDonald Bass, Vocals (Background) Jack Johnson Guitar Jamie Sever Vocals (Background) Jango Vocals (Background) Joe Perry Guitar Joe Turano Vocals (Background) Joey Kramer Drums John Herman Assistant Engineer John McCurry Guitar Jon Bon Jovi Vocals Kane Roberts Guitar Kip Winger Vocals Lolly Grodner Assistant Engineer Louis Merlino Vocals (Background) Maria Vidal Vocals (Background) Mark Frazier Guitar Mark Tanzer Assistant Engineer Michael Anthony Vocals (Background), Production Coordination Michael Barbiero Mixing Myriam Naomi Valle Vocals (Background) Nick DiDia Assistant Engineer Obie O'Brien Engineer Paul Chiten Keyboards Richie Sambora Guitar Robert Hart Assistant Engineer Sir Arthur Payson Engineer Steve Deutsch Synthesizer, Programming Steve Likather Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar Steve Thompson Mixing Steven Tyler Vocals Stiv Bators Vocals (Background) Tom Hamilton Bass Tom Perme ?, Drum Technician Tom Teeley Vocals (Background)