Classicks is a compilation album by Alice Cooper, released by Epic Records in September, 1995. This release was to mark the end of Cooper's record contract with Epic Records, which had spanned three studio albums. Alice suggested its title.
| Classicks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | September 5, 1995 |
| Genre | Glam metal, hard rock |
| Length | 61:46 |
| Label | Epic |
| Producer | Various |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
As of 2005, Classicks is available as a CD / DVD set comprising Classicks and "Trashes The World", respectively. This set is also notable for the inclusion of Fire, only available as a B-side.
Track listing
edit- "Poison" (Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, John McCurry) – 4:30
- "Hey Stoopid" (Cooper, Vic Pepe, Bob Pfeifer, Jack Ponti) – 4:33
- "Feed My Frankenstein" (Nick Coler, Cooper, Ian Richardson) – 4:44
- "Love's a Loaded Gun" (Cooper, Pepe, Ponti) – 4:11
- "Stolen Prayer" (Cooper, Chris Cornell) – 5:35
- "House of Fire" (Child, Cooper, Joan Jett) – 3:46
- "Lost in America" (Cooper, Dan Wexler) – 3:52
- "It's Me" (Jack Blades, Cooper, Tommy Shaw) – 4:37
- "Under My Wheels" (Live) (Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin) – 3:41
- "Billion Dollar Babies" (Live) (Bruce, Cooper, Neal Smith) – 3:36
- "I'm Eighteen" (Live) (Bruce, Glen Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith) – 4:34
- "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (Live) (Bruce, Cooper) – 3:11
- "Only Women Bleed" (Live) (Cooper, Wagner) – 4:06
- "School's Out" (Live) (Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith) – 3:46
- "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix) – 3:02
- Tracks 1, 6 from Trash
- Tracks 2-4 from Hey Stoopid
- Tracks 5, 7-8 from The Last Temptation
- Tracks 9-14 were previously released on the "Trashes the World" video.
- Track 15 was a 1991 B-side from "Love's a Loaded Gun", previously unreleased in the U.S.
Charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 133 |
References
edit- ^ Prato, Greg. "Classicks - Alice Cooper". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing July 6, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved July 6, 2024.