Lead singer Vincent Furnier took on the identity of Alice Cooper on stage and the band went on to become one of the most popular rock bands of the early seventies. "Billion Dollar Babies". “Hello Hooray (live)”, A2. Billion Dollar Babies - Probably one of the best Alice Cooper songs ever written. The title track off of Cooper’s most successful album up to that point, “Billion Dollar Babies” presents the dangers of overindulgence. Billion Dollar Babies, released in 1973, would be Cooper's bid to expand the band's appeal to a wider audience. "[28] The Norwegian group Turbonegro made a song called "Zillion Dollar Sadist" as a tribute to Billion Dollar Babies. Billion Dollar Babies was the peak, the pinnacle, that absolute perfection that was The Alice Cooper Band. Songs were recorded in both the state of Connecticut and London, England. Billion Dollar Babies were a dismal failure without Alice, even though those individuals wrote as much of the material for the ACB as did Alice. [14], The live performances featured Cooper wearing a costume with fake blood stains at the crotch, tearing apart baby dolls, attacking mannequins, and being decapitated by a guillotine. Where are we from to you. Cooper related: “How could we, this band that two years ago was living in the Chambers Brothers’ basement in Watts, be the Number One band in the world, with people throwing money at us?”[5] The title was also later used as the name of the group Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway, and Michael Bruce formed after Alice Cooper group had split up. John from Jersey City, Nj The mansion, on which everyone here seems to be commenting, was located at 10 Hill Road in Greenwich, CN. (Bob Ezrin, Alice Cooper) I love the dead before they're cold Their blueing flesh for me to hold Cadaver eyes upon me see... nothing. [20] In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Greg Prato awarded the album four and a half out of five stars and called it "one of Cooper's very best; it remains one of rock's all-time, quintessential classics". [1] Jason Thompson of PopMatters praised the album, saying it was "arguably the original Alice Cooper Group's best album". The band wanted their version of the song to sound like "Alice Cooper meets Cabaret". [6] Cooper said, "The whole idea behind the Billion Dollar Babies album was exploiting the idea that people do have sick perversions. A quadraphonic mix of the album was released on both eight-track and reel-to-reel format, as well as vinyl. Billion dollar baby. Side A: A1. [9] "Unfinished Sweet" is about visiting a dentist with sound effects recorded by Gerry Lyon. "[7], Alice Cooper, who wrote the majority of the album's lyrics, cited Chuck Berry as a key influence on his writing. Other sessions were held at Morgan Studios in London, where singer Donovan contributed to the album by singing on its title track. As lead singer Vincent Furnier became the known as Alice Cooper and sucked up all the notoriety the band received, the guitarist, bass player, and drummer from The Alice Cooper Band left and formed a group called The Billion Dollar Babies. The Alice Cooper logo is displayed at the top. The album has been retrospectively praised by such critics as Robert Christgau, Greg Prato of AllMusic, and Jason Thompson of PopMatters, but The Rolling Stone Alb… Naturally, these lyrics were more accentuated and scandalous in their disturbing subject matter when performed with props and situations in a live setting; most casual fans did not attend their concerts, therefore the band acclimatized their newfound mainstream audience by exhibiting the darker components of their music in a latent fashion. [13] The album's singles "Elected", "Hello Hooray", "Billion Dollar Babies", and "No More Mr. Nice Guy", all became hits on the Billboard Hot 100. [3] Three additional guitarists (including longtime band friend Mick Mashbir and New York-based session musicians Dick Wagner & Steve Hunter) were retained to cover for Buxton, who suffered from alcohol use disorder-related pancreatitis throughout the sessions.[4]. [18], Billion Dollar Babies was commercially more successful than Alice Cooper's previous albums; it went to No. [1][2] The album became the best selling Alice Cooper record at the time of its release, hit number one on the album charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. There has been discussion that this mix of the album can be found on the DVD-Audio release, which is not the case. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (Studio album first released February 25, 1973) From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Billion Dollar Babies is an album by American hard rock band Alice Cooper, released in February 1973. The track is a duet between Alice Cooper and Donovan, who provides the falsetto vocals. So accessible that it reached the top of the U.S. charts, it remains their most comprehensible, sharpest and smoothest-sounding collection. Media near mint, sleeves very good+/near mint. The first recording sessions for the album took place in Greenwich, Connecticut, in a mansion called the Galesi Estate. [3], Cooper hired magician James Randi to design effects for the show, and Randi traveled with the tour to supervise and coordinate the effects. Great condition too. Baby dolls were put to death at the sword wielding hands of Alice. [22] In March 1973 the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and in 1986, it went platinum. [9] However, the 2004 The Rolling Stone Album Guide was less positive about the album, giving it two and a half stars and criticizing songs like "I Love the Dead" for being "predictable". The original Alice Cooper most successful album, and the album that put them on top of the world. Listen to Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper on VIBBIDI - Browse every single Songs, Tracklists, Music Videos, Remixes, Fan Covers, Live Performances, Tours, Playlists, Lyrics, Narrative Stories, News & … Such bitingly delivered tracks as "Hello Hooray", "No More Mr. Nice Guy", the title track and "I Love the Dead", covering various lyrical topics from necrophilia to sexual harassment, are all delivered with a satirical tone that at times borders on a political predisposition. You can see it clearly on the label. I just picked up a second copy of this very fine album. Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies Live LP, recorded live at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston on April 28, 1973. Man or woman living couldn't love me like you, baby. Release Date. "Billion Dollar Babies" is a popular 1973 single by the rock group Alice Cooper, taken from the album Billion Dollar Babies. Chris Cornell of Soundgarden stated that it was one of his favorite records. I have been very careful to make sure I got the runout correct. Exactly same cover of first press, One of my all time favorite Alice Cooper albums. Since when did the English Cooper become the original. According to the documentary "Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon " - The baby used in the main gatefold photoshoot, died a crib death, a few months later after the photo was produced. [10] Donovan described the song as a "horror story song". The stage was excessive, the violence perpetrated by Alice was excessive, and the show was sexually excessive. The DVD-Audio release contains a newer 5.1 channel mix of the album, based on the original 2-channel tracks as opposed to the quad mix. Billion dollar baby. This is one of those songs that just clicks the second you start listening to it. It was all about excess, and there hasn't been a tour like it since. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies Lyrics. Before Alice Cooper became a solo act there was The Alice Cooper Band. They released an album called Battle Axe in 1977. this release is from 1973. [9] The title track was co-written by Reggie Vinson (credited on original pressings of the album as "R. Reggie", i.e., "Rockin' Reggie Vinson"), who had played guitar on and performed vocals for School's Out (1972). ITEM IS A: Alice Cooper Billion Dollar Babies Album Cover and Inner Lyric Sleeve Only. 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[3], Guitarists Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce both used Gibson SGs for the album. Last edit on Dec 24, 2014. Loves me like no other lover. Author wynnyk [a] 128. The album has been retrospectively praised by such critics as Robert Christgau, Greg Prato of AllMusic, and Jason Thompson of PopMatters, but The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) gave the album only two and a half stars. There is an extended gap between 'Sick Things' and 'Mary Ann' on this re-release LP which makes absolutely no sense at all because it actually breaks up the piano introduction to the latter track. Alice Cooper already had learned (from the name) the negative publicity was best kind of publicity. Billion Dollar Babies chords by Alice Cooper. but you need to write in the sale of the release correctly, Sound is incredible !!!!!!! The negative publicity of "Dead babies" hit the roof. [3] "Hello Hooray", the album's opening track, was written by Canadian singer/songwriter Rolf Kempf and was previously recorded by Judy Collins. Pretties For You, Easy Action, Love It To Death, Killer, School's Out, Billion Dollar Babies and Muscle Of Love. View official tab. [21] Daniel Bukszpan, the author of The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal, called it a "classic" and "arguably the original band's finest offering". In an interview with Spin magazine in 1989, he commented that: "When I was in junior high, every Friday the teachers would let the kids play their favorite records. "Billion Dollar Babies" is, song for song, the finest Alice Cooper album. To achieve certain vocal sounds and echoes, microphones were run through rooms of various sizes and a greenhouse. 25 February 1973. No Record Just Outer Gatefold style Cover and inner Lyric style sleeve Please Look at the Pictures as they are part of the description. It is widely praised as one of the best Alice Cooper albums, and showcased the group at their artistic and commercial peak. About “Billion Dollar Babies”. The Shop; Coasters. , Come with a different picture dollar bill see image above. [31] The only song from the album that has never been played live in any form is the short "Mary Ann", although "Generation Landslide" was not played until the tour eight years later following Special Forces (1981) on which album it had been re-recorded. Coasters. Great album and reissue, it sounds great and comes with all the little add-ons that the original LP had very cool release. This features radically different mixes of all of the songs, including different vocal tracks ("Raped and Freezin'"), unfaded endings ("Generation Landslide"), and editing ("I Love the Dead"). [24] In 2005, Billion Dollar Babies was ranked number 283 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. What are you looking for? I found this original pressing with the gate fold and giant billion dollar bill at a antique store for $10. Their overblown stage presence basically created shock rock and was hugely influential on the rock scene that followed. Billion Dollar Babies is the second most-represented album in Alice Cooper's live sets, behind only Welcome to My Nightmare (1975). Gorgeously catchy and polished as the songs were now becoming to secure mainstream rock radio airplay, Cooper's trashy and androgynous image developed into a villainous persona, and the vulgar live displays in support of the album were aligned with the band's over-the-top fundamental aesthetic, albeit with a greater focus on symbolism rather than shock value. The Alice Cooper 'Billion Dollar Babies Tourbook' Long Sleeve Tee features the classic Alice Cooper tourbook artwork in vivid colors. The album was produced by Bob Ezrin with Gerry Lyon as assistant in New York, Connecticut and London. 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