Classicks
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| Compilation album by Alice Cooper | |
| Released | September 5, 1995 |
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Length | 61:46 |
| Label | Epic |
| Producer | Various |
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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.
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
- "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" (Alice 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 cover song) – 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.
Personnel
- Robert Bailey – Keyboards
- Duane Baron – Producer
- Stef Burns – Guitar, Backing vocals
- Desmond Child – Producer
- Bobby Chouinard – Drums
- David Coleman – Art Direction
- Peter Collins – Producer
- Alice Cooper – Vocals
- Chris Cornell – Vocals
- Steve Croes – Synclavier
- Mickey Curry – Drums
- Doug Erb – Design
- Dean Karr – Photography
- Glen LaFerman – Photography
- Frankie La Rocka – Compilation Producer
- Brian Lima – Compilation Producer
- John McCurry – Guitar
- Hugh McDonald – Bass
- Jonathan Mover – Drums
- Zachary Nevel – Backing vocals
- Ozzy Osbourne – Backing Vocals on "Hey Stoopid"
- Thom Panunzio – Producer
- Joe Perry – Guitar on "Only My Heart Talking"
- Bob Pfeifer – Producer
- Al Pitrelli – Guitar
- John Purdell – Producer
- Alan St. Jon – Keyboards
- Randee Saint Nicholas – Photography
- Joe Satriani – Guitar, Vocals for "Feed My Frankenstein"
- Derek Sherinian – Keyboards, Backing vocals
- Nikki Sixx – Bass on "Feed My Frankenstein"
- Slash – Guitar on "House of Fire"
- Greg Smith – Bass, Backing vocals
- Tom Smith – Compilation Producer
- David Uosikkinen – Drums
- Steve Vai – Guitar on "Feed My Frankenstein"
- Andy Wallace – Producer
- John Webster – Keyboards
- Dan Wexler – Guitar
