With Billion Dollar Babies, Alice Cooper refined the raw grit of their earlier work in favor of a slightly more polished sound (courtesy of super-producer Bob Ezrin), resulting in a mega-hit album that reached the top of the U.S.
album charts.
Song for song, Billion Dollar Babies is probably the original Alice Cooper group's finest and strongest.
Such tracks as "Hello Hooray," the lethal stomp of the title track, the defiant "Elected" (a rewrite of an earlier song, "Reflected"), and the poison-laced pop candy of "No More Mr.
Nice Guy" remain among Cooper's greatest achievements.
Also included are a pair of perennial concert standards -- the disturbing necrophilia ditty "I Love the Dead" and the chilling macabre of "Sick Things" -- as well as such strong, lesser-known selections as "Raped and Freezin'," "Unfinished Sweet," and perhaps Cooper's most overlooked gem, "Generation Landslide." Nothing seemed like it could stop this great hard rock band from overtaking the universe, but tensions between the members behind the scenes would force the stellar original AC band to split up after just one more album.
Not only is Billion Dollar Babies one of Cooper's very best; it remains one of rock's all-time, quintessential classics.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello HoorayRolf Kempf | Alice Cooper | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Raped and Freezin'Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | ElectedMichael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith | Alice Cooper | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Billion Dollar BabiesMichael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Neal Smith | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Unfinished SweetMichael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Neal Smith | Alice Cooper | Play | 06:18 | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | No More Mr. Nice GuyMichael Bruce, Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Generation LandslideMichael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith | Alice Cooper | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Sick ThingsMichael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin | Alice Cooper | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Mary AnnMichael Bruce, Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 10 | I Love the DeadAlice Cooper, Bob Ezrin | Alice Cooper | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 237 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Allen | Art Direction, Design |
| 2 | Shawn Amos | Editorial Coordinator |
| 3 | Vanessa Atkins | Editorial Supervision |
| 4 | David P. Bailey | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 5 | Robin Black | Engineer |
| 6 | Hugh Brown | Art Direction |
| 7 | Michael Bruce | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Glen Buxton | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 9 | Alice Cooper | Composer, Member of Attributed Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Bob Dolin | Keyboards |
| 11 | Donovan | Guitar |
| 12 | Jack Douglas | Engineer |
| 13 | Dennis Dunaway | Bass, Bass Instrument, Composer, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | E.A.R. | Concept, Design |
| 15 | Norma Edwards | Editorial Research |
| 16 | Bob Ezrin | Audio Production, Composer, Original Album Producer, Producer |
| 17 | Peter Flanagan | Engineer |
| 18 | Lynn Godsmith | Photography |
| 19 | Lynn Goldsmith | Photography |
| 20 | Daniel Hersch | Remastering |
| 21 | Frank Hubach | Engineer |
| 22 | Steve Hunter | Guitar |
| 23 | Bill Inglot | Editing, Reissue Producer, Release Production, Remastering, Remixing |
| 24 | Brian Kehew | Editing, Remixing |
| 25 | Rolf Kempf | Composer |
| 26 | Dave Libert | Vocals |
| 27 | Mick Mashbir | Guitar |
| 28 | David McLees | Reissue Producer, Release Production |
| 29 | Jo Motta | Project Coordinator |
| 30 | Brian Nelson | Reissue Producer, Release Production |
| 31 | Pacific Eye & Ear | Design |
| 32 | Randy Perry | Project Assistant |
| 33 | Neal Preston | Photography |
| 34 | Neal Smith | Composer, Drums, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | Ed Sprigg | Engineer |
| 36 | Dick Wagner | Guitar |
| 37 | Charlie Watts | Mastering |
| 38 | Steve Woolard | Project Coordinator |
| 39 | Shelly Yakus | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |