Trash (Alice Cooper album)

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Trash
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Studio album by
Alice Cooper
ReleasedJuly 25, 1989
RecordedMay–June 1989
Studio
  • Grog Kill
  • The Complex
  • Blue Jay
  • Sanctuary Sound
Genre Glam metal
Length40:11
Label Epic
Producer Desmond Child
Alice Cooper chronology
Raise Your Fist and Yell
(1987)		Trash
(1989)		 Prince of Darkness
(1989)
Singles from Trash
  1. "Poison"
    Released: July 17, 1989
  2. "Bed of Nails"
    Released: September 25, 1989
  3. "House of Fire"
    Released: November 1989
  4. "Only My Heart Talkin'"
    Released: April 1990 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Trash is the eleventh solo studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper. It was released on July 25, 1989, by Epic Records. The album features the single "Poison", Cooper's first top ten hit since his single "You and Me" in 1977 and marked a great success in Cooper's musical career, reaching the Top 20 of various album charts and selling more than two million copies. Trash features John McCurry (who has previously worked with Julian Lennon) on guitar, Hugh McDonald of Bon Jovi on bass as well as Bobby Chouinard and Alan St. Jon, both from Billy Squier's solo band on drums and keyboards, respectively. The album was the "biggest hit among his hair metal albums", [4] peaking at number two in the UK and number 20 in the US.

Contents

Overview

After his return to the music industry with the successful "The Nightmare Returns" tour, Cooper had sought assistance from Desmond Child to create a comeback album. Trash became one of Cooper's biggest albums, accompanied by music videos for "Poison", "Bed of Nails", "House of Fire", and "Only My Heart Talkin'". A successful year-long worldwide concert tour in support of the album was documented in the home video release Alice Cooper Trashes The World .

The album features many guest performances including Jon Bon Jovi, Stiv Bators, and singer/guitarist Kane Roberts (who left Cooper's band in 1988), as well as four of the five members of Aerosmith, Cooper's 1970s contemporaries who were also making a successful comeback at the time (only Brad Whitford did not participate). Songwriting contributions were also made by Joan Jett, Diane Warren, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and John McCurry.

Critical reception

The album has received mostly positive reviews. AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson gave the album four stars out of five describing it as a "highly slick and commercial yet edgy pop-metal effort that temporarily restored him to the charts in a big way". [2] Rolling Stone placed the album at 36 on their list of the "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". [5] Kerrang! put the album in sixth place in on their ranking of every Alice Cooper album. [6] MetalSucks included the album at No. 7 on their list of "The Ten Best Must-Have Glam Metal Albums". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Poison"Alice Cooper · Desmond Child · John McCurry4:29
2."Spark in the Dark"Cooper · Child3:52
3."House of Fire"Cooper · Child · Joan Jett3:47
4."Why Trust You"Cooper · Child3:12
5."Only My Heart Talkin'"Cooper · Bruce Roberts · Andy Goldmark4:47
6."Bed of Nails"Cooper · Child · Kane Roberts · Diane Warren4:20
7."This Maniac's in Love with You"Cooper · Child · Bob Held · Tom Teeley3:48
8."Trash"Cooper · Child · Mark Frazier · Jamie Sever4:01
9."Hell Is Living Without You"Cooper · Child · Jon Bon Jovi · Richie Sambora4:11
10."I'm Your Gun"Cooper · Child · McCurry3:47
Total length:40:11
Additional tracks on the 2014 Japanese LTD Blu-spec CD II Remastered Re-issue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Only My Heart Talkin'" (Radio Edit)Cooper · Roberts · Goldmark3:57
12."I Got a Line on You" Randy California 3:00
Additional tracks on the Japanese release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Cold Ethyl" (live)Cooper · Bob Ezrin  
12."Ballad of Dwight Fry" (live) Michael Bruce · Cooper 

Personnel

Main musicians
Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Certifications for Trash by Alice Cooper
Australia (ARIA) [28] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [29] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [30] Platinum100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [31] Gold50,912 [31]
Germany (BVMI) [32] Gold250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] Platinum15,000^
Sweden (GLF) [34] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [35] Gold25,000^
United States (RIAA) [36] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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