Album

Love It To Death

Alice Cooper

1971 · Rock

40 collectors on Gatefold own this

Love It To Death by Alice Cooper

Love It To Death is a Rock album by Alice Cooper, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 189 pressings tracked, owned by 40 collectors.

About

Forget the fancifully named lead singer (born Vincent Furnier), the live show's horror-movie trappings, even the Budweiser and golf of later years. <i>Love It to Death</i> was where sloppy rocker Cooper tightened up and took his place as hard-rock hero for a new generation that wasn't sure if love was all you needed. (Teen philosophy circa 1971: "When you see me with a smile on my face/Then you'll know I'm a mental case.") At his best dispensing single-length chunks of post-garage catchiness ("Eighteen," the hit here, was only the first of many), he also reveled in long theatrical pieces ("The Ballad of Dwight Frye") and outright silliness. The album ends with a cover of a tune by Rolf "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" Harris.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Caught In A Dream3:10
  2. A2I'm Eighteen3:01
  3. A3Long Way To Go3:04
  4. A4Black Juju9:12

Side B

  1. B1Is It My Body2:40
  2. B2Hallowed Be My Name2:30
  3. B3Second Coming3:05
  4. B4Ballad Of Dwight Fry6:33
  5. B5Sun Arise4:08

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Psych Rock
  • gritty
  • dark
  • theatrical

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alice CooperVOCALS ADAPTED BY, VOCALS, HARMONICA, WRITTEN-BY ARRANGED BY, VOCALS
  • Bob EzrinORGAN, PIANO KEYBOARDS PIANO , ORGAN
  • Dennis DunawayADAPTED BY, BASS, VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY BASS BASS , VOCALS
  • Glen BuxtonADAPTED BY, LEAD GUITAR, WRITTEN-BY GUITAR LEAD GUITAR
  • Michael BruceADAPTED BY, RHYTHM GUITAR, VOCALS, PIANO, ORGAN, WRITTEN-BY GUITAR , VOCALS, PIANO, ORGAN GUITAR, KEYBOARDS
  • Neal SmithADAPTED BY, DRUMS, VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY DRUMS DRUMS , VOCALS
  • Toronto BobORGAN, PIANO

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