Teenage Lament '74
1973 single by Alice Cooper
"Teenage Lament '74" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Alice Cooper | ||||
from the album Muscle of Love | ||||
B-side | "Hard Hearted Alice" | |||
Released | December 1973[1] | |||
Genre | Glam rock[2] | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. 7762 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alice Cooper, Neal Smith | |||
Producer(s) | Jack Douglas, Jack Richardson | |||
Alice Cooper singles chronology | ||||
|
"Teenage Lament '74" is a song by Alice Cooper. It was released on the album Muscle of Love, and was written by Cooper and Neal Smith.
The song reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974.[3] The song also reached #16 on the Ireland chart,[4] #43 on Germany's Media Control Chart,[5] #48 on the Billboard Hot 100,[6] and #89 on Australia's ARIA chart.[7]
Record World said that it has "clever lyrics throughout and Alice's vocals never sounded better."[8]
The song was produced by Jack Douglas and Jack Richardson.
Liza Minnelli, Ronnie Spector, and the Pointer Sisters provided backing vocals for the song.[9]
Other Versions
- Big Country released a version of the song on their 2001 covers album, Under Cover.[10]
- Tyla released a version of the song on the 1993 tribute album, Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper.[11]
References
- ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 170.
- ^ Masley, Ed (March 16, 2021). "From 'Love it to Death' to 'Detroit Stories': The best Alice Cooper albums ranked". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Rice, Jo; Tim Rice; Paul Gambaccini; Mike Read (1979). The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (2nd ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 0-900424-99-0.
- ^ ""Irish Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" irishcharts.com. Retrieved on April 26, 2013."
- ^ "Song Search: Alice Cooper" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved April 26, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles" Allmusic. Retrieved on April 26, 2013."
- ^ Australian charts:
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "australian-charts.com – Discography Alice Cooper". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 15, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ Graff, Gary (2023-01-31). Alice Cooper at 75. Motorbooks. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7603-7827-4.
- ^ Big Country, Under Cover Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Various Artists, Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- v
- t
- e
- Original band members
- Former solo band members
with Alice Cooper (band) |
|
---|---|
as Alice Cooper (solo) |
|
with Hollywood Vampires |
|
- The Alice Cooper Show
- Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival 1969, Volume IV
- A Fistful of Alice
- Brutally Live
- Live at Montreux 2005
- Live from the Astroturf
- "Reflected"
- "I'm Eighteen"
- "Caught in a Dream"
- "Under My Wheels"
- "School's Out"
- "Elected"
- "Hello Hooray"
- "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
- "Billion Dollar Babies"
- "Halo of Flies"
- "Teenage Lament '74"
- "Only Women Bleed"
- "Department of Youth"
- "Welcome to My Nightmare"
- "I Never Cry"
- "You and Me"
- "How You Gonna See Me Now"
- "Clones (We're All)"
- "7 and 7 Is"
- "I Am the Future"
- "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)"
- "Teenage Frankenstein"
- "Freedom"
- "Poison"
- "Bed of Nails"
- "House of Fire"
- "Only My Heart Talkin'"
- "Hey Stoopid"
- "Love's a Loaded Gun"
- "Feed My Frankenstein"
- "Lost in America"
- "It's Me"
- "Brutal Planet"
- "Gimme"
- "Keepin' Halloween Alive"
and box sets
- School Days: The Early Recordings
- Greatest Hits
- Prince of Darkness
- Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival 1969, Volume IV
- Classicks
- The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper
- Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper
- The Definitive Alice Cooper
- The Essentials: Alice Cooper
- Hell Is
- School's Out and Other Hits
- Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper
- The Nightmare
- Welcome to My Nightmare
- Alice Cooper and Friends
- The Strange Case of Alice Cooper
- The Nightmare Returns
- Alice Cooper Trashes the World
- Brutally Live
- Live at Montreux 2005
- Super Duper Alice Cooper
- Category
This 1970s rock song–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e