Alice Cooper Goes To Hell (1976) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alice Cooper - Lead Vocals Steve Hunter, John Tropea - Guitars Dick Wagner - Guitars, Backing Vocals Tony Levin, Babbit - Bass Bob Ezrin - Keyboards, Backing Vocals Al Macmillan - Piano Allan Schwartzberg, Jim Gordon - Drums Jim Maelen - Percussion, Soft Shoe Michael Sherman, Shawn Jackson, Colina Phillips, Joe Gannon, Shep Gordon, Denny Vosburgh, Bill Misener, Laurel Ward, Sharon-Lee Williams - Backing Vocals Produced by Bob Ezrin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Go To Hell (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 5:02 2) You Gotta Dance (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 2:44 3) I'm The Coolest (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 3:57 4) Didn't We Meet (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 4:15 5) I Never Cry (Cooper, Wagner) 3:45 6) Give The Kid A Break (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 4:13 7) Guilty (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 3:21 8) Wake Me Gently (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 5:03 9) Wish You Were Here (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 4:35 10) I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (J. McCarthy, H. Carroll) 2:13 11) Going Home (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 3:47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) A Bedtime Story / Go To Hell (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 5:02 a) A Bedtime Story Lay still, Steven, and I'll tell you a bedtime story. I'll tell you a bedtime story that's not for all children. It's a very special story, that only special children will understand. It's a half-awake story, and it will be better if you close you your eyes. It's a story that takes place in a dream, like other nightmares you have known. It's a dream that Alice has dreamed. You can dream along with him. You can follow Alice down the staircase, deep, down the stairs to the pit where he doesn't want to go, but he has to. If you go to sleep now, Steven, you can go down the long and endless stairway and sing sweet songs to Alice and free him. And if you can't get to sleep, Steven, and in the middle of the night you get out of bed, when everything is quiet and the trees are still and the birds are hiding from the dark, you can lie down on your bedroom floor and press your ear tightly to the boards. If you listen very carefully you can hear Alice searching for a way out, forever chasing rainbows. Sleep tight, Steven. And have a good night. b) Go To Hell For criminal acts and violence on the stage For being a brat Refusing to act your age For all the decent citizens you've enraged You can go to Hell For gambling and drinking alcohol constantly For making us doubt our parents authority For choosing to be a living obscenity You can go to Hell You're something that never should have happened You even make your Grandma sick You'd poison a blind man's dog and steal his cane You'd gift-wrap a leper And mail him to your Aunt Jane You'd even force-feed a diabetic a candy cane You can go to Hell You're something that never should have happened You even make your Grandma sick For criminal acts and violence on the stage For being a brat Refusing to act your age For all the decent citizens you've enraged You can go to Hell ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) You Gotta Dance (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 2:44 We like to throw our bodies around We like to feel each other We're all slaves when we hear that sound says dance says dance says ya gotta dance says dance and there ain't no two ways about it We're all compelled to rise and thrust when we all move together We're all hypnotized by savage lust says dance says dance says ya gotta dance says dance I'm so hot it makes me shiver makes me wet makes me slide It's some spirit I'm possessed by I can't stop We just got to dance dance dance We gotta blow when he says blow And we gotta shake and shimmy We got the strings tied to our soul Says dance says dance says we gotta dance (and I don't mean tomorrow) says dance ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) I'm The Coolest (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 3:57 You know I'm the coolest That's ever come around You'll notice things get hotter whenever I'm in town I mean I gotta be the coolest who else could it be? Everybody knows who's really cool Me Let's face it, I'm the greatest I'm Mr. Number One My hometown built a statue To their favorite son I mean I gotta be the greatest I'm just a ball of fun I mean I'm definitely the greatest I'm also the coolest You can't leave a package like me Sitting on no shelf Let me tell you I'm so cool sonny I'm gonna save a little for myself Baby, come over here a minute Who is the coolest? I mean how do I look? Yea. You can't leave a package like me Sitting on no shelf Let me tell you I'm so cool sonny I'm gonna save a little for myself You know the day I was born There were these four dudes up on a hill They said they saw this star Hanging out over town And the whole world seemed to stand still It made the Sunday papers I guess it proves for sure I am the coolest I am the greatest I am the baddest I am the smoothest I'm just the best Sand dancer come on Ah yea Right ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Didn't We Meet (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 4:15 Pardon me But you see I've seen that face before I know those eyes Unearthly wise I feel it more and more To look at you Deja Vu Chills me to the core They say that you are the king of this whole damn thing But that only confused me They say I don't stand a ghost of a chance with my host And it frankly amused me So let's drink a few Here's looking at you I swear Didn't we meet in the night in my sleep somewhere? Didn't we meet in the night in my sleep somewhere? Gradually I could see Things are getting clear That ancient face Satanic grace This sudden rush of fear They say that you are the king of this whole damn thing Now they got me believin' They said I don't stand a ghost of a chance with my host So I better be leaving So let's drink a few Here's looking at you I swear Didn't we meet in the night in my sleep somewhere? Here I am The door's been slammed They're gonna roast my hide Make me bleed Till I plead For you to let me die They say that you are the king of this whole damn thing Now they got me believin' They said I don't stand a ghost of a chance with my host So I better be leaving So let's drink a few Here's looking at you I swear Didn't we meet in the night in my sleep somewhere? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) I Never Cry (Cooper, Wagner) 3:45 If there is a tear on my face It makes me shiver to the bones It shakes me, Babe It's just a heartache that got in my eye And you know I never cry, I never cry Sometimes I drink more than I need Until the TV's dead and gone I may be lonely But I'm never alone And the night may pass me by But I'll never cry Take away, take away my eyes Sometimes I'd rather be blind Break a heart, break a heart of stone Open it up but don't you leave it alone 'Cuz that's all I got to give you Believe me Babe, it ain't been used My heart's a virgin, its never been tried And you know I'll never cry And you know I'll never cry And you know I'll never cry Never cry, I'll never cry Break a heart, break a heart of stone 'Cuz that's all I got to give you Believe me Babe, it ain't been used My heart's a virgin, its never been tried And you know I'll never cry Never cry I'll never cry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Give The Kid A Break (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 4:13 Don't know why I'm down here Must be something I said Or some small imperfection In my soul or in my head Don't know why I'm down here Don't reserve to roast or bake I'm fighting off slanderous allegations Why don't you give the kid a break? You don't think maybe we could talk this over You're a reasonable man Could we discuss my grave situation I'm a miserable man And I'm in the frying pan Give the kid a break Give me one good reason why I should All right, all right, so I made a few mistakes But for heaven's sake Watch your language, Kid. OK, OK, don't get hot Don't question my judgement He only reaped what he sowed He cast his pearls before swine And that's good enough for me I don't want to talk it over Even tho' I'm a reasonable man Sonny, from over here Looks like you're in no position to bargain You're a convicted man You're right in the frying pan Give the kid a break Please give me a break Give the kid a break Nah nah, I don't think so, man Come on, you know I got what it takes Can't you give me a break? Sure thing kid, when hell freezes over Ok, don't give the kid a break Hey you guys, I thought you were on my side No they don't Give the kid a break Yeah, well thanks a lot, pals Listen boss, maybe we can make a little deal Isn't there anything I can say Or some kind of fine I can pay Something Don't know why I'm down here Must be something I said (I'm sorry) Or some small imperfection In my soul or in my head It might be some infection It might be a small imperfection or a clear case of misdirection It must be a small imperfection In my soul or in my head Give the kid a break ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Guilty (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 3:21 Just tried to have fun raised hell and then some I'm a dirt-talkin', beer drinkin', woman chasin' minister's son Slap on the make-up and blast out the music Wake up the neighbors with a roar like a teenage heavy metal elephant gun If you call that guilty then that's what I am I'm guilty I'm guilty I like driving too fast Love going too far It seems the law's on my ass every time I stick it out of the door If you call that guilty then that's what I am I'm guilty I'm guilty Bad boy on a summer night When the heat makes me mean and I wanna fight With my pedal to the metal And I do what I want to do Bad girls make me feel all right When it's hot and they start screaming in the night Golly gee, it's wrong to be so guilty I'm guilty Guilty I'm guilty My conscience is on vacation in acute degeneration Willpower has sunk to all-time low If you call that guilty well I guess I am I'm guilty I'm guilty If you call that guilty then that's what I am I'm guilty, I'm guilty, I'm guilty, I'm guilty I'm guilty, I'm guilty, I'm guilty, I'm guilty Well I'm guilty Yeah I'm guilty I don't care I'm guilty I think I've been framed anyway They said I'm guilty I'm guilty They're guilty and everyone is guilty ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Wake Me Gently (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 5:03 I was scared to death Afraid to close my eyes And find that I was gone Like every other one Who left before the dawn I vanished in the air Am I still there Wake me gently If you can Wake me gently Just touch my hand Wake me gently Pull my sleeve 'Cuz where I'm at Is where I want to leave And in my sleep I look so lifeless on this bed Laid out on satin sheets This dream's a novel That I don't dare complete No happy ending read I think the hero's dead Wake me gently If you can Wake me gently Just touch my hand Wake me gently Pull my sleeve 'Cuz where I'm at Is where I want to leave Me to my slumber And I'll never come home Please help me, I'm frightened Of what's going on What's going on And if I can't wake up Will I be all alone A stranded orphan here Or will I bump into Some other wandering soul And will they talk to me Somebody, somebody please rescue me Wake me gently If you can Wake me gently Just touch my hand Wake me gently Pull my sleeve 'Cuz where I'm at Is where I want to leave I wanna leave I wanna leave I wanna wake up I wanna leave I don't wanna stay I wanna leave I wanna go I wanna go home I wanna go home Just wake me up I wanna go home Wake me up please 'Cuz I wanna go home I wanna go home Wake me Wake me ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Wish You Were Here (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 4:35 I sent you a postcard Thought it would be funny Would have sent a souvenir But they took all my money It's pretty warm down here but it ain't sunny And I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here I tried to call you I tried to call you Long distance operators that only stall you Besides the damn rates are so high They just appall you And I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here And I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here It started out a nice vacation Left the station right on time Can't get a ticket to get me home, dear They just don't have too many flights from twilight zone, dear So don't forget to feed my cats Spot and Jerome, dear And I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here Having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here Having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here Seeing all the sights here I'm getting lonely I'd show you all the film I took if they would only let me go home dear, sincerely I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here I'm having a hell of a time, my dear Wish you were here ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (J. McCarthy, H. Carroll) 2:13 (Originally composed in 1918.) At the end of the rainbow, there's happiness And to find it how often I've tried But my life is a race just a wild goose chase and all my dreams have been denied Why have I always been a failure What can the reason be I wonder if the world's to blame I wonder if it could be me I'm always chasing rainbows, watching clouds drifting by My schemes are just like all my dreams ending in the sky Some fellows look and find the sunshine I always look and find the rain And some fellows make a winning sometime and I never even make a gain I'm always chasing rainbows waiting to find the little bluebird in vain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Going Home (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) 3:47 I'm going home There I am in my bedroom I'm safe and snug and snoring and so glad to be there I'm going home None of this ever happened But God, I really did it Still nothing has changed I'm going home I'm going home To my own room to all the mess To all the dirty laundry It looks so good I don't care I'm just so glad to be back home Sweet home I wonder if anyone missed me Or have I been gone so long They thought that I died How many said I wonder what happened to Alice How many shrugged or laughed How many cried But I don't give a damn 'Cuz I'm going home I'm going home To my own room to all the mess To all the dirty laundry It looks so good I don't care I'm just so glad to be back home I'm going home Nothing can stop me now I'm going home Nothing can stop me now I'm going home Nothing can stop me now I'm going home Nothing can stop me now I'm going home Nothing can stop me now I'm going home Nothing can stop me now ------------------------------------------------------------------------