''Hey Stoopid'' is the twelfth solo and nineteenth studio album overall by American rock singer

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, released on July 2, 1991, by

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. After his smash 1989 hit album '' Trash'', Cooper attempted to continue his success with his follow-up album, which features guest performances from Lance Bulen,

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, Vinnie Moore,

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and

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(both of

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). ''Hey Stoopid'' was Cooper's last album to feature bassist Hugh McDonald before he joined

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in 1994. According to Cooper assistant Brian Renfield, an alternate cover was originally considered, described by Renfield as being "hardcore with hypo needles, pills..." Notably, the track " Feed My Frankenstein" features famed guitar duo Steve Vai and Joe Satriani playing together, accompanied by Nikki Sixx on bass.

Track listing

;Japanese release bonus track ;2013 remastered release bonus tracks

''Stoopid News''

In 1991, alongside the release of the album, a promotional CD entitled ''Stoopid News'' (Epic ESK 4161) was released featuring 15

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s read by Alice Cooper, as follows: # "Rock N' Roll Bat Belts Hits" # "Voodoo Snake Cures Headaches?" # "She-Male Werewolf Captured Alive" # "Buying Goats to Watch 'Em Faint" # "Poop Lady Raking It In" # "Bar Serves Human Blood Cocktails" # "Russian Men Won't Act in Porn" # "Wild Man Raised by Cows" # "Outer Space Blobs Eating Our Planes" # "Man Paid $3000 for Being Stinky" # "Father Shoot at Son over Monopoly" # "Single Man Collects Dirty Diapers" # "Woman Beats Self Senseless with Own Hand" # "Man Tries To Sell Senseless with Own Hand" # "Hubbies Ghost Made Me Pregnant"

Personnel

–

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*Stef Burns –

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s * Hugh McDonald –

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*Lance Bulen –

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* Mickey Curry –

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;Additional personnel *

– guitars (track 1) *

– guitars (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 12), backing vocals (track 1) *

– guitars (track 7) * Vinnie Moore – guitars (tracks 8, 11) *

– guitars (track 10) *

– bass (track 7) *

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– keyboards (tracks 1–4, 7, 9, 10, 12), Hammond B3 Organ (track 5) *Robert Bailey – keyboards (tracks 2, 5–8, 10, 12) *Jai Winding – keyboards (track 6) *Chris Boardman – string arrangement (track 6) *Steve Croes – synclavier (tracks 1, 10) *

– backing vocals (track 1) *Zachary Nevel – backing vocals (track 1)

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References

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