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''Trash'' is the eleventh solo and overall eighteenth
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by American rock musician
Alice Cooper Vincent Damon Furnier (born February 4, 1948), known by his stage name Alice Cooper, is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusion ...
. It was released on July 25, 1989, by
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. The album features the single "
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", 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 John McCurry (born June 24, 1957) is an American musician, songwriter and composer based in New York City. He has worked with many well-known musical artists, including Chicago, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, John Waite, B ...
(who has previously worked with
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) on guitar, Hugh McDonald of
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on bass as well as Bobby Chouinard and Alan St. Jon, both from
Billy Squier William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include " The Stroke", " Lonely Is the Night", " My Kinda Love ...
's solo band on drums and keyboards, respectively. The album was the "biggest hit among his hair metal albums", peaking at number two in the UK and number 20 in the US.


Overview

After his return to the music industry with the successful "The Nightmare Returns" tour, Cooper had sought assistance from
Desmond Child John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primet ...
to create a comeback album. ''Trash'' became one of Cooper's biggest albums, accompanied by
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s for "Poison", "
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", "
House of Fire "House of Fire" is a 1989 single by American rock musician Alice Cooper from his 1989 album '' Trash''. It was co-written by rock guitarist and vocalist Joan Jett alongside songwriter Desmond Child, the latter of which who had previously compos ...
", and " Only My Heart Talkin. A successful year-long worldwide
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in support of the album was documented in the
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release '' Alice Cooper Trashes The World''. The album features many guest performances including
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;
Stiv Bators Steven John Bator (October 22, 1949 – June 4, 1990), known professionally as Stiv Bator and later as Stiv Bators, was an American punk rock vocalist and guitarist from Youngstown, Ohio. He is best remembered for his bands Dead Boys and the L ...
; singer/guitarist
Kane Roberts Kane Roberts (born Robert William Athas; January 16, 1962) is an American rock guitarist and singer best known as a former lead guitarist for Alice Cooper. Additionally, he has performed as a solo act, and his cover of the Bon Jovi song "Does ...
(who left Cooper's band in 1988); as well as four of the five members of
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, Cooper's 1970s contemporaries who were also making a successful comeback at the time (only
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did not participate). Songwriting contributions were also made by
Joan Jett Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress. Often referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music#J, Godmother of Punk", she is regarded as a Pop icon, rock icon and ...
,
Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has won an Academy Honorary Award, Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and three consecutive ''Billboard'' Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year from 19 ...
, Jon Bon Jovi,
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, and John McCurry.


Critical reception

The album has received mostly positive reviews.
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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". ''
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'' placed the album at 36 on their list of the "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". ''
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'' put the album in sixth place in on their ranking of every Alice Cooper album.
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included the album at No. 7 on their list of "The Ten Best Must-Have Glam Metal Albums".


Track listing


Personnel

;Main musicians *
Alice Cooper Vincent Damon Furnier (born February 4, 1948), known by his stage name Alice Cooper, is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusion ...
vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...
*
John McCurry John McCurry (born June 24, 1957) is an American musician, songwriter and composer based in New York City. He has worked with many well-known musical artists, including Chicago, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, John Waite, B ...
guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
* Hugh McDonald
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*Bobby Chouinard –
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*Alan St. John – keyboards ;Additional personnel *
Steven Tyler Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer and songwriter. Tyler is best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the keyboards, h ...
– vocals (track 5) *
Jon Bon Jovi John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and Lead vocalist, frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was fo ...
– vocals (track 8) *
Kip Winger Charles Frederick "Kip" Winger (born June 21, 1961) is an American singer and bassist who is active as a member of the rock band Winger (band), Winger and as a solo artist. He initially gained notability as a member of Alice Cooper's band, contr ...
– vocals (track 10) * Joe Perry – guitar (track 3) *
Richie Sambora Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the ...
– guitar (track 9) *
Steve Lukather Steven Lee "Luke" Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to ...
– guitar (track 9) *
Kane Roberts Kane Roberts (born Robert William Athas; January 16, 1962) is an American rock guitarist and singer best known as a former lead guitarist for Alice Cooper. Additionally, he has performed as a solo act, and his cover of the Bon Jovi song "Does ...
– guitar (track 6) *
Guy Mann-Dude Guy Mann-Dude is an American musician who was best known in the late 1980s and early 1990s after his eponymous band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. He played guitar for the Michael Angelo Band before going solo and was part of the ...
– guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7) * Tom Hamilton – bass (track 8) *
Joey Kramer Joseph Michael Kramer (born June 21, 1950) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the hard rock band Aerosmith, which was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Personal life Kramer was born in the Bronx, New York C ...
– drums (track 8) *
Stiv Bators Steven John Bator (October 22, 1949 – June 4, 1990), known professionally as Stiv Bator and later as Stiv Bators, was an American punk rock vocalist and guitarist from Youngstown, Ohio. He is best remembered for his bands Dead Boys and the L ...
– backing vocals *Mark Frazier – guitar (track 8) *Jack Johnson – guitar (track 8) *Paul Chiten – keyboards *Steve Deutsch – synth programming *Gregg Mangiafico – keyboards & special effects


Production

*Produced by Desmond Child *Recorded by Sir Arthur Payson, Obie O'Brien and
Nick DiDia Nick DiDia is an American record producer, engineer and mixer currently residing in Australia. He has lived and worked in Los Angeles and later Atlanta before moving to Byron Bay, Australia. Since the early 1990s, he has amassed over 40 millio ...
(both at Sanctuary Studios), George Cowan (at Bearsville), Mark Tanzer (at Blue Jay), Lolly Grodner (at Mediasound), Ben Fowler (at Power Station), John Herman (at Right Track), Brian Peterofsky (at Sigma Sound). *Assistant Engineers: Duane Seykora (at The Complex) and Robert Hart (Village Recorders). *Mixed by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero. *Mastered by George Marino.


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Year-End Charts


Certifications

, +Certifications for ''Trash'' by Alice Cooper


References

{{Authority control 1989 albums Albums produced by Desmond Child Alice Cooper albums Epic Records albums Glam metal albums