Teenage Lament '74
| "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 | |||
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"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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
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