Teenage Lament '74 Explained
"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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Great Rock Discography. 170.
- Web site: Masley. Ed. March 16, 2021. From 'Love it to Death' to 'Detroit Stories': The best Alice Cooper albums ranked. April 7, 2021. The Arizona Republic.
- Book: Rice. Jo . Tim Rice . Paul Gambaccini . Mike Read . The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. 2nd. Guinness Superlatives Ltd.. Enfield, Middlesex . 0-900424-99-0 . 56 . 1979.
- http://irish-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Alice+Cooper ""Irish Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper""
- Web site: Song Search: Alice Cooper. German. Media Control. April 26, 2013.
- "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles"
- Australian charts:
- Record World. December 15, 1973. 2023-03-20. Hits of the Week. 1.
- Book: Graff, Gary . Alice Cooper at 75 . 2023-01-31 . Motorbooks . 978-0-7603-7827-4 . 78 . en.
- http://www.discogs.com/Big-Country-Under-Cover/release/1394235 Big Country, Under Cover
- http://www.discogs.com/Various-Welcome-To-Our-Nightmare-A-Tribute-To-Alice-Cooper/release/1285278 Various Artists, Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper
