Paranormal (Album)
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| Studioalbum von Alice Cooper | |||||||
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| Label(s) | earMusic | ||||||
Titel (Anzahl) | 10 | ||||||
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| Besetzung | siehe Mitwirkende | ||||||
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Paranormal ist das 2017 veröffentlichte 27. Studioalbum und 20. Soloalbum des US-amerikanischen Hard-Rocksängers Alice Cooper.
Hintergrund
Das Album enthält drei Songs, die von der klassischen Besetzung der Band Alice Cooper (Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway und Michael Bruce, jedoch ohne Glen Buxton, der 1997 starb) gespielt wurden, dazu kamen Larry Mullen Jr. von U2, Roger Glover von Deep Purple, Billy Gibbons von ZZ Top. Ebenfalls wirkten der schwedische Gitarrist und Sessionmusiker Tommy Denander und die Alice-Cooper-Bandmitglieder Tommy Henriksen und Steve Hunter mit.[1] "Holy Water" ist ein Cover des Songs der Band Villebillies aus Louisville, Kentucky.
Titelliste
| No. | Titel | Autoren | Länge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | „Paranormal“ | Alice Cooper, Tommy Denander, Roger Glover, Bob Ezrin | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Dead Flies" | Cooper, Denander, Ezrin | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Fireball" | Dennis Dunaway, Cooper | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Paranoiac Personality" | Cooper, Denander, Ezrin, Tommy Henriksen | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Fallen in Love" | Cooper, Denander, Ezrin, Henriksen | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Dynamite Road" | Cooper, Denander, Ezrin | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Private Public Breakdown" | Cooper, Parker Gispert, Ezrin | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Holy Water" | Cooper, Stanley Demaree, Duston Monyhan, Tim Bernauer, Malcolm McLaughlin, Lewis Richards, Ezrin | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Rats" | Cooper, Henriksen, Ezrin | 2:39 |
| 10. | "The Sound of A" | Cooper, Dunaway | 4:07 |
| No. | Titel | Autoren | Länge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Genuine American Girl" | Cooper, Neal Smith, Ezrin | 4:27 |
| 12. | "You and All of Your Friends" | Cooper, Dunaway, Ezrin | 2:41 |
| No. | Titel | Autoren | Länge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "No More Mr. Nice Guy" | Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce | 3:10 |
| 14. | "Under My Wheels" | Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin | 2:56 |
| 15. | "Billion Dollar Babies" | Cooper, Bruce, Reggie Vinson | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Feed My Frankenstein" | Mark Manning, Ian Richardson, Nick Coler, Cooper | 5:01 |
| 17. | "Only Women Bleed" | Cooper, Dick Wagner | 5:08 |
| 18. | "School's Out" | Cooper, Glen Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Neal Smith | 6:06 |
Mitwirkende
Studioalbum
- Alice Cooper – vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (track 7)
- Tommy Denander – guitar (all tracks), co producer
- Tommy Henriksen – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks), percussion (tracks 4, 6, and 9), sound effects (track 4, 6, 9, and 10), keyboards (track 9), co producer
- Larry Mullen Jr. – drums (tracks 1–8, and 10)
- Bob Ezrin – production, keyboards (tracks 1 and 9), organ (tracks 3 and 10), sound effects (tracks 4), backing vocals (track 7)
- Roger Glover – bass (track 1)
- Billy Gibbons – guitar (track 5)
- Jimmy Lee Sloas – bass (tracks 2, and 4–8)
- Dennis Dunaway – bass (tracks 3, 9 and 10)
- Parker Gispert – guitar (track 7), backing vocals (track 7)
- Steve Hunter – lead guitar (track 8, 11 and 12)
- Demi Demaree – backing vocals (tracks 8 and 10)
- Johnny Reid – backing vocals (tracks 8 and 10)
- Jeremy Rubolino – horns (track 8)
- Adrian Olmos – horns (track 8)
- Chris Traynor – horns (tracks 8)
- Michael Bruce – guitar (track 9)
- Neal Smith – drums (track 9)
- Nick Didkovsky – guitar (tracks 3 and 10)
Bonustitel mit Originalmitgliedern
- Michael Bruce – guitar (both tracks)
- Neal Smith – drums (both tracks)
- Dennis Dunaway – bass (both tracks)
- Steve Hunter – guitar (track 11), lead guitar (track 12)
- Bob Ezrin – keyboards (track 11), backing vocals (track 11)
- Tommy Denander – guitar (both tracks)
- Nick Didkovsky – guitar (track 12)
- Tommy Henriksen – backing vocals (track 12)
Bonustitel live in Columbus
- Chuck Garric – bass, backing vocals
- Nita Strauss – guitar, backing vocals
- Glen Sobel – drums
- Tommy Henriksen – guitar, backing vocals
- Ryan Roxie – guitar, backing vocals
Rezeption
Rezensionen
Mark Deming von AllMusic schrieb: "Paranormal isn't the return to form one might have hoped for, but it's no embarrassment either, and Cooper appears to be having a grand time while giving his fans a good show for their dollar. " Er vergab 3,5 von fünf Sternen.[2]
Charts und Chartplatzierungen
| ChartsChartplatzierungen | Höchstplatzierung | Wochen |
|---|---|---|
 Deutschland (GfK)[3] | 4 (6 Wo.) | 6 |
 Österreich (Ö3)[4] | 8 (5 Wo.) | 5 |
 Schweiz (IFPI)[5] | 3 (4 Wo.) | 4 |
 Vereinigtes Königreich (OCC)[6] | 6 (3 Wo.) | 3 |
 Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard)[7] | 32 (1 Wo.) | 1 |
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ ALICE PREVIEWS NEW ALBUM AT LIVE LISTENING PARTY IN LONDON. 1. Juli 2017, abgerufen am 4. April 2024 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Paranormal - Alice Cooper | Album | AllMusic. Abgerufen am 4. April 2024 (englisch).
- ↑ Alice Cooper – Paranormal. In: offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment, abgerufen am 1. Januar 2023.
- ↑ Alice Cooper – Paranormal. In: austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, abgerufen am 1. Januar 2023.
- ↑ Alice Cooper – Paranormal. In: hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, abgerufen am 1. Januar 2023.
- ↑ Alice Cooper – Paranormal. In: officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company, abgerufen am 1. Januar 2023 (englisch).
- ↑ Alice Cooper. In: billboard.com. Billboard, abgerufen am 1. Januar 2023 (englisch).
