Killer
Studio album by Alice Cooper
Released	December, 1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Hard rock Heavy metal Garage rock Glam rock
Length	37:08
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	Bob Ezrin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Alice Cooper chronology
Love it to Death (1971)	Killer (1971)	School's Out (1972)

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Cooper said in the liner notes of Fistful of Alice and also on In the Studio with Redbeard which spotlighted the Killer and Love it to Death albums that the song Desperado was written about his friend Jim Morrison who died the same year this album was released. Fistful of Alice is a live album by Alice Cooper. ... In the Studio with Redbeard is a North American radio program hosted by Dallas, Texas rock and roll disc jockey Redbeard. ... It has been suggested that Im Eighteen be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

"Desperado," along with "Under My Wheels" and "Be My Lover" have appeared on different compilation albums by Cooper.

The song "Dead Babies" stirred up some controversy following the albums release despite the fact that its lyrics conveyed an "anti-child abuse" message.

John Lydon of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. called Killer the greatest rock album of all time. It was listed at #18 in Joe S. harrington's Top 100 Albums written between 2001 and 2003. John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten, is an English rock musician. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Public Image Ltd. ...

Track listing

1. "Under My Wheels" – (Michael Bruce/Dennis Dunaway/Bob Ezrin) 2:51
2. "Be My Lover" – (Bruce) 3:21
3. "Halo of Flies" – (Alice Cooper/Neal Smith/Dunaway/Bruce/Glen Buxton) 8:22
4. "Desperado" – (Cooper/Bruce) 3:30
5. "You Drive Me Nervous" – (Cooper/Bruce/Ezrin) 2:28
6. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" – (Cooper/Bruce) 3:39
7. "Dead Babies" – (Cooper/Smith/Buxton/Bruce/Dunaway) 5:44
8. "Killer" – (Bruce/Dunaway) 6:57

The sicker our fans get, the sicker well get. ...

Personnel

• Alice Cooper (vocals)
• Glen Buxton (guitar)
• Michael Bruce (guitar, piano, organ)
• Dennis Dunaway (bass guitar)
• Neal Smith (drums)
• Rick Derringer (additional guitar)

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Glen Buxton (10 November 1947 – 19 October 1997) was a US musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper group. ... Mike Bruce (born Michael Owen Bruce on March 16, 1948) is a US rock musician. ... Dennis Dunaway (born December 9, 1948 in Cottage Grove, Oregon) was the bassist for Alice Cooper from 1969-1975. ... There is also a former United States Congressman named Neal Smith. ... Rick Derringer (born Richard Zehringer, 5 August 1947, in Fort Recovery, Ohio) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and entertainer. ...

External link

• Killer at Musicbrainz