Alice Cooper-Welcome To My Nightmare (1975)

After seven albums with his band, in 1975 Alice Cooper decided to release his first solo album, "Welcome to My Nightmare", a concept album based on theatrical performance. While this album lacks the raw energy of his earlier work with his band, it also boasts more polished and elaborate compositions. Bob Ezrin's excellent production was crucial in softening the streetwise hard rock of albums like "Killer" and "School's Out". For the recording, Cooper recruited a band of expert musicians, including guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, bassist Prakash John, and drummer Pentti "Whitey" Glan, while Vincent Price contributed vocals alongside Cooper himself. Composed of a selection of songs ranging from the commercial rock of "Welcome To My Nightmare", the classic rock of "Cold Ethyl" and "The Black Widow", the heavy rock of "Devil's Food", the sordid orchestrations of "Steven", and the sentimental ballads of "Only Women Bleed", the album would go on to achieve five platinum records and sales that far exceeded one million copies.