Billion Dollar Babies
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| Studio album by Alice Cooper | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | The Galecie Estate, Greenwich, CT, The Record Plant, New York City, and Morgan Studios in London, August 1972 - January 1973 |
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| Genre | Hard rock, glam rock | |||
| Length | 40:51 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Bob Ezrin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Creem | B+ |
| PopMatters | (Favorable) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Billion Dollar Babies is the sixth studio album by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1973. The album became the best selling Alice Cooper record at the time of its release, hit number one on the album charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album was well received by such critics as Robert Christgau, Greg Prato of AllMusic, and Jason Thompson of popmatters, but Rolling Stone gave the album only two and a half stars.
Songs were recorded in both the state of Connecticut and London, England. Lyrics cover topics and themes such as necrophilia, the fear of dentists, horror, and sexual harassment.
Drummer Neal Smith has said that the album can be traced back to the song “Caught in a Dream” from the album Love It to Death. The first recording sessions for the album took place in Greenwich, Connecticut in a mansion called the Galecie Estate. To achieve certain vocal sounds and echos, microphones were run through rooms of various sizes and a greenhouse. Other sessions were held at Morgan Studios in London, where singer Donovan contributed to the album by singing on its title track. The album was produced by Bob Ezrin with Gerry Lyon as assistant in New York, Connecticut and London.
Guitarists Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce both used Gibson SGs for the album. Three more guitarists, Mick Mashbir, Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, were also featured on the album to help cover for Buxton who at the time was suffering from pancreatitis.
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