Dirty Diamonds
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Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album
by Alice Cooper
, released on July 4, 2005 internationally, and August 2 in the US.
The album peaked on Billboard's
"Top Independent Albums" chart at #17, and the Billboard 200
album chart at #169 - Cooper's highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11 years prior.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, released on July 4, 2005 internationally, and August 2 in the US.
The album peaked on Billboard's
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
"Top Independent Albums" chart at #17, and the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart at #169 - Cooper's highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11 years prior.
Track listing
- "Woman of Mass Distraction" (Cooper, Damon JohnsonDamon JohnsonDamon Rogers Johnson is an American born guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for his work with the hard rock band Brother Cane, and as a guitarist for Alice Cooper. He is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist for country music group Whiskey Falls. He had been the guitarist of the...
, Ryan RoxieRyan RoxieRyan Roxie Ryan Roxie Ryan Roxie (born in Sacramento, California, December 1, 1965 is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the founding member of Roxie 77 and probably most well known for his guitar work with Alice Cooper, Slash, Casablanca, Dad's...
, Chuck GarricChuck GarricChuck Garric is a rock bassist who has played with Turd, The Druts, L.A. Guns, Dio, and Eric Singer Project . The current bassist for Alice Cooper, Chuck Garric has played Bass guitar for Billy Bob Thornton, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Don Felder and Journey at the Alice Cooper Christmas Pudding for...
, Rick BostonRick BostonRick Boston is a musician based in Los Angeles. As of about 1990, he was a member of Hand of Fate. He subsequently worked extensively with Dave Allen as the frontman of Low Pop Suicide, making a series of releases on World Domination Recordings...
) - 3:59 - "Perfect" (Cooper, Johnson, Roxie) – 3:30
- "You Make Me Wanna" (Cooper, Roxie, Garric, Boston) – 3:30
- "Dirty Diamonds" (Cooper, Johnson, Garric, Boston) – 4:02
- "The Saga of Jesse Jane" (Cooper, Roxie) – 4:15
- "Sunset Babies (All Got Rabies)" (Cooper, Johnson, Roxie) – 3:28
- "Pretty BallerinaPretty Ballerina"Pretty Ballerina" is a song written by pianist Michael Brown and was a number 15 hit for his band The Left Banke on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The original Left Banke version of the song, released December 1966, was sung by Steve Martin Caro...
" (Michael BrownMichael Brown (rock musician)Michael Brown , is an American keyboardist-songwriter. The son of violinist and arranger Harry Lookofsky, he is best known as the principal songwriter for the 1960s baroque-pop outfit The Left Banke and for writing their two hits "Walk Away Renee" and "Pretty Ballerina".After internal band...
) – 3:01 - "Run Down the Devil" (Cooper, Mark Hudson, Mike ElizondoMike ElizondoMichael "Mike" Elizondo is a well-known songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, and hip hop music producer.-Musical career:Mike Elizondo is especially known for his collaborations with internationally successful producer Dr. Dre and rapper Eminem. He has played the bass for many of Dr...
, Benji HughesBenji HughesBenji Hughes is an American artist from Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 22, 2008, Benji Hughes released his debut album, entitled A Love Extreme on New West Records. A Love Extreme is a double-disc album containing 25 songs...
) – 3:29 - "Steal That Car" (Cooper, Johnson, Roxie, Garric) – 3:16
- "Six Hours" (Cooper, Roxie) – 3:24
- "Your Own Worst Enemy" (Cooper, Roxie) – 2:15
- "Zombie Dance" (Cooper, Roxie, Boston) – 4:27
Bonus tracks
- "Stand" (All releases) (Cooper, Boston, Bridget BenenateBridget BenenateBridget Benenate is an American songwriter who first found success with the song "Permission to Shine," which was performed by the band Bachelor Girl and shot to the top of the Australian charts in 1999. The same year Bridget's song "Everything Changes" was featured on Dawson’s Creek in Episode...
, XzibitXzibitAlvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
) – 4:04 - "The Sharpest Pain" (Russian and Australian releases) - 3:59
Personnel
- Alice CooperAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
- Vocals, Harmonica - Ryan RoxieRyan RoxieRyan Roxie Ryan Roxie Ryan Roxie (born in Sacramento, California, December 1, 1965 is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the founding member of Roxie 77 and probably most well known for his guitar work with Alice Cooper, Slash, Casablanca, Dad's...
- Guitar - Damon JohnsonDamon JohnsonDamon Rogers Johnson is an American born guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for his work with the hard rock band Brother Cane, and as a guitarist for Alice Cooper. He is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist for country music group Whiskey Falls. He had been the guitarist of the...
- Guitar - Chuck GarricChuck GarricChuck Garric is a rock bassist who has played with Turd, The Druts, L.A. Guns, Dio, and Eric Singer Project . The current bassist for Alice Cooper, Chuck Garric has played Bass guitar for Billy Bob Thornton, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Don Felder and Journey at the Alice Cooper Christmas Pudding for...
- Bass - Tommy ClufetosTommy ClufetosTommy Clufetos Currently plays drums for Ozzy Osbourne, and previously played for famous rock artists Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper. He also played drums for Rob Zombie, and was featured on the 2006 album Educated Horses, Zombie's first live release, 2007's Zombie Live and 2010's Hellbilly Deluxe 2...
- Drums - XzibitXzibitAlvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
- Rap on "Stand"