Alice Cooper

Solo Artist · The Godfather of Shock Rock

Photo: Ross Halfin · CC BY 3.0
Active 1964-present
Origin Phoenix, Arizona
Albums 30
Tracks 327
Most frequent collaborator Bob Ezrin · 144 tracks
Genres Hard RockShock RockGlam RockHeavy Metal
Artist
94%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 309 of 327 tracks

Does Alice Cooper write his own songs?

Yes. He has a writing credit on 294 of the 327 tracks across thirty studio albums. On the first seven, made by the original Alice Cooper band, the credit is usually split five ways with Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith. From 1975 onward he writes with a rotating cast of 128 different collaborators.

By the Numbers

30
Studio Albums
327
Tracks Credited
94%
Self-Written
over 50 million
Records Sold
62
Years Active
148
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 309 / 327 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 327 tracks: how many Alice Cooper wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Alice Cooper has a writing credit94%
20%
75%
6%
Sole author65tracks20%
Co-written244tracks75%
Outside writers18tracks6%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Alice Cooper's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 327 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)93%
Composer (music)94%
Producer18%
Performer100%

Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on

Percentage of all 327 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.

MemberPeriodLyricsMusicProductionPerformance
Alice Cooper 1964-present
90%
91%
18%
100%
Michael Bruce Former 1964-1974, 2025
19%
20%
0%
0%
Dennis Dunaway Former 1964-1974, 2025
15%
16%
0%
0%
Neal Smith Former 1967-1974, 2025
14%
15%
0%
0%
Glen Buxton Died October 19, 1997 1964-1974 (died October 19, 1997)
11%
12%
0%
0%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Alice Cooper's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 94%
100%
100%
89%
100%
100%
90%
100%
100%
91%
90%
100%
70%
90%
90%
89%
100%
100%
100%
100%
90%
100%
100%
100%
93%
100%
100%
100%
73%
92%
93%
1969Pretties for You
1970Easy Action
1971Love It to Death
1971Killer
1972School's Out
1973Billion Dollar Babies
1973Muscle of Love
1975Welcome to My Nightmare
1976Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
1977Lace and Whiskey
1978From the Inside
1980Flush the Fashion
1981Special Forces
1982Zipper Catches Skin
1983DaDa
1986Constrictor
1987Raise Your Fist and Yell
1989Trash
1991Hey Stoopid
1994The Last Temptation
2000Brutal Planet
2001Dragontown
2003The Eyes of Alice Cooper
2005Dirty Diamonds
2008Along Came a Spider
2011Welcome 2 My Nightmare
2017Paranormal
2021Detroit Stories
2023Road
2025The Revenge of Alice Cooper
Early · 96% written
Mid · 93% written
Late · 94% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
1960s
Pretties for You
96%
1970s
Easy Action, Love It to Death +8 more
91%
1980s
Flush the Fashion, Special Forces +5 more
95%
1990s
Hey Stoopid, The Last Temptation
98%
2000s
Brutal Planet, Dragontown +3 more
100%
2010s
Welcome 2 My Nightmare, Paranormal
86%
2020s
Detroit Stories, Road +1 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Alice Cooper sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Alice Cooper
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Cher8%
The Jacksons24%
Eric Clapton40%
Michael Jackson51%
Dolly Parton59%
Donna Summer68%
Poison82%
94%Alice Cooper
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

I'm Eighteen
Love It to Death
Written by Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Glen Buxton, Michael Owen Bruce, Vincent Damon Furnier, Glen Edward Buxton
Wrote it
Caught in a Dream
Love It to Death
Written by Michael Bruce, Michael Owen Bruce
Wrote it
Be My Lover
Killer
Written by Michael Bruce, Michael Owen Bruce
Wrote it
Under My Wheels
Killer
Written by Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin, Michael Owen Bruce
Co-wrote
School's Out
School's Out
Written by Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Vincent Damon Furnier, Michael Owen Bruce, Glen Edward Buxton
Wrote it
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Billion Dollar Babies
Written by Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Michael Owen Bruce, Vincent Damon Furnier
Wrote it
Elected
Billion Dollar Babies
Written by Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Vincent Damon Furnier, Michael Owen Bruce, Glen Edward Buxton
Wrote it
Hello Hooray
Billion Dollar Babies
Written by Rolf Kempf
Outside writers
Billion Dollar Babies
Billion Dollar Babies
Written by Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Reggie Vinson, Vincent Damon Furnier, Michael Owen Bruce
Co-wrote
Teenage Lament '74
Muscle of Love
Written by Alice Cooper, Neal Smith, Vincent Damon Furnier
Wrote it
Only Women Bleed
Welcome to My Nightmare
Written by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Welcome to My Nightmare
Welcome to My Nightmare
Written by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Department of Youth
Welcome to My Nightmare
Written by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, Bob Ezrin, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
I Never Cry
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
Written by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
You and Me
Lace and Whiskey
Written by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
How You Gonna See Me Now
From the Inside
Written by Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin, Vincent Damon Furnier, Dick Wagner
Co-wrote
Clones (We're All)
Flush the Fashion
Written by David Carron
Outside writers
Seven and Seven Is
Special Forces
Written by Arthur Lee
Outside writers
He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)
Constrictor
Written by Alice Cooper, Kane Roberts, Tom Kelly, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Teenage Frankenstein
Constrictor
Written by Alice Cooper, Kane Roberts, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Freedom
Raise Your Fist and Yell
Written by Alice Cooper, Kane Roberts, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Poison
Trash
Written by Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, John McCurry, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
House of Fire
Trash
Written by Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, Joan Jett, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Only My Heart Talkin'
Trash
Written by Alice Cooper, Bruce Roberts, Andy Goldmark, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Hey Stoopid
Hey Stoopid
Written by Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Lost in America
The Last Temptation
Written by Alice Cooper, Dan Wexler, Bob Pfeifer, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
It's Me
The Last Temptation
Written by Alice Cooper, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote
Gimme
Brutal Planet
Written by Alice Cooper, Bob Marlette, Vincent Damon Furnier
Co-wrote

Discography 30 albums

All thirty studio albums, the seven made by the original Alice Cooper band from 1969 to 1973 and the solo records that follow, plus the 2025 reunion album. The live albums and compilations sit outside this catalogue.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Alice Cooper327 tracks
BE144Bob Ezrin, 144 tracks DW48Dick Wagner, 48 tracks RR27Ryan Roxie, 27 tracks TH27Tommy Henriksen, 27 tracks BM23Bob Marlette, 23 tracks KR22Kane Roberts, 22 tracks MW20Michael Wagener, 20 tracks JR18Jack Richardson, 18 tracks DC14Desmond Child, 14 tracks RB14Rick Boston, 14 tracks SL14Steve Lindsey, 14 tracks IU13Ian Underwood, 13 tracks HC13Herb Cohen, 13 tracks FZ13Frank Zappa, 13 tracks M13Mudrock, 13 tracks CG13Chuck Garric, 13 tracks ES12Erik Scott, 12 tracks PC12Peter Collins, 12 tracks ED12Eric Dover, 12 tracks TD12Tommy Denander, 12 tracks BP11Bob Pfeifer, 11 tracks DS11Danny Saber, 11 tracks GH11Greg Hampton, 11 tracks BT10Bernie Taupin, 10 tracks on Elton John's page DF10David Foster, 10 tracks RT10Roy Thomas Baker, 10 tracks RP10Richard Podolor, 10 tracks BH10Beau Hill, 10 tracks DF10Don Fleming, 10 tracks DB10Duane Baron, 10 tracks JP10John Purdell, 10 tracks AW10Andy Wallace, 10 tracks DB9David Briggs, 9 tracks JD9Jack Douglas, 9 tracks DJ8Davey Johnstone, 8 tracks FM8Fred Mandel, 8 tracks VP6Vic Pepe, 6 tracks JP6Jack Ponti, 6 tracks DJ6Damon Johnson, 6 tracks on Lynyrd Skynyrd's page DH5Duane Hitchings, 5 tracks JN4John Nitzinger, 4 tracks DW4Dan Wexler, 4 tracks WK4Wayne Kramer, 4 tracks GS4Glen Sobel, 4 tracks NS4Nita Strauss, 4 tracks BS3Billy Steele, 3 tracks GS3Graham Shaw, 3 tracks JV3Jim Vallance, 3 tracks KK3Keri Kelli, 3 tracks KN3Keith Nelson, 3 tracks SL2Steve Lukather, 2 tracks BR2Bruce Roberts, 2 tracks TK2Tom Kelly, 2 tracks JM2John McCurry, 2 tracks BS2Bud Saylor, 2 tracks JB2Jack Blades, 2 tracks TS2Tommy Shaw, 2 tracks CC2Chris Cornell, 2 tracks on Audioslave's page MH2Mark Hudson, 2 tracks VG2Vince Gill, 2 tracks on Eagles's page HB1Harry Butler, 1 track RH1Rolf Harris, 1 track LB1Leonard Bernstein, 1 track SS1Stephen Sondheim, 1 track MD1Mack David, 1 track EB1Elmer Bernstein, 1 track RK1Rolf Kempf, 1 track RV1Reggie Vinson, 1 track KJ1Kelley Jay, 1 track AG1Alan Gordon, 1 track KF1Kim Fowley, 1 track MA1Mark Anthony, 1 track HC1Harry Carroll, 1 track JM1Joseph McCarthy, 1 track CU1Charles Underwood, 1 track SB1Sean Bonniwell, 1 track DC1David Carron, 1 track GW1Geoff Westen, 1 track FC1Frank Crandall, 1 track AL1Arthur Lee, 1 track CK1Craig Krampf, 1 track EK1Eric Kaz, 1 track MP1Mike Pinera, 1 track GO1Gary Osborne, 1 track LS1Lalo Schifrin, 1 track KW1Kip Winger, 1 track JJ1Joan Jett, 1 track on Joan Jett and the Blackhearts's page AG1Andy Goldmark, 1 track DW1Diane Warren, 1 track BH1Bob Held, 1 track TT1Tom Teeley, 1 track MF1Mark Frazier, 1 track JS1Jamie Sever, 1 track JB1Jon Bon Jovi, 1 track RS1Richie Sambora, 1 track on Bon Jovi's page LB1Lance Bulen, 1 track KK1Kelly Keeling, 1 track AP1Al Pitrelli, 1 track SW1Steve West, 1 track ZM1Zodiac Mindwarp, 1 track IR1Ian Richardson, 1 track NC1Nick Coler, 1 track MM1Mick Mars, 1 track on Motley Crue's page NS1Nikki Sixx, 1 track on Motley Crue's page BS1Brian Smith, 1 track MB1Michael Brooks, 1 track JN1Jon Norwood, 1 track SD1Steve Dudas, 1 track BN1Brian Nelson, 1 track MR1Mikal Reid, 1 track MB1Michael Brown, 1 track ME1Mike Elizondo, 1 track BH1Benji Hughes, 1 track BB1Bridget Benenate, 1 track X1Xzibit, 1 track S1Slash, 1 track on Guns N' Roses's page OO1Ozzy Osbourne, 1 track BF1Bernard Fowler Vocal's, 1 track OO1Ozzy Osbourne Harmonica, 1 track JB1James Bacchi, 1 track JL1Jani Lane, 1 track BF1Bernard Fowler, 1 track PD1Piggy D, 1 track DS1David Spreng, 1 track RZ1Rob Zombie, 1 track J51John 5, 1 track on Marilyn Manson's page K1Kesha, 1 track PH1Patterson Hood, 1 track JR1Jeremy Rubolino, 1 track KJ1Kelly Jay Fordham, 1 track RG1Roger Glover, 1 track PG1Parker Gispert, 1 track SD1Stanley Demaree, 1 track DM1Duston Monyhan, 1 track TB1Tim Bernauer, 1 track MM1Malcolm McLaughlin, 1 track LR1Lewis Richards, 1 track LR1Lou Reed, 1 track MS1Matthew Smith, 1 track F"1Fred "Sonic" Smith, 1 track BS1Bob Seger, 1 track AF1Anders Fästander, 1 track KM1Kee Marcello, 1 track EM1Evan Magness, 1 track TM1Tom Morello, 1 track on Rage Against the Machine's page JB1Jim Bacchi, 1 track PT1Pete Townshend, 1 track KR1Keith Relf, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. BE Bob Ezrin · DW Dick Wagner · RR Ryan Roxie · TH Tommy Henriksen · BM Bob Marlette · KR Kane Roberts

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

The first seven albums are a band splitting everything five ways. Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith share most of the 67 tracks made between 1969 and 1973, and Cooper is on 53 of them. Then the band ends and the credit becomes a rotating partnership. Bob Ezrin produced the early records and ends up with 88 writing credits across five decades, more than anyone but Cooper. Dick Wagner takes 41 through the mid-seventies, Kane Roberts 22 in the eighties metal years, Desmond Child 12 on Trash, Ryan Roxie 27 in the 2000s, Tommy Henriksen 19 in the 2010s. Cooper's own share climbs sharply once he goes solo: 241 of the 260 later tracks. The 2025 reunion album puts Bruce, Dunaway and Smith back beside him, and the credit line looks like 1971 again.

Quick Facts

  • Cooper's share294 of the 327 album tracks
  • The other constantBob Ezrin, 88 writing credits across five decades
  • Co-writers128 different people across thirty albums
  • Studio albumsThirty, from 1969 to 2025
  • SalesOver 50 million records worldwide
  • Hall of FameRock and Roll Hall of Fame, the original band inducted 2011

Creative Fingerprint

One constant name working through a new writing partner every era, from a five-way band split to a producer-and-guitarist team.

The Story

Thirty albums over six decades, and Alice Cooper has a writing credit on 294 of the 327 tracks. The names beside his change every few years: 128 different people appear in the credits across the catalogue.

Awards & Recognition

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the original Alice Cooper band inducted in 2011
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2003
Honorary doctoral degree from Grand Canyon University, May 2004
Grammy nomination for Best Long Form Music Video, 1984, for The Nightmare

Frequently Asked Questions Alice Cooper

Does Alice Cooper write his own songs?
Yes. He has a writing credit on 294 of the 327 tracks across thirty studio albums. On the first seven, made by the original Alice Cooper band, the credit is usually split five ways with Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith. From 1975 onward he writes with a rotating cast of 128 different collaborators.
Who writes with Alice Cooper?
Bob Ezrin most of all, with 88 credits from 1971 to 2025. Dick Wagner has 41 through the seventies, Kane Roberts 22 in the eighties, Ryan Roxie 27 in the 2000s and Tommy Henriksen 19 in the 2010s.
Is Alice Cooper a band or a person?
Both, in order. Alice Cooper was a band from 1964, and the singer Vincent Furnier took the name for himself when the group split after Muscle of Love in 1973. The first seven albums are the band's; the rest are his.
Who wrote "School's Out"?
Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith, the whole band. It reached number 7 on the Hot 100 in 1972 and number 1 in the UK.
How many studio albums has Alice Cooper released?
Thirty, from Pretties for You in 1969 through The Revenge of Alice Cooper in 2025.
What is Alice Cooper's biggest hit?
"Poison", from Trash in 1989, reached number 7 on the Hot 100. "School's Out" also hit number 7, in 1972, and "You and Me" reached number 9 in 1977.
How many records has Alice Cooper sold?
Over 50 million worldwide across a career spanning six decades.
Is Alice Cooper in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Yes. The original Alice Cooper band was inducted in 2011. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.
Who were the original Alice Cooper band?
Vincent Furnier on vocals, Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce on guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass and Neal Smith on drums. Bruce, Dunaway and Smith returned for The Revenge of Alice Cooper in 2025.
Why is Bob Ezrin credited as a songwriter?
Ezrin produced Love It to Death in 1971 and has produced and co-written for Cooper on and off ever since. He has 88 writing credits in the catalogue, second only to Cooper himself.

Sources

Wikipedia: Alice Cooper Wikipedia: Alice Cooper discography Wikipedia: Michael Bruce Wikipedia: Dennis Dunaway Wikipedia: Neal Smith Wikipedia: Glen Buxton File:Alice Cooper 2011.jpg - Wikimedia Commons