Studio Album · No. 6
Billion Dollar Babies Songwriting Credits by Alice Cooper
Produced by Bob Ezrin · Engineered by Jack Douglas, Robin Black, Frank Hubach, Ed Sprigg
Warner Bros.
Hard RockGlam Rock
90%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 9 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 9 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Alice Cooper carries a lyricist or composer credit.
9 trackswritten by Alice Cooper
1 trackoutside writers
Alice Cooper's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist90%
Composer90%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
8
Lyricists
1
Producers
1973
Released
Data Insight
Cooper and Bruce write eight of the ten together, which is the closest the band ever came to a two-man team. Ezrin takes three credits and Reggie Vinson one, and "Hello Hooray" is a Rolf Kempf cover.
The band's only US number 1, out in February 1973 and the peak of the original line-up.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 11 contributors
More from Alice Cooper
1969
100%
Pretties for You
Straight
13 tracksProd. Ian Underwood
1970
100%
Easy Action
Straight
9 tracksProd. David Briggs
1971
89%
Love It to Death
Straight / Warner Bros.
9 tracksProd. Jack Richardson
1971
100%
Killer
Warner Bros.
8 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
1972
100%
School's Out
Warner Bros.
9 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
1973
100%
Muscle of Love
Warner Bros.
9 tracksProd. Jack Richardson
1975
100%
Welcome to My Nightmare
Atlantic
11 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
1976
91%
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
Warner Bros.
11 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
1977
90%
Lace and Whiskey
Warner Bros.
10 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
1978
100%
From the Inside
Warner Bros.
10 tracksProd. David Foster
1980
70%
Flush the Fashion
Warner Bros.
10 tracksProd. Roy Thomas Baker
1981
90%
Special Forces
Warner Bros.
10 tracksProd. Richard Podolor
1982
90%
Zipper Catches Skin
Warner Bros.
10 tracksProd. Alice Cooper
1983
89%
DaDa
Warner Bros.
9 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
1986
100%
Constrictor
MCA
10 tracksProd. Beau Hill
1987
100%
Raise Your Fist and Yell
MCA
10 tracksProd. Michael Wagener
1989
100%
Trash
Epic
10 tracksProd. Desmond Child
1991
100%
Hey Stoopid
Epic
12 tracksProd. Peter Collins
1994
90%
The Last Temptation
Epic
10 tracksProd. Don Fleming
2000
100%
Brutal Planet
Spitfire
11 tracksProd. Bob Marlette
2001
100%
Dragontown
Spitfire
12 tracksProd. Alice Cooper
2003
100%
The Eyes of Alice Cooper
Spitfire
13 tracksProd. Alice Cooper
2005
93%
Dirty Diamonds
New West / Spitfire
14 tracksProd. Steve Lindsey
2008
100%
Along Came a Spider
Steamhammer
11 tracksProd. Greg Hampton
2011
100%
Welcome 2 My Nightmare
UMe
14 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
2017
100%
Paranormal
earMusic
10 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
2021
73%
Detroit Stories
earMusic
15 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
2023
92%
Road
earMusic
13 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
2025
93%
The Revenge of Alice Cooper
earMusic
14 tracksProd. Bob Ezrin
Frequently Asked Questions Billion Dollar Babies
Who wrote the songs on Billion Dollar Babies?
Alice Cooper and Michael Bruce on eight of the ten. Bob Ezrin has three credits, Reggie Vinson one, and "Hello Hooray" was written by Rolf Kempf.
Who wrote "No More Mr. Nice Guy"?
Michael Bruce and Alice Cooper.
How high did the singles chart?
"No More Mr. Nice Guy" reached number 25 on the Hot 100, "Elected" number 26, "Hello Hooray" number 35 and the title track number 57.
How high did the album chart?
Number 1 in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
How did it sell?
In March 1973 the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and in 1986, it went platinum. No copy count is published.
Who produced it?
Bob Ezrin.
How long is the album?
40:51 across ten tracks.