Alice Cooper hadn't had a hugely successful album in over a decade when, in 1989, he teamed up with Bon Jovi producer Desmond Child for Trash -- a highly slick and commercial yet edgy pop-metal effort that temporarily restored him to the charts in a big way. Fueled by the irresistible hit single "Poison," the album temporarily gave back to Cooper the type of visibility he deserved. There's nothing shocking here, and Cooper's ability to generate controversy had long since faded. But while the escapist Trash -- which was clearly aimed at the Mötley Crüe/Guns N' Roses crowd -- may not be the most challenging album of Cooper's career, and isn't in a class with School's Out or Billion Dollar Babies, it's fun and quite enjoyable. And it was great to see the long-neglected Cooper on MTV next to so many of the '80s rockers he had influenced. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Tom Hamilton (Bass), Jon Bon Jovi (Vocals), Alice Cooper (Vocals), Alice Cooper (Main Performer), Joe Perry (Guitar), Kane Roberts (Guitar), Richie Sambora (Guitar), Robert Hart (Assistant Engineer), Stiv Bators (Vocals (Background)), Desmond Child (Vocals (Background)), Desmond Child (Producer), Bob Pfeifer (Executive Producer), Bernie Shanahan (Vocals (Background)), Maria Vidal (Vocals (Background)), Guy Mann-Dude (Guitar), Tom Teeley (Vocals (Background)), Michael Anthony (Vocals (Background)), Michael Anthony (Production Coordination), Michael Barbiero (Mixing), Paul Chiten (Keyboards), Bobby Chouinard (Drums), David Coleman (Design), George Cowan (Assistant Engineer), Steve Deutsch (Synthesizer), Steve Deutsch (Programming), Nick DiDia (Assistant Engineer), Ben Fowler (Assistant Engineer), Mark Frazier (Guitar), Diana Grasselli (Vocals (Background)), Lolly Grodner (Assistant Engineer), Jango (Vocals (Background)), Alan St. Jon (Keyboards), Alan St. Jon (Vocals (Background)), Joey Kramer (Drums), Steve Likather (Guitar), Steve Lukather (Guitar), Gregg Mangiafico (Keyboards), Gregg Mangiafico (Special Effects), George Marino (Mastering), John McCurry (Guitar), Hugh McDonald (Bass), Hugh McDonald (Vocals (Background)), Louis Merlino (Vocals (Background)), Obie O'Brien (Engineer), Sir Arthur Payson (Engineer), Tom Perme (?), Tom Perme (Drum Technician), Don Peterkofsky (Assistant Engineer), Jamie Sever (Vocals (Background)), Duane Seykora (Assistant Engineer), Allan St. John (Keyboards), Allan St. John (Vocals (Background)), Mark Tanzer (Assistant Engineer), Steve Thompson (Mixing), Joe Turano (Vocals (Background)), Steven Tyler (Vocals), Myriam Naomi Valle (Vocals (Background)), Kip Winger (Vocals), John Herman (Assistant Engineer), Glen LaFerman (Photography), Jack Johnson (Guitar)
Trash is a studio album released by heavy metal singer Alice Cooper in 1989.
The album featured "Poison", Cooper's first top ten hit since his single "You And Me" in 1977. After Alice's return to the music industry in 1986 with the successful tour "The Nightmare Returns", Cooper had sought assistance from Desmond Child to create a comeback album. Trash became one of Cooper's biggest albums, accompanied by music videos for "Poison", "Bed of Nails", "House of Fire", and "Only My Heart Talkin'". A successful year-long worldwide concert tour in support of the album was documented in the home video release Alice Cooper Trashes The World.
The album features many guest performances including Jon Bon Jovi, Steven Tyler, and Kane Roberts, who left the Alice Cooper line-up after the 1987-88 World Tour.
