School's Out (album)

School's Out
School's Out
Studio album by Alice Cooper
Released	30 June 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Record Plant, New York City
Genre	Hard rock,[1] glam rock[2]
Length	36:56
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Bob Ezrin
Alice Cooper chronology
Singles from School's Out
	"School's Out"; Released: 26 April 1972 (US) [3];

School's Out is the fifth studio album by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1972. Following on from the success of Killer, School's Out reached No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 on the Canadian RPM 100 Top Albums chart, holding the top position for four weeks.[4] The single "School's Out" reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 3 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart[5] and went to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.

Packaging

The original album cover (designed by Craig Braun) had the sleeve opening in the manner of a wooden school desk, similar to Thinks: School Stinks, by Hotlegs, released two years earlier. The vinyl record inside was wrapped in a pair of panties, though this was later discontinued as the paper panties were found to be flammable.[6] The desk photographed for the album cover is on display in the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B− [7]
Rolling Stone	(mixed) [8]

Ian Chapman has put forward a theory that it was a concept album about youth lost when leaving school.[9]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"School's Out"	Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith	3:30
2.	"Luney Tune"	Cooper, Dunaway	3:44
3.	"Gutter Cat vs. the Jets"	Buxton, Dunaway, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim	4:40
4.	"Street Fight" (Instrumental)	Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith	0:55
5.	"Blue Turk"	Cooper, Bruce	5:34

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Stars"	Cooper, Bob Ezrin	5:49
2.	"Public Animal #9"	Cooper, Bruce	3:55
3.	"Alma Mater"	Smith	4:27
4.	"Grande Finale" (Instrumental)	Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Bob Ezrin, Smith, Mack David, Elmer Bernstein	4:26

Personnel

Alice Cooper band

Alice Cooper – vocals
Glen Buxton – lead guitar
Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Dennis Dunaway – bass guitar, backing vocals
Neal Smith – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Bob Ezrin – keyboards
Dick Wagner – lead guitar on "My Stars"
Wayne Andre – trombone on "Blue Turk"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[10]	5
Canada (RPM Album Chart)	1
US Billboard 200	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	44
Chart (1973)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	30

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Prato, Greg. "School's Out - Alice Cooper | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
"Rolling Stone's Best Glam Rock Albums of All Time".
"Alice cooper singles".
"Canadian RPM Top Albums: Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-08-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
"Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-08-26. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
Alice Cooper and Kent Zimmerman, Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's Life and 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict, Random House, 2008, p. 97
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
"Alice Cooper - School's Out (1972) album review by Ben Gerson (28.9.1972)". Rolling Stone. 28 September 1972.
Ian Chapman (12 Mar 2018). Experiencing Alice Cooper: A Listener's Companion. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 30. ISBN 978-1442257719.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1972. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1973. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"American album certifications – Alice Cooper – School's Out". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[allmusic-1] Prato, Greg. "School's Out - Alice Cooper | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.

[2] "Rolling Stone's Best Glam Rock Albums of All Time".

[3] "Alice cooper singles".

[4] "Canadian RPM Top Albums: Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-08-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-01-07.

[5] "Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-08-26. Retrieved 2012-01-07.

[6] Alice Cooper and Kent Zimmerman, Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's Life and 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict, Random House, 2008, p. 97

[7] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[8] "Alice Cooper - School's Out (1972) album review by Ben Gerson (28.9.1972)". Rolling Stone. 28 September 1972.

[9] Ian Chapman (12 Mar 2018). Experiencing Alice Cooper: A Listener's Companion. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 30. ISBN 978-1442257719.

[aus-10] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[11] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1972. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[12] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1973. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[United_StatesAlice_CooperSchool's_OutalbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Alice Cooper – School's Out". Recording Industry Association of America.