Hello Hooray
Template:Short description "Hello Hooray" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Rolf Kempf, and first recorded by Judy Collins on her seventh studio album Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1968).[1]
Alice Cooper version
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| "Hello Hurray" | ||||
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Alice Cooper | ||||
| from the album Billion Dollar Babies | ||||
| B-side | "Generation Landslide" | |||
| Released | January 3, 1973[2] | |||
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| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Rolf Kempf | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Bob Ezrin | |||
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The song was covered by American rock band Alice Cooper on their sixth album Billion Dollar Babies.[3] It was released as a single, reaching #35 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] #6 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] #6 in the Netherlands on the MegaCharts,[6] #13 on Germany's Media Control Chart, #14 on the Ireland chart,[7] #16 on the Austria chart,[8] and #95 on Australia's ARIA chart. Some pressings of the single were alternatively spelled “Hello Hurray," likely due to a typographical error during production. This spelling mistake also appeared on some promotional materials and some reissues. [9]
Composition
Kempf began writing “Hello, Hooray”, a folk song, while sitting near a swimming pool. A few days later, he gave it to Judy Collins.[10] The lyrics pay tribute to the joy a singer feels when performing for an audience. Alice Cooper adds a "hard rock bombast" to the song, but otherwise plays it straight.[11]
Reception
Record World said of it that "Alice departs from its usual high energy with this slower tune written by Rolf Kempf."[12]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Alice Cooper – vocals
- Glen Buxton – lead guitar
- Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar
- Dennis Dunaway – bass
- Neal Smith – drums
Other versions
- Meg Christian released a version of the song on her 1974 album, I Know You Know.[13]
- Pig released a version on his 1992 album, A Stroll in the Pork.[14]
- Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 released a version on their 2006 box set, Little Box of Horrors.[15]
References
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- ^ Judy Collins, Who Knows Where the Time Goes Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alice cooper singles".
- ^ Australian charts:
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."australian-charts.com – Discography Alice Cooper". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles" AllMusic. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rice, Jo; Tim Rice; Paul Gambaccini; Mike Read (1979). The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (2nd ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 0-900424-99-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."dutchcharts.nl – Discography Alice Cooper". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ ""Irish Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" irishcharts.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."austriancharts.at – Discography Alice Cooper". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hello Hooray (Single)". www.SickThingsUK.com. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Benitez-Eves, Tina (November 21, 2023). "Who Wrote the Jubilant "Hello, Hooray" by Both Alice Cooper and…Judy Collins??". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Donald A. Guarisco. "Hello Hooray [Single Version] Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 20, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ Meg Christian, I Know You Know Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Pig, A Stroll in the Pork Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13, Little Box of Horrors Retrieved November 03, 2014.
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