The Last Temptation (Alice Cooper album)

The Last Temptation
Studio album by
Alice Cooper
ReleasedJuly 12, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
Genre
Length50:48
LabelEpic
ProducerDon Fleming, Duane Baron, John Purdell, Andy Wallace
Alice Cooper chronology
Hey Stoopid
(1991) 		The Last Temptation
(1994) 		A Fistful of Alice
(1997)
Singles from The Last Temptation
  1. "Lost in America"
    Released: May 1994
  2. "It's Me"
    Released: July 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The Last Temptation is the thirteenth solo studio album by American rock singer Alice Cooper, released on July 12, 1994, by Epic Records. It centers on a boy named Steven (also the protagonist of Cooper's earlier work, Welcome to My Nightmare), and a mysterious showman. The showman, with apparent supernatural abilities, attempts with the use of twisted versions of morality plays to persuade Steven to join his traveling show, "The Theater of the Real - The Grand-est Guignol!", where he would "never grow up".

The album once again features collaborations with some high-profile guests: Chris Cornell of Soundgarden co-wrote and sings on two songs, Dan Wexler of Phoenix metallers Icon co-wrote four songs including the single "Lost in America" where he also plays guitar, and Derek Sherinian of Dream Theater plays keyboards.

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r204078
  2. ^ Sandow, Greg (June 10, 1994). "The Last Temptation". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Maconie, Stuart. "Review: Alice Cooper, The Last Temptation". Q (Q95, August 1994). EMAP Metro Ltd: 100.
  4. ^ Eddy, Chuck (July 14, 1994). "Review: Alice Cooper - The Last Temptation". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2009.