Flush the Fashion

Flush the Fashion
Studio album by Alice Cooper
Released	April 28, 1980
Genre	Rock, hard rock, new wave
Length	28:29
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker
Alice Cooper chronology
From the Inside (1978) Flush the Fashion (1980) Special Forces (1981)

Flush the Fashion is the 12th studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 1980, and produced by Roy Thomas Baker. Musically, the album was a drastic change of style for Cooper, leaning towards a new wave influence. Though the lead single "Clones (We're All)" only touched the Billboard Top 40, the album was Cooper's most successful album in three years and is widely considered by fans as a hidden gem in his musical catalogue.

The album's ten tracks touch on themes such as the loss of identity, taking on other roles, and the usual Alice Cooper-esque dementia. This is evident even in the lyrics of Flush the Fashion's cover songs (for example the "Clones" single). Cooper also performs several "story" songs, presenting a series of intriguing vignettes in lieu of more traditional subject matter.

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Track listing

All songs written by Alice Cooper, Davey Johnstone and Fred Mandel except where noted.

Side one

1. "Talk Talk" (Sean Bonniwell) – 2:09
2. "Clones (We're All)" (David Carron) – 3:03
3. "Pain" – 4:06
4. "Leather Boots" (Geoff Westen) – 1:36
5. "Aspirin Damage" – 2:57

Side two

1. "Nuclear Infected" – 2:14
2. "Grim Facts" – 3:24
3. "Model Citizen" – 2:39
4. "Dance Yourself to Death" (Cooper, Frank Crandall) – 3:08
5. "Headlines" – 3:18

Personnel

• Alice Cooper - vocals
• Davey Johnstone - guitar
• Fred Mandel - keyboards, guitar
• Dennis Conway - drums
• John Cooker Lopresti - bass
• Howard Kaylan - background vocals
• Mark Volman - background vocals
• Keith Allison - background vocals
• Joe Pizzulo - background vocals
• Ricky Tierney - background vocals

Production

• Producer: Roy Thomas Baker
• Engineer: Ian Taylor
• Assistant Engineer: John Weaver

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Pop Albums	44

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"Clones (We're All)"	Club Play Singles	69
		Pop Singles	40
	"Talk Talk"	Pop Singles	-

External links

• Flush the Fashion essay
• Alice Cooper's Flush The Fashion Tour Program