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Hello Hooray
1968 song recorded by Judy Collins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Hello Hooray" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Rolf Kempf, and first recorded by Judy Collins on her 1968 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes.[1]
Alice Cooper version
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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 (now spelled "Hello Hurray"), 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.
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.[9] 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.[10]
Reception
Record World said of it that "Alice departs from its usual high energy with this slower tune written by Rolf Kempf."[11]
Track listing
Personnel
- Alice Cooper – vocals
- Glen Buxton – lead guitar
- Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar
- Dennis Dunaway – bass
- Neal Smith – drums
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Other versions
- Meg Christian released a version of the song on her 1974 album, I Know You Know.[12]
- Pig released a version on his 1992 album, A Stroll in the Pork.[13]
- Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 released a version on their 2006 box set, Little Box of Horrors.[14]
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