Department of Youth
Alice Cooper | Artist Essentials
First released: 1975 (year verified)
Original 1975 solo album recording; separate from the single version
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First released: 1975 (year verified)
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Recording: Original 1975 solo album recording; separate from the single version
Credit: Alice Cooper
Role in this collection: Solo artist
Original album: Welcome to My Nightmare
Welcome to My Nightmare - official album archive
The official album page lists the original Welcome to My Nightmare track program and identifies the release year as 1975. Band albums through 1973 and solo albums beginning in 1975 are distinguished. Earlier single releases are separately scoped, and later live performances and rerecordings are excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Studio Albums 1975-1978 - official original programs and single editions
The official Rhino announcement lists the original solo album programs with their 1975-1978 years and separately labels single versions of Only Women Bleed, You and Me, Welcome to My Nightmare and Department of Youth. Only the original album versions are selected here. Its incidental promotional totals and wording about the number of albums are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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Welcome to My Nightmare - official album archive
The official album page lists the original Welcome to My Nightmare track program and identifies the release year as 1975. Band albums through 1973 and solo albums beginning in 1975 are distinguished. Earlier single releases are separately scoped, and later live performances and rerecordings are excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Studio Albums 1975-1978 - official original programs and single editions
The official Rhino announcement lists the original solo album programs with their 1975-1978 years and separately labels single versions of Only Women Bleed, You and Me, Welcome to My Nightmare and Department of Youth. Only the original album versions are selected here. Its incidental promotional totals and wording about the number of albums are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
About Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper began as the name of a rock band formed in Phoenix, with a stage style drawing on horror films and theatrical spectacle. Working with Bob Ezrin, the group reached a wider audience through Love It to Death and the albums that followed. The singer then carried the Alice Cooper name into a solo career, beginning with Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975. Later records moved between ballads, concept albums and hard rock, including the 1989 album Trash. The original band and solo recordings represent distinct career phases.
Artist background sources
Alice Cooper - official career biography
The official biography distinguishes the high-school band formed in Phoenix, its work with Bob Ezrin and the 1971 breakthrough, from the singer's solo career beginning with Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975. Its later account covers the 1989 Trash album. Current touring claims and incidental movie dates are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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