How You Gonna See Me Now
Alice Cooper
1979
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1978
Release: 1978Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
From the Inside - official album archive
The official album page lists the original From the Inside track program and identifies the release year as 1978. 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.
About Alice Cooper
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
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.
Retained annual-list context
How You Gonna See Me Now by Alice Cooper appears at number 87 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1979. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1979 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1979 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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