"It's Me" is a 1994 single by
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singer
Alice Cooper
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from his 1994 concept album ''
The Last Temptation''. The song still had good chart success, reaching #34 in the
United Kingdom
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''Zobbel''. Retrieved on August 11, 2009. The song is the last time one of Cooper's singles charted until 2000's "
Gimme
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The song was written by
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guilloti ...
,
Jack Blades
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and
Tommy Shaw
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. Along with the other single from the album, “
Lost in America
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”, “It's Me” helped make ''The Last Temptation'' become his highest-charting album until 2008's ''
Along Came a Spider''. “It's Me” was performed live on the first four Cooper shows on the ''
Monsters of Rock
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'' circuit between September 2 and 9 of 1995, but was dropped and has never been performed live since.
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Music video
A music video was made for the song but received virtually no airplay.
Personnel
*Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guilloti ...
- Vocals
*Stef Burns
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- Guitar, Background Vocals
* Greg Smith - Bass, Background Vocals
*Derek Sherinian
Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X an ...
- Keyboards, Background Vocals
*David Uosikkinen
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member of rock band The Hooters.
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- Drums
*John Purdell
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- Additional Keyboards
Charts
References
1994 singles
Songs written by Alice Cooper
Songs written by Tommy Shaw
Songs written by Jack Blades
Alice Cooper songs
Epic Records singles
1994 songs
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