Billion Dollar Babies (song)

"Billion Dollar Babies"
"Billion Dollar Babies"
	7" single
Single by Alice Cooper featuring Donovan
from the album Billion Dollar Babies
B-side	"Mary Ann"
Released	July 11, 1973
Recorded	1972
Genre	Hard rock; glam rock; shock rock;
Length	3:43
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Reggie Vinson
Producer(s)	Bob Ezrin
Alice Cooper featuring Donovan singles chronology

"Billion Dollar Babies" is a song by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1973 as the fourth single off their sixth album Billion Dollar Babies. The track is a duet between Alice Cooper and Scottish musician Donovan, who provides the falsetto and high harmony vocals.^[3]

BMI lists^[4] the composers of "Billion Dollar Babies" as Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce and Reggie Vinson (a session guitarist who worked with the band previously).^[5] Some sources list the composers as Cooper, Bruce, drummer Neal Smith, and "R. Reggie", the latter being an allusion to Vinson's nickname "Rockin' Reggie Vinson".^[6]

Reception

Record World said that "produced by the incomparable Bob Ezrin, [the single] should see billions of Cooper babies flocking to the stores and gobbling it up."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Billion Dollar Babies"	Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Reggie Vinson	3:43
2.	"Mary Ann"	Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce	2:21

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
German Singles Chart^[8]	30
US Hot 100^[9]	57

Personnel

Alice Cooper – vocals
Steve Hunter – lead guitar
Dick Wagner – lead guitar
Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar
Dennis Dunaway – bass
Neal Smith – drums
Donovan – vocals

References

^ "Alice cooper singles".
^ Pinfold, Will (March 19, 2024). "Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies (50th Anniversary "Trillion Dollar" Deluxe Edition)". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
^ "CREEM ONLINE: Donovan - Molten Truths". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
^ "BMI REPERTOIRE : Billion Dollar Babies". Repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
^ "Rockin Reggie Vinson - Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
^ Greg Prato. "Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 28, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
^ ""German Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Musicline.de. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
^ "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles" AllMusic. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."

[1] "Alice cooper singles".

[2] Pinfold, Will (March 19, 2024). "Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies (50th Anniversary "Trillion Dollar" Deluxe Edition)". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

[3] "CREEM ONLINE: Donovan - Molten Truths". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

[4] "BMI REPERTOIRE : Billion Dollar Babies". Repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

[5] "Rockin Reggie Vinson - Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

[6] Greg Prato. "Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

[rw-7] "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 28, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-23.

[GERsingleschart-8] ""German Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Musicline.de. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."

[USsingleschart-9] "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles" AllMusic. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."

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Discography
Studio albums	What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (Catch the Wind) Fairytale Sunshine Superman Mellow Yellow A Gift from a Flower to a Garden The Hurdy Gurdy Man Barabajagal Open Road HMS Donovan Cosmic Wheels Essence to Essence 7-Tease Slow Down World Donovan Neutronica Love Is Only Feeling Lady of the Stars Sutras Pied Piper Sixty Four Brother Sun, Sister Moon Beat Cafe Shadows of Blue
Live albums	Donovan in Concert Live in Japan: Spring Tour 1973 Rising Rising Again Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986
Songs	"Catch the Wind" "Colours" "Universal Soldier" "Turquoise" / "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" "You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond" "To Try for the Sun" "Josie" "Remember the Alamo" "Sunshine Superman" "Mellow Yellow" "Epistle to Dippy" "There Is a Mountain" "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" "Jennifer Juniper" "Hurdy Gurdy Man" "Atlantis" "Laléna" "Barabajagal" "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" "Season of the Witch" "Billion Dollar Babies" "I Am the Shaman"
Compilation albums	The Best of Donovan (1969) Catch the Wind (1971) Catch the Wind (1986) Atlantis Calling Donovan's Greatest Hits Donovan's Greatest Hits and More The Collection Colours (1972) Colours (1991) Definitive Collection Donovan File Universal Soldier Wonderful Music of Donovan Early Treasures The Early Years This Is Donovan A Touch of Music a Touch of Donovan Sunshine Superman: The Very Best of Donovan Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom The Real Donovan Peace and Love Songs Minstrel Boy Mellow Love Is Hot, Truth Is Molten Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be Storyteller Summer Day Reflection Songs The Essential Donovan Eco-Song
Box sets	Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976 Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan
Family	Linda Lawrence (wife) Donovan Leitch (son) Ione Skye (daughter) Kirsty Hume (daughter-in-law) Ben Lee (son-in-law) Ad-Rock (son-in-law)
Related	There Is an Ocean The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan) Island of Circles Open Road One Night in Time The Sensual Donovan
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