DaDa is the 15th studio album by Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...

, released in 1983. DaDa would be Cooper's last album until his sober

Sobriety

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 re-emergence in 1986 with the album Constrictor

Constrictor (album)

Constrictor is the 16th studio album by rock musician Alice Cooper released on September 22 1986. After retiring from the music industry after the release of DaDa, Cooper remained in seclusion for three years. He starred in Monster Dog, a horror film for which he wrote two songs. He also guest...

. The album's theme is ambiguous, however, ongoing themes in the songs' lyrics suggest that the main character in question suffers from mental illness, resulting in the creation of many different personalities.

"I Love America" was released as a single solely in the UK over a month after the album's release.

Cooper reportedly has no recollection of recording DaDa, or the preceding album Zipper Catches Skin

Zipper Catches Skin

Zipper Catches Skin is the 14th studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 1982.Produced by Cooper and his bassist at the time, Erik Scott, Zipper Catches Skin is musically known for its dry and energetic pop-rock style with punk rock and post-punk influences and less emphasis on hard riffs,...

, due to excessive alcohol abuse. There was no tour to promote DaDa, and none of its songs have ever been played live.

Track listing

1. "DaDa" (Bob Ezrin
   Bob Ezrin
   Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2004.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 4:45
2. "Enough's Enough" (Cooper, Dick Wagner
   Dick Wagner
   Dick Wagner Dick Wagner Dick Wagner (born December 14, 1943, in Oelwein, Iowa is an American rock music guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed and KISS.-Performing career:...
   
   , Graham Shaw, Ezrin) – 4:19
3. "Former Lee Warmer" (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) – 4:07
4. "No Man's Land" (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) – 3:51
5. "Dyslexia" (Cooper, Wagner, Shaw, Ezrin) – 4:25
6. "Scarlet and Sheba" (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) – 5:18
7. "I Love America" (Cooper, Shaw) – 3:50
8. "Fresh Blood" (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) – 5:54
9. "Pass the Gun Around" (Cooper, Wagner) – 5:46

Personnel

• Alice Cooper – Vocals, Arranger
• Dick Wagner
  Dick Wagner
  Dick Wagner Dick Wagner Dick Wagner (born December 14, 1943, in Oelwein, Iowa is an American rock music guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed and KISS.-Performing career:...
  
   – Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Arranger, Associate Producer
• Bob Ezrin
  Bob Ezrin
  Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2004.-Biography:...
  
   – Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Fairlight
• Sarah Ezrin - DaDa
• Prakash John
  Prakash John
  Prakash John is a Canadian rock bassist.Born in Bombay, India, John was a student at the Cathedral and John Connon School, enrolling at the age of four in 1951. He migrated to Toronto in 1960....
  
   (Credited as "John Prakash") – Bass on "Fresh Blood"
• Richard Kolinka – Drums on "Former Lee Warmer," "Scarlet and Sheba," and "Pass the Gun Around"
• John Anderson – Drums on "Fresh Blood"
• Lisa DalBello – Additional vocals
• Karen Hendricks – Additional vocals
• Lenny DeRose – Engineer
• Robert "Ringo" Hrycyna – Engineer, Assistant Producer, Assistant in Toronto
• Glen McKenzie – Front cover art
• Ingrid Haenke – Calligraphy
• Pacific Eye & Ear - Album design
• William Sandidge - Back cover photography
• Brian "Renfield" Nelson - Assistant to the Master
• Carol Saxton - Assistant in Toronto
• Shep Gordon – Executive Producer