From the Inside

From the Inside is the 11th studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 1978. It was inspired by Cooper's stay in a New York sanitarium due to his alcoholism. Each of the characters in the songs were based on actual people Cooper met in the sanitarium. With this album, he saw the addition of three former members of the Elton John band: lyricist Bernie Taupin, guitarist Davey Johnstone and bassist Dee Murray. The lead single from the album was "How You Gonna See Me Now", an early example of a power ballad, which reached #12 in the US' Hot 100 chart. A music video was also created for it. All lyrics written by Alice Cooper and Bernie Taupin; all music composed by Cooper and Dick Wagner, except where noted. This was one of three Alice Cooper...