I'M A CLONE
I KNOW IT
AND I'M FINE
I'M ONE
AND MORE ARE ON THE WAY
Flush the Fashion
is the fifth solo
and overall
twelfth studio album
by American singer
released on
April 28, 1980,
by Warner Bros. Records.
It was recorded at
Cherokee Studios
in Los Angeles
with producer
Roy Thomas Baker,
known for his
work with
Queen
and
the Cars.
Musically,
the album was a
drastic change of style
for Cooper,
leaning towards a
new wave influence.
The lead single,
"Clones (We're All)",
reached number 40
on the
US Billboard Hot 100,
helping
Flush the Fashion
peak at number 44
on the
Billboard 200
album chart,
making it
Cooper's
highest-charting release
since 1977's
Lace and Whiskey.
Clocking in at just
28 minutes,
Flush the Fashion
has the shortest
running time
of any of
Cooper's albums.
Background
The album's ten tracks
touch on themes
such as the
loss of identity,
taking on other roles,
and the usual
Alice Cooper-esque dementia.
This is evident even
in the lyrics of
Flush the Fashion's
cover songs
(for example the "Clones" single).
Cooper also performs several
"story" songs,
presenting a series of
intriguing vignettes
in lieu of more
traditional subject matter.
By the time of
Flush the Fashion,
after a
much-publicized stint
in a sanitarium
in 1977
for alcoholism
and subsequent sobriety,
Cooper had secretly
developed a
heavy addiction
to cocaine,
although,
unlike his subsequent
three studio albums,
Cooper has some recollection
if not perfect
of making
Flush the Fashion.
The cover art
is believed to have been
created by
Cooper himself
as a response to
learning the
budget allocated
for the album’s artwork.
Upon discovering that
approximately $5,000
was to be spent,
Cooper reportedly went
into the studio bathroom,
inscribed the album’s title
into the wall
of a cubicle with a knife,
and instructed
Warner Brothers
to photograph the inscription
for use as
the album cover.
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