Hello Hooray


"Hello Hooray" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Rolf Kempf, and first recorded by Judy Collins on her 1968 album Who Knows Where the [Time Goes |Who Knows Where the Time Goes].

Alice Cooper version

The song was covered by American rock band Alice Cooper on their sixth album Billion Dollar Babies. It was released as a single, reaching #35 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the UK Singles Chart, #6 in the Netherlands on the MegaCharts, #13 on Germany's Media Control Chart, #14 on the Ireland chart, #16 on the Austria chart, and #95 on Australia's ARIA chart. Some pressings of the single were alternatively spelled “Hello Hurray," likely due to a typographical error during production. This spelling mistake also appeared on some promotional materials and some reissues.

Composition

Kempf began writing “Hello, Hooray”, a folk song, while sitting near a swimming pool. A few days later, he gave it to Judy Collins. The lyrics pay tribute to the joy a singer feels when performing for an audience. Alice Cooper adds a "hard rock bombast" to the song, but otherwise plays it straight.

Reception

Record World said of it that "Alice departs from its usual high energy with this slower tune written by Rolf Kempf."

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