From the First Sting

~ Release by Scorpions (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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1In Search of the Peace of Mind (1972)
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
bass guitar:
Lothar Heimberg (in 1971-10)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Wolfgang Dziony (in 1971-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Michael Schenker (in 1971-10)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1971-10)
background vocals:
Wolfgang Dziony (in 1971-10), Lothar Heimberg (in 1971-10), Michael Schenker (in 1971-10) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1971-10)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1971-10)
recorded at:
Star Studios in Hamburg, Germany (in 1971-10)
recording of:
In Search of the Peace of Mind (in 1971-10)
lyricist and composer:
Wolfgang Dziony, Lothar Heimberg, Klaus Meine, Michael Schenker and Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
4:58
2This Is My Song (live at Rock & Pop, 09.11.1973)
live recording of:
This Is My Song
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
recording of:
This Is My Song
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
4:08
3Speedy’s Coming (1974)
engineer:
Horst Andritschke and Reinhold Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Frank Bornemann
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1974-04)
drums (drum set):
Hans‐Jürgen Rosenthal (in 1974-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1974-04)
guest mellotron, guest organ and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1974-04)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1974-04), Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1974-04)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1974-04)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1974-04) and Studio Maschen in Seevetal, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-04)
recording of:
Speedy’s Coming (in 1974-04)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
3.53:34
4In Trance (1975)
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1975)
guest keyboard:
Achim Kirschning (in 1975)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1975)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975), Uli Jon Roth (in 1975) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1975)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
recording of:
In Trance (in 1975)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
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5Pictured Life (1976)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1976)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1976)
guest keyboard and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1976)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ulrich Roth (in 1976)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1976)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1976), Uli Jon Roth (in 1976) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1976)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1976)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1976)
recording of:
Pictured Life (in 1976)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Uli Jon Roth
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
3.253:23
6The Sails of Charon (1977)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ulrich Roth
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
membranophone:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
vocals:
Klaus Meine
engineered at:
Diercks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1977)
recording of:
The Sails of Charon
lyricist and composer:
Uli Jon Roth
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
5:09
7Top of the Bill (1978)
live recording of:
Top of the Bill (in 1978-04)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
recording of:
Top of the Bill
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
6:47
8Holiday (1979)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [lead and rhythm guitars]:
Matthias Jabs (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
guitar [rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars]:
Rudolf Schenker (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
mixed at:
Home Studios in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
Holiday (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
36:31
9Always Somewhere (1979)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs (from 1978-09 until 1978-12) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
guitar [rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars]:
Rudolf Schenker (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
mixed at:
Home Studios in Hamburg, Germany
remixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Always Somewhere (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
34:56
10Lady Starlight (1980)
engineer:
David Green (engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
acoustic guitar, guitar [lead and rhythm guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
cello:
Richard Armin
double bass [bass]:
Charles Elliot
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
French horn:
George Stimpson and Brad Warnaar (American composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Matthias Jabs
oboe:
Melvin Berman (oboist)
viola:
Paul Armin
violin:
Adele Armin (violinist) and Victoria Richards (violinist)
vocals:
Klaus Meine
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
horn [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan Macmillan
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany and Manta Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (wind instruments [horns], strings)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Lady Starlight
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
46:15
11The Zoo (1980)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and David Hewitt (engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger and Dieter Dierks
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
slide guitar and talkbox [talk-box]:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
The Zoo
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
4.25:29
12No One Like You (1982)
recorded in:
Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Gerd Rautenbach
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Klaus Meine (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Breeze Music and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
engineered at:
Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1982)
recording of:
No One Like You (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
3.93:58
13When the Smoke Is Going Down (1982)
engineer and producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Gerd Rautenbach
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
background vocals:
Rudolf Schenker (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
recording of:
When the Smoke Is Going Down (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
3.653:52
14Still Loving You (1984)
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Still Loving You (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
4.46:28
15Rock You Like a Hurricane (1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2015, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984)
part of:
Alan Cross: Hurricane Songs (number: 5), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 18) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 36)
recording of:
Rock You Like a Hurricane (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Music Edition München, Arabella Musikverlag GmbH and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
4.054:13
16Big City Nights (1984)
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Big City Nights (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
live recording of:
Big City Nights
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
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1Rock You Like a Hurricane (live 1985)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger and Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
live recording of:
Rock You Like a Hurricane (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Music Edition München, Arabella Musikverlag GmbH and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Scorpions4:16
2Believe in Love (1988)
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988)
engineer:
Dieter Dierks, Gerd Rautenbach and Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
assistant mixer:
Peter Brandt (engineer) and Jürgen Joisten
mixer:
Dieter Dierks, Nigel Green (engineer), Scorpions (German rock band) and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1988)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1988)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1988) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1988)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1988), Matthias Jabs (in 1988), Klaus Meine (in 1988), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1988) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1988)
guest background vocals:
Peter Baltes (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
additionally recorded at:
Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1988)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Believe in Love (in 1988)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions3.55:23
3Send Me an Angel (1990)
assistant engineer:
Shay Baby, Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt and Tom Fletcher (engineer)
engineer:
Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Shay Baby, Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
guest keyboard:
Jim Vallance
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Send Me an Angel (Scorpions song)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions44:32
4Wind of Change (1990)
assistant engineer:
Shay Baby, Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt and Tom Fletcher (engineer)
engineer:
Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Shay Baby, Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1990)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1990)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
guest keyboard:
Koen van Baal (in 1990)
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1990)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1990), Matthias Jabs (in 1990), Klaus Meine (in 1990), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1990, in 1991) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1990) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1990)
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Wind of Change (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Polygram Music, PRI Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Scorpions3.855:13
5Under the Same Sun (1993)
recorded in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1993)
engineer:
Erwin Musper and Mike Plotnikoff
assistant producer:
Peter Kirkman
co-producer:
Scorpions (German rock band)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Erwin Musper
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
guest keyboard:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
sitar:
Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany), Rudolf Schenker, Bruce Fairbairn (in 1993) and Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer) (in 1993)
guest background vocals:
Mark Lafrance and Paul Laine
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1993)
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Under the Same Sun (in 1993)
writer:
Bruce Fairbairn, Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
Scorpions44:53
6Still Loving You (live at Taratata, April 28th 1996)
live recording of:
Still Loving You (on 1996-04-28)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
recording of:
Still Loving You
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
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7Mind Like a Tree (1996)
engineer:
Paul Ericksen (recording engineer) and Christian Leitgeb (sound engineer)
producer and mixer:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
mandolin and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
sitar:
Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak, Ralph Rieckermann and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at and mixed at:
Little America Studios in Austria
recording of:
Mind Like a Tree
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
composer:
Rudolf Schenker and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
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8You & I (1996)
assistant engineer:
Evelien Tjebbes
engineer:
Attie Bauw, Erwin Musper and Peter Kirkman
producer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Curt Cress
ebow and background vocals:
Rudolf Schenker
guest keyboard:
Luke Herzog and Koen van Baal
guest percussion:
Pitti Hecht
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States, Magic Moments Studio, Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
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9Wind of Change (2000)
programming:
Stefan Schrupp
assistant engineer:
Christofer Frank (Engineer), Kurt Richter (engineer), Thomas Wollner (Engineer) and Michael Tuschek
engineer:
Gert Jacobs (Belgian musician, producer, engineer), Martin Boehm (Engineer), Mirko Bezzi (Engineer), Rory Kushnen (Engineer) and Joerg Steinfadt
producer:
Christian Kolonovits
guest bass guitar:
Ken Taylor
guest drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Rita Campbell, Melanie Marshall (released "Love Is the Power", and backing vocals for The Charlatans), Zoe Nicholas and Susie Webb
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at:
Galaxy Studios in Mol, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), MG Sound Studio in Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), Tonstudio Robert Hafner in Ebreichsdorf, Niederösterreich (Lower Austria), Austria (from 2000-01 until 2000-04) and Umbi Studios in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (from 2000-01 until 2000-04)
recording of:
Wind of Change
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Polygram Music, PRI Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
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10Always Somewhere (live 2001)
recorded at:
Scorpions at Convento do Beato (2001-02-08), Scorpions at Convento do Beato (2001-02-09) and Scorpions at Convento do Beato (2001-02-10)
recorded at:
Convento do Beato in Beato, Lisboa (Lisbon), Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (from 2001-02-08 until 2001-02-10)
live recording of:
Always Somewhere (from 2001-02-08 until 2001-02-10)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
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11Maybe I Maybe You (2004)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
assistant mixer:
Arjen Mensinga and Huub Reijnders
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guest keyboard:
Koen van Baal
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Erwin Musper and Koen van Baal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Deutschland GmbH (local subsidiary of BMG, generally for © & ℗ use only)
recorded at:
Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Maybe I Maybe You
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Anoushiravan Rohani (Iranian pianist and composer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
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12Humanity (2007)
recording engineer:
Steve Churchyard, Jules Gondar, Matt Gruber and James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist)
assistant engineer:
Brendan Dekora, Nate Hertweck, Noah Passovoy and Noel Zancanella
engineer:
Dino Herrmann and Jon Vella (Engineer)
executive producer:
Desmond Child
producer:
Desmond Child and James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist)
mixer:
Greg Collins (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Matthias Jabs
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Desmond Child, James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist), Jeanette Olsson and Jason Paige
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
mixed at:
The Nook in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Humanity
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician) and Klaus Meine
publisher:
Bad Candy Music, BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Desmobile Inc., Edition Intro Meisel, Human Boy Music, Roba Music Verlag GmbH, Round Hill Works, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
Scorpions5:26
13The Best Is Yet to Come (2010)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Micke “Nord” Andersson and Martin Hansen (Swedish record producer)
engineer:
Hans‐Martin Buff (German vocalist, engineer, and producer)
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Mikael
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
additionally recorded at:
Atlantisstudion in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden, Garage Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Vocal Land Studio in Germany
recorded at:
Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
The Best Is Yet to Come
lyricist:
Eric Bazilian, Rudolf Schenker, Fredrik Thomander and Anders Wikström
composer:
Eric Bazilian, Fredrik Thomander and Anders Wikström
publisher:
Bad Candy Music, BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Edition Intro Meisel and Human Boy Music
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14House of Cards (2015)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Mikael Nord Andersson (Swedish guitarist, songwriter and producer) and Martin Hansen (Swedish record producer)
engineer and editor:
Hans‐Martin Buff (German vocalist, engineer, and producer)
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recording of:
House of Cards
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions5:05
15Rock Believer (2022)
assistant recording engineer:
Jakob Himmelein
recording engineer and programming:
Hans‐Martin Buff (German vocalist, engineer, and producer)
producer:
Hans‐Martin Buff (German vocalist, engineer, and producer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Michael Ilbert
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
Mikkey Dee (Motörhead/Scorpions drummer Micael Delaouglou)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Matthias Jabs
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
instruments arranger:
Rudolf Schenker
mixed at:
Hansa Mix Room in Berlin, Germany
recording of:
Rock Believer
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
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