Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years

~ Release by Scorpions (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
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1Don’t Stop at the Top
engineer:
Dieter Dierks, Gerd Rautenbach and Ian Taylor (Rock Producer/Engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mark Flannery, Nigel Green (engineer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Peter Baltes
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
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
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Don’t Stop at the Top
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
44:04
2Rhythm of Love
recorded in:
Köln (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)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1988)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1988)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1988)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1988)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1988), Matthias Jabs (in 1988), Lee Aaron (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)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (in 1988)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (in 1988)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim
recording of:
Rhythm of Love (in 1988)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
4.353:50
3Passion Rules the Game
recorded in:
Köln (in 1988)
engineer:
Dieter Dierks, Gerd Rautenbach and Ian Taylor (Rock Producer/Engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mark Flannery, Nigel Green (engineer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
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 (in 1988)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (in 1988)
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Passion Rules the Game (in 1988)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
3.54:01
4Walking on the Edge
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
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Peter Baltes
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
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
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim
recording of:
Walking on the Edge
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
35:09
5Believe in Love
recorded in:
Köln (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 (in 1988)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (in 1988)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim
recording of:
Believe in Love (in 1988)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
3.55:24
6I Can’t Explain
engineer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
executive producer:
Doc McGhee
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
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 1989)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum (in 1989)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Explain (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
3.653:23
7Tease Me Please Me
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 and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Claudia Frohling, Cliff Roles, Dries van der Schuyt, Gerard v.d. Pot, Inka Esser, Jim Lewis (US manager, producer and record company executive), Louis Spillman, Erwin Musper, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer), Peter Angmeer, Ria Makker, Roy Teysse, Tony Ioannoua and Wolfgang Praetz
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, United States and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Tease Me Please Me
lyricist:
Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Jim Vallance (in 1990)
composer:
Matthias Jabs and Jim Vallance (in 1990)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Rondor Music Inc., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH, Testatyme Music and Universal Music Publishing GmbH
3.254:45
8Don’t Believe Her
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 and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, United States and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Don’t Believe Her
lyricist:
Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Jim Vallance (in 1990)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker and Jim Vallance (in 1990)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), PolyGram Songs, Rondor Music Inc., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH and Testatyme Music
3.54:56
9Wind of Change
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) 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, United States (in 1990) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum (in 1990)
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
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)) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3.855:14
10Hit Between the Eyes
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 and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, United States and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Hit Between the Eyes
lyricist:
Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Jim Vallance (in 1990)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Rondor Music Inc., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH, Some Guy Songs, Testatyme Music, Universal Music Publishing GmbH, Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
44:34
11Send Me an Angel
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, United States and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
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))
44:34
12Alien Nation
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) and Rudolf Schenker
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
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Alien Nation
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
3.355:46
13Under the Same Sun
recorded in:
Vancouver (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 (in 1993)
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Under the Same Sun (in 1993)
writer:
Bruce Fairbairn, Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
44:55
14Woman
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
additional guest keyboard:
Luke Herzog
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) and Rudolf Schenker
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
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Woman
writer:
Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
45:59
15In Trance (live)
producer:
Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Erwin Musper
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
live recording of:
In Trance
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
4:14
16Over the Top
engineer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
producer:
Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recording of:
Over the Top
54:26
17Life Goes Around
engineer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
producer:
Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recording of:
Life Goes Around
3:41