Greatest Hits

~ Release by Scorpions (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
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1Raised on Rock
recording of:
Raised on Rock
lyricist:
Martin Hansen (Swedish record producer) and Klaus Meine
composer:
Mikael Nord Andersson (Swedish guitarist, songwriter and producer) and Martin Hansen (Swedish record producer)
3:56
2Hour 1
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 guitar:
John 5 (American guitarist)
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, United States
recording of:
Hour I
writer:
Desmond Child, John 5 (American guitarist), James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist) and Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
BMG Monarch, BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Holdings GmbH (DE subsidiary of Chrysalis Group PLC), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Desmobile Inc., GTR Hack Music, Little Big Guy Music, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:22
3The Game of Life
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
background vocals:
Jason Paige
guest background vocals:
Desmond Child, James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist) and Jeanette Olsson
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
mixed at:
The Nook in Studio City, United States
recording of:
The Game of Life
writer:
Mikael Nord Andersson (Swedish guitarist, songwriter and producer), Desmond Child, Martin Hansen (Swedish record producer) and Klaus Meine
4:03
4Rock Zone
recording of:
Rock Zone
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Mikael Nord Andersson (Swedish guitarist, songwriter and producer), Martin Hansen (Swedish record producer) and Klaus Meine
3:17
5Don’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
3.54:51
6No One Like You
recorded in:
Grasse (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Köln (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 (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
engineered at:
Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse (in 1982)
recording of:
No One Like You (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
3.853:54
7Rock You Like a Hurricane
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:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
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, since 1972) (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 (from 1983 until 1984)
part of:
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 Musikverlag GmbH
4.054:12
8Blackout
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:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (in 1982)
recording of:
Blackout (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lyricist:
Sonja Kittelsen, Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
53:49
9Bad Boys Running Wild
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
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
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, since 1972) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (from 1983 until 1984)
recording of:
Bad Boys Running Wild
lyricist:
Herrmann Erbel and Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
3.253:56
10Can’t Live Without You
recorded in:
Grasse (in 1982) and Köln (in 1982)
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 (in 1982) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1982)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1982)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1982)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1982)
background vocals:
Matthias Jabs (in 1982), Klaus Meine (in 1982), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1982) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1982)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (in 1982) and Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse (in 1982)
recording of:
Can’t Live Without You (in 1982)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
53:42
11He’s a Woman She’s a Man
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ulrich Roth (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1977)
vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1977)
recorded at:
Diercks Studios in Pulheim (in 1977)
recording of:
He’s a Woman, She’s a Man (in 1977)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
3:13
12Pictured Life
recording of:
Pictured Life
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Uli Jon Roth
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
3:18
13Make It Real
recorded in:
Köln (in 1979)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and David Hewitt (engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger and Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Matthias Jabs
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (in 1979)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim
recording of:
Make It Real (in 1979)
lyricist:
Herrmann Erbel
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH (in 1980)
43:50
14Rhythm 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
4.353:48
15Can’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!)
3.653:22
16Remember the Good Times
recording engineer and producer:
Scorpions (German rock band)
assistant mixer:
Arjen Mensinga and Huub Reijnders
mixer:
The Phantom Brothers
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guest bass guitar:
Ingo Powitzer
guest keyboard:
Koen van Baal
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Scorpions (German rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Deutschland GmbH (local subsidiary of BMG, generally for © & ℗ use only)
recorded at:
Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Remember the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Milton Ager, Eric Bazilian, Rudolf Schenker and Jack Yellen
publisher:
Ager-Yellen-Bornstein Inc, BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) and Edition Intro Meisel
4:23
17Wild Child
assistant engineer:
Evelien Tjebbes
engineer:
Attie Bauw, Erwin Musper and Peter Kirkman
producer:
Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
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, United States, Magic Moments Studio, Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Wild Child
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
34:16
18Alien 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))
3.355:43
19The Good Die Young
recording of:
The Good Die Young
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Christian Kolonovits and Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
5:12
20We Will Rise Again
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, United States
recording of:
We Will Rise Again
writer:
Desmond Child, Matthias Jabs, James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist) and Jason Paige
3:49