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Encyclopedia > Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads
Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads
Compilation album by Scorpions
Released 1989
Recorded 1978-1988
Genre Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Length 55:07
Label Mercury Records
Producer Various
Professional reviews

Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads is an official compilation album of 1980s hits by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 1989 on the Mercury Records label, it is however regarded as incomplete by some reviewers as some of what are believed to be the band's best songs are absent. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ...


'Hey You', from the Animal Magnetism sessions and sung by Rudolf Schenker, had its first CD release here. Animal Magnetism is a 1980 album by German heavy metal band Scorpions. ...


The album reached platinum album status in the USA.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rock You Like a Hurricane"  (Schenker/Meine/Rarebell)  – 4:12
  2. "I Can't Explain"  (Pete Townshend)  – 3:21
  3. "Still Loving You"  (Schenker/Meine)  – 6:27
  4. "Big City Nights"  (Schenker/Meine)  – 4:09
  5. "Lovedrive"  (Schenker/Meine)  – 4:52
  6. "Holiday"  (Schenker/Meine)  – 6:46
  7. "Blackout"  (Schenker/Meine/Rarebell/Kittelsen)  – 3:50
  8. "Rhythm of Love"  (Schenker/Meine)  – 3:48
  9. "No One Like You"  (Schenker/Meine)  – 3:57
  10. "You Give Me All I Need"  (Schenker/Rarebell)  – 3:39
  11. "Hey You"  (Schenker/Meine/Rarebell)  – 4:29
  12. "The Zoo"  (Schenker/Rarebell)  – 5:30

Rock You Like a Hurricane is one of the most famous songs by German hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. ... I Cant Explain is a song released by English rock band The Who in 1965, written by Pete Townshend and produced by Shel Talmy. ... Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. ... Still Loving You is a Scorpions hard rock ballad from their 1984 album Love at First Sting. ... Big City Nights is a compilation album by the German hard rock band Scorpions. ... Rhythm of Love is a song by hard rock band Scorpions which appeared on their 1988 album Savage Amusement. ... No One Like You is a song by the German rock band Scorpions, written by band members Rudolf Schenker (guitar) and Klaus Meine (vocals). ...

Charts

Album

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Year Chart Position
1990 The Billboard 200 #43

Singles

Year Song Chart Position
1990 "I Can't Explain" Mainstream Rock Tracks #5
 v • d • e Scorpions
Klaus Meine | Matthias Jabs | Rudolf Schenker | Paweł Mąciwoda | James Kottak
Wolfgang Dziony | Lothar Heimberg | Michael Schenker | Ulrich Roth | Francis Buchholz | Jürgen Rosenthal | Herman Rarebell | Ralph Rieckermann
Discography
Studio albums: Lonesome Crow | Fly to the Rainbow | In Trance | Virgin Killer | Taken by Force | Lovedrive | Animal Magnetism | Blackout | Love at First Sting | Savage Amusement | Crazy World | Face the Heat | Pure Instinct | Eye II Eye | Unbreakable | Humanity - Hour 1
Live albums: Tokyo Tapes | World Wide Live | Live Bites | Moment of Glory | Acoustica
Compilation albums: The Best of Scorpions Vol. 1 | The Best of Scorpions Vol. 2 | Still Loving You (1 EP : 1 Single) | Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads | Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions | Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions | Box of Scorpions
Videography
Videos: Crazy World Tour Live Release | A Savage Crazy World | Moment of Glory | Acoustica | Unbreakable World Tour 2004


 

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