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1993 studio album by Scorpions
Face the Heat
is the twelfth studio
album
released by the German
hard rock
band
Scorpions
in 1993.
It was produced by the band and the late
Bruce Fairbairn
and released on the
Mercury
label. This album marked their status as a sort of political band with the song "Alien Nation", which was about the
re-unification of Germany
.
[
citation needed
]
This album had a contemporary touch to it, as the band were then going with the current trends, before later returning to their original style in
Unbreakable
in 2004. This is the last album to feature drummer
Herman Rarebell
, and the first with Ralph Rieckermann on bass guitar replacing
Francis Buchholz
.
"Under the Same Sun" was played during the ending credits of the 1994 film
On Deadly Ground
.
"Alien Nation" was
covered
by the
Italian
heavy metal
band
Mastercastle
, recorded by
Pier Gonella
at MusicArt Studios and released as Japanese bonus track of their album
The Phoenix
.
"Lonely Nights" was later included in the 2017 compilation album
Born to Touch Your Feelings: Best of Rock Ballads
.
Track listing
[
edit
]
All tracks are written by
Klaus Meine
and
Rudolf Schenker
except where noted
Title
| Writer(s)
|
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1.
| "Alien Nation"
|
| 5:44
|
---|
2.
| "No Pain No Gain"
| Schenker, Meine,
Mark Hudson
| 3:55
|
---|
3.
| "Someone to Touch"
| Schenker, Meine, Hudson
| 4:28
|
---|
4.
| "Under the Same Sun"
| Meine, Hudson, Scott Fairbairn
| 4:52
|
---|
5.
| "Unholy Alliance"
|
| 5:16
|
---|
6.
| "Woman"
|
| 5:56
|
---|
7.
| "Hate to Be Nice"
|
| 3:30
|
---|
8.
| "Taxman Woman"
|
| 4:30
|
---|
9.
| "Ship of Fools"
|
| 4:15
|
---|
10.
| "Nightmare Avenue"
| Matthias Jabs
, Meine, Hudson
| 3:54
|
---|
11.
| "Lonely Nights"
|
| 4:50
|
---|
Japanese edition bonus tracks
Title
|
---|
12.
| "Kami O Shin Jiru [
sic
]"
| 3:49
|
---|
13.
| "Daddy's Girl"
| 4:18
|
---|
European edition bonus tracks
Title
|
---|
12.
| "Destin"
| 3:17
|
---|
13.
| "Daddy's Girl"
| 4:18
|
---|
Face the Heat
single-only tracks
Title
| Writer(s)
|
---|
1.
| "Rubber Fucker" (from the "Alien Nation" maxi-single)
| Herman Rarebell
| 3:39
|
---|
2.
| "Partners in Crime" (from the "Under the Same Sun" maxi-single)
|
| 4:24
|
---|
Personnel
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]
- Scorpions
- Additional musicians
- John Webster
? keyboards
- Luke Herzog ? additional keyboards on "Woman" and "Lonely Nights", arrangements on "Woman"
- Helen Donath
? opera voice on "Ship of Fools"
- Rhian Gittins ? girl's voice on "Nightmare Avenue"
- Paul Laine
, Mark LaFrance ? backing vocals
- Bruce Fairbairn
,
Mark Hudson
? backing vocals on "Under the Same Sun"
- Production
Charts
[
edit
]
Certifications and sales
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
Weber, Barry.
"Scorpions Face the Heat review"
.
AllMusic
.
Rovi Corporation
. Retrieved
25 November
2012
.
- ^
Popoff, Martin
(1 August 2007).
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties
.
Burlington, Ontario
, Canada:
Collector's Guide Publishing
. p. 387.
ISBN
978-1-894959-62-9
.
- ^
Scowe, Andreas (October 1993).
"Scorpions ? Face the Heat"
.
Metal Hammer
(in German)
. Retrieved
20 June
2017
.
- ^
Kupfer, Thomas (1993).
"Review Album: Scorpions - Face the Heat"
.
Rock Hard
(in German). No. 77
. Retrieved
20 June
2017
.
- ^
"Austriancharts.at ? Scorpions ? Face the Heat"
(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 2276"
.
RPM
.
Library and Archives Canada
. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
"Dutchcharts.nl ? Scorpions ? Face the Heat"
(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
Pennanen, Timo (2006).
Sisaltaa hitin ? levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972
(in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava. p. 166.
ISBN
978-951-1-21053-5
.
- ^
"Le Detail des Albums de chaque Artiste ? S"
.
Infodisc.fr
(in French). Archived from
the original
on 22 October 2014
. Retrieved
25 March
2024
.
Select
Scorpions
from the menu, then press
OK
.
- ^
"Offiziellecharts.de ? Scorpions ? Face the Heat"
(in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts
. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
"Classifiche"
.
Musica e Dischi
(in Italian)
. Retrieved
25 March
2024
.
Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Scorpions".
- ^
Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970?2005
(in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo:
Oricon Entertainment
. 2006.
ISBN
4-87131-077-9
.
- ^
"Norwegiancharts.com ? Scorpions ? Face the Heat"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
"Swedishcharts.com ? Scorpions ? Face the Heat"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
"Swisscharts.com ? Scorpions ? Face the Heat"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
"Official Albums Chart Top 100"
.
Official Charts Company
. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
"Scorpions Chart History (
Billboard
200)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^
"French album certifications ? Scorpions ? Face the Heat"
(in French). InfoDisc
. Retrieved
24 November
2021
.
Select
SCORPIONS
and click
OK
.
- ^
a
b
c
"World Music Awards - Scorpions"
(PDF)
.
Billboard
. Vol. 106, no. 23. 4 June 1994. p. 73.
ISSN
0006-2510
. Retrieved
21 March
2022
.
- ^
"IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993?2011"
(in Norwegian).
IFPI
Norway
. Retrieved
20 May
2019
.
- ^
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (
'
Face the Heat
'
)"
. IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien
. Retrieved
20 May
2019
.
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