Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads
Occupation
- Vocals: Klaus Meine
- Rhythm Guitar: Rudolf Schenker
- Lead Guitar: Matthias Jabs
- Bass: Francis Buchholz
- Drums: Herman Rare Bell
Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads is the fifth official compilation of the German hard rock band Scorpions, which was published in 1989. It is the first compilation of the band, which also contains a song next to already known material with Can not Explain, which can be found only on this publication or on the corresponding single.
- 5.1 criticism
- 5.2 sales
- 5.3 chart positions and awards
Background
The compilation of compilation album was due to the expiration of a long-term contract with her producer Dieter Dierks and their record company, there's a compilation was open from this contract out. In addition to many classics, the Scorpions were still playing as an extra with the cover version of The Who Songs Can not ' Explain the first time a song one that was not composed by a member of the band. The song was produced for the first time since 1975, not by Dierks in the studios but also in the Netherlands by Bruce Fairbain and the Scorpions itself Some of the songs were remixed. So are the songs Big City Nights, Is There Anybody There, Holiday and Hey You on this album by Harald Lepschies and the Scorpions were remixed in the EMI Studios in Cologne for this compilation.
Selection
Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads contains titles from 1979 to 1989 during which the Scorpions including the United States celebrated great successes. So, therefore, were considered the albums Love Drive, Animal Magnetism, Blackout, Love at First Sting and Savage Amusement. Also located on the album the song Can not Explain, a cover version of the hit song by the British rock group The Who. Also included are next to well-known album versions of various songs partly remixes of songs like Is There Anybody There, as well as the version previously only in the United States included on the album Blackout by China White, which is characterized by an alternate guitar solo by Rudolf Schenker.
Title list
European and UK version
U.S. version
Single releases
As a single from this compilation, the cover Can not Explain appeared along with the song Love Drive as a B- side as well as the Long Version of Is There Anybody There with The Zoo and the album version of the title song.
Reception
Criticism
The HiFi magazine Audio ruled on the compilation: "The Prophet does not count in their own country - this experience had the Hanoverian hard rockers Scorpions make. They have plenty of success - in the U.S. or England, even in faraway Japan. The country people now remains the possibility to reduce existing prejudices with this outstanding compilation. Over an hour of rock at its best. Guys, Still Loving You. "
Holger Stratmann wrote in rock magazine Rock Hard, "The precious Rocker Jacket symbolic depends on the mic stand. Yes, it seems the Scorpions are the sympathetic Sauber men that rock, but never cross the line is. Just the sound: crunching, but always crystal clear guitars, soulful ballads, good tunes - no mess! And that's a good thing, because nasty bad boys from LA and aggressive Power combos that can play the muscles, there are plenty of them. Nevertheless, the Who Cover ' Can not Explain ' ( the only new track on the album ) I would have liked from such a band, and finally the Who were in the best of times and the Allerwildesten. The Scorp solve their task good, but the number does not fit in them. So that's been published only on single and Scorps fans long-awaited Hey You, the absolute highlight of the album. Better and catchy can not get any more! The rest is what such " best-of " called - twelve Scorpions hits churning out that I need not enumerate here, as everyone knows and loves anyway (well, almost everyone ). However, one should keep away from the original versions ( a track like Is There Anybody There could be a remix only worsen, and it is then - too perfect ), otherwise Best Of Rockers N ' Ballads is a beautiful gift album. What a luck ( chance? ? ) That it appeared just before Christmas ... ".
Sales
Overall Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads sold to date, over 3 million times.
Chart positions and awards
The album reached number 14 in the German charts and # 43 of the U.S. Billboard charts. In Sweden, the compilation placed at position 35, in Switzerland it peaked at number 21 in Canada and in Germany Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads was awarded with gold, while the album was even awarded in the United States with platinum.