Scorpions "Savage Amusement (USA, Mercury Records, Long Box, 832-963-2)"

Savage Amusement is the tenth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released on April 16 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the USA, where it became platinum on June 20, 1988. It was to be the last Scorpions record to be produced by Dieter Dierks.

The album was the follow-up to the successful Love at First Sting and had some musical differences when compared to its predecessor. The overall feel of the album shows that Scorpions wanted to experiment a little with some different genres, going to a more radio friendly style and incorporating more synthesized sounds. While there are still some straight hard rock songs, like "Don't Stop at the Top" and "We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll", there are also dance rock songs such as "Passion Rules the Game".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Klaus Meine, except where noted; all music is composed by Rudolf Schenker, except where noted.

1. "Don't Stop at the Top" (lyrics: Meine, Herman Rarebell) 4:03
2. "Rhythm of Love" 3:47
3. "Passion Rules the Game" (music: Rarebell) 3:58
4. "Media Overkill" 3:32
5. "Walking on the Edge" 5:05
6. "We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll" 3:38
7. "Every Minute Every Day" 4:21
8. "Love on the Run" (lyrics: Meine, Rarebell) 3:35
9. "Believe in Love" 5:20

Recording information:

Recorded at Dierks Studios I, II, III in Cologne, West Germany.

Additional recordings at Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover, West Germany.

Tracks 2, 5 and 9 mixed at Dierks III Studios.

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 mixed at Battery Studios in London, United Kingdom.

Mastered at Masterdisk in New York, New York, USA.

"This album took quite a long time to be recorded and completed"