Deadly Sting | ||||
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Released | February 2, 1995 (Europe) July 15, 1997 (United States) | |||
Recorded | 1978–1995 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, glam metal, hard rock | |||
Length | 68:49, 76:07 (France) and 156:22 (US release) | |||
Label | EMI and Mercury (US release) | |||
Producer | Various | |||
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Deadly Sting is a compilation album of hits and previously unreleased material by the German hard rock band Scorpions. The songs were culled from their catalog on the Mercury label.
Deadly Sting was released both as a single disc in 1995 and an expanded double-disc version in 1997. The single-disc album has 15 or 18 tracks depending on the country of release,which span from 1978 to 1988. The double-disc US release has 33 songs ranging from 1978 to 1995,including several previously unreleased studio tracks.
The original cover art gained controversy,as it depicted a naked woman being stung by a column of scorpions. An alternative cover with the woman airbrushed out was printed,which was used for the double-disc version of the album,subtitled The Mercury Years. [2]
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] | 39 |
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [4] | 13 |
French Albums (SNEP) [5] | 15 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] | 28 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] | 32 |
Scorpions are a German hard rock band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The longest-running and most successful line-up of the band included Schenker,Klaus Meine (vocals),Matthias Jabs,Francis Buchholz (bass),and Herman Rarebell (drums),and lasted from 1978 to 1992. The band's only continuous member has been Schenker,although Meine has been with the band continuously since their first album Lonesome Crow (1972). Jabs has been a consistent member since 1978,while bassist PawełMąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee have been in the band since 2003 and 2016,respectively.
Love at First Sting is the ninth studio album by German rock band Scorpions. It was released in February 1984 by Harvest and EMI Records in Europe and Mercury Records in the US. The album contains "Rock You Like a Hurricane","Still Loving You",and "Big City Nights",three of the band's most famous songs.
Savage Amusement is the tenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions,released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20,1988. It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by Dieter Dierks.
Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions,released in 1979. Considered by some critics to be the pinnacle of their career,Lovedrive was a major evolution of the band's sound,exhibiting their "classic style" that would be later developed over their next few albums. Lovedrive cemented the "Scorpions formula" of hard rock songs combined with melodic ballads.
Still Loving You is a compilation album by the German hard rock band Scorpions.
Klaus Meine is a German singer,best known as the longtime frontman and primary lyricist of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of the group to appear on every Scorpions album,though he did not join the band until 1969,four years after its founding. Meine placed at number 22 on Hit Parader's 'Top Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time' list in 2006.
Francis Buchholz is a German musician best known as the bass guitarist of German rock band Scorpions from 1973 until 1992. Since leaving Scorpions,he has been a member of Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock.
Acoustica is an unplugged live album by German hard rock band Scorpions. It was released in 2001 on East West Records.
World Wide Live is a live album by German rock band Scorpions,released in 1985. The original audio recording was produced by Dieter Dierks. A VHS was released at the same time with footage of Scorpions' world tour.
"No One Like You" is a 1982 song by German rock band Scorpions. It was written by band members Rudolf Schenker (guitar) and Klaus Meine (vocals) and released as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album Blackout (1982). It was produced by Dieter Dierks and was recorded at Dierks Studios.
Box of Scorpions is a triple-CD compilation album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions,released on May 25,2004. It is one of the only compilations to feature songs from both the RCA and Mercury Records catalogue,including tracks from every studio album from 1972's Lonesome Crow through 2000's Moment of Glory. It concludes with two tracks previously released on the 2002 hits compilation Bad for Good:The Very Best of Scorpions.
"Still Loving You" is a power ballad by the German hard rock band Scorpions. It was released in June 1984 as the second single from their ninth studio album,Love at First Sting (1984). The song reached number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was most successful in Europe,reaching the top 5 in several countries.
Big City Nights is a compilation album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions,released in 1998.
Live at Wacken Open Air 2006 is a live DVD released by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. It was supposed to be released on 18 December 2007 but was delayed till 12 February 2008 for reasons undisclosed to the public.
Crazy World Tour Live... Berlin 1991 is a 1991 live video by German band Scorpions. The concert was recorded in Berlin,Germany.
The Platinum Collection is a compilation album by German hard rock band Scorpions,released in 2005,in Europe,Australia and South Africa.
Sting in the Tail is the seventeenth studio album by German hard rock band Scorpions. It was released on 19 March 2010 in Europe and on 23 March in North America. At the time it was intended to be a farewell album,released prior to their farewell tour.
Comeblack is a compilation of songs recorded by German hard rock band Scorpions;and is intended as a comeback album,following their farewell tour. Released after the successful 2010's Sting in the Tail,half of the album features re-recorded versions of their own classic songs and the other half cover versions of 1960s and early 1970s popular rock songs. It was announced on 3 October 2011,with a planned global release date of 4 November and a US release on 24 January 2012. Comeblack was also released for streaming online by AOL Music on 23 January 2012. The album was released by Sony Music Entertainment and available in both CD and vinyl formats.
Return to Forever is the eighteenth studio album by German rock band Scorpions. It was released in Europe on 20 February 2015. The album marks the final release of the band to feature the Unbreakable-era lineup with longtime drummer James Kottak leaving the band in September 2016,being replaced by former Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee.
Born to Touch Your Feelings:Best of Rock Ballads is a compilation album by German rock band Scorpions. It includes the most popular Scorpions ballads,with a brand new acoustic studio version of the song "Send Me an Angel",a new full band studio version of the song "Follow Your Heart" and two brand new songs "Melrose Avenue" and "Always Be with You" that were written specifically for this compilation.