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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions
This 2001 compilation from Scorpions belongs to Mercury's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series, which gathers an act's best-known material into a single affordable disc. It is one of 29 compilation albums in the German band's discography, and it came out in the United States on 12 June 2001 on Mercury Records.
For anyone arriving at the band through the hard rock of the 1980s, a set like this is a handy way in. Scorpions have released 19 studio albums since Lonesome Crow in 1972, and have sold between 75 and 100 million records worldwide. A single-disc collection suits a listener who wants the highlights before digging into full records such as Blackout or Love at First Sting.
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 57:29Tracklist
- 1Rock You Like a HurricaneSchenker, Meine, Rarebell4:16
- 2No One Like YouRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:00
- 3The ZooRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine5:33
- 4Loving You Sunday MorningSchenker, Meine, Rarebell5:39
- 5Still Loving YouRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine6:31
- 6Big City NightsRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:12
- 7Believe in LoveRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine5:26
- 8Rhythm of LoveRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:51
- 9I Can’t ExplainPete Townshend3:25
- 10Tease Me Please MeVallance, Jabs, Meine, Rarebell4:47
- 11Wind of ChangeKlaus Meine5:15
- 12Send Me an AngelRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:33
- Produced by
- Dieter Dierks, Bruce Fairbairn, Keith Olsen, Scorpions
- Executive producer
- Doc McGhee
- Recorded at
- Dierks Studios, Villa San Pecaïre, Scorpio Sound Studios, Wisseloord Studios, Goodnight LA Studios
- Recorded
- September 1978 – 1990
- Mixed by
- Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, Scorpions, Gerd Rautenbach, Nigel Green, Mike Shipley, Erwin Musper, Shay Baby, Keith Olsen
- Mixed at
- Dierks Studios, Home Studios, Wisseloord Studios
- Engineered by
- Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt, Gerd Rautenbach, Ian Taylor, Erwin Musper, Keith Olsen
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Length
- 57:29
Line-up
- Francis Buchholz · bass guitar, background vocals
- Matthias Jabs · electric guitar, slide guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar, talkbox, guitar
- Herman Rarebell · percussion, drums (drum set), background vocals
- Rudolf Schenker · electric guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals, guitar
- Klaus Meine · lead vocals, background vocals
- Michael Schenker · electric guitar · guest
- Peter Baltes · background vocals · guest
- Lee Aaron · background vocals · guest
- Claudia Frohling · background vocals · guest
- Cliff Roles · background vocals · guest
- Dries van der Schuyt · background vocals · guest
- Gerard v.d. Pot · background vocals · guest
- Inka Esser · background vocals · guest
- Jim Lewis · background vocals · guest
- Louis Spillman · background vocals · guest
- Erwin Musper · background vocals · guest
- Keith Olsen · background vocals · guest
- Peter Angmeer · background vocals · guest
- Ria Makker · background vocals · guest
- Roy Teysse · background vocals · guest
- Tony Ioannoua · background vocals · guest
- Wolfgang Praetz · background vocals · guest
- Koen van Baal · keyboard · guest
- Jim Vallance · keyboard · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (2000, 2001)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 June 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 12 June 2000 | |
| US release | 12 June 2001 | earliest US date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Mercury Records | 731454869423 | other |
| 12 June 2001 | US | Mercury Records | 602517084261 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1424x1395, upscaled to 1500 (x1.08)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1424×1395 | upscaled: major: best source 1424x1395, upscaled to 1500 (x1.08) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |