Album · Compilation
Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions
Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions is a compilation from the German band, released in May 2002 on Hip-O Records. It gathers highlights from a career that by then stretched back thirty years, and sits among the group's releases at the start of the 2000s, between Moment of Glory and Unbreakable.
The reason to look twice, even if you already own the hits, is the closing pair of songs. "Cause I Love You" and the title track, "Bad for Good", were written specially for this collection, so they give long-time fans something new to hear at the end of a familiar run. It suits anyone wanting a single-disc way into the band's hard rock and heavy metal sound, with a couple of fresh extras for the committed.
Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions: tracklist, credits and charts
18 tracks · 1:19:54Tracklist
- 1Rock You Like a HurricaneSchenker, Meine, Rarebell4:12
- 2Loving You Sunday MorningSchenker, Meine, Rarebell5:37
- 3The ZooRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine5:29
- 4No One Like YouRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:57
- 5BlackoutSchenker, Kittelsen, Meine, Rarebell3:48
- 6Still Loving YouRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:48
- 7Big City NightsRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:09
- 8Believe in LoveRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:04
- 9Rhythm of LoveRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:48
- 10I Can’t ExplainPete Townshend3:22
- 11Wind of ChangeKlaus Meine5:11
- 12Send Me an AngelRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:32
- 13Don’t Believe HerVallance, Schenker, Meine, Rarebell4:54
- 14Tease Me Please MeVallance, Jabs, Meine, Rarebell4:43
- 15Hit Between the EyesSchenker, Vallance, Meine, Rarebell4:31
- 16Alien NationRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine5:01
- 17Cause I Love YouRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:44
- 18Bad for GoodSchenker, Dierks, Meine4:02
- Produced by
- Dieter Dierks, Bruce Fairbairn, Keith Olsen, Scorpions, Various
- Executive producer
- Doc McGhee
- Recorded at
- Dierks Studios, Villa San Pecaïre, Scorpio Sound Studios, Wisseloord Studios, Goodnight LA Studios
- Recorded
- 1979–2002
- Mixed by
- Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, Scorpions, Gerd Rautenbach, Nigel Green, Mike Shipley, Erwin Musper, Shay Baby, Keith Olsen
- Mixed at
- Home Studios, Dierks Studios, Wisseloord Studios
- Engineered by
- Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt, Gerd Rautenbach, Ian Taylor, Erwin Musper, Keith Olsen
- Label
- Hip‐O Records
- Length
- 1:19:54
Line-up
- Francis Buchholz · bass guitar, background vocals
- Matthias Jabs · electric guitar, slide guitar, background vocals, talkbox, acoustic 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
- Lee Aaron · background vocals · guest
- Peter Baltes · background vocals · guest
- Koen van Baal · keyboard · guest
- Jim Vallance · keyboard · 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
- Ralph Rieckermann · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
- James Kottak · drums (drum set) · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2002 | 161 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia 2002-05-28 vs 2002-03-28 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 28 March 2002 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 28 May 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 2002 | |
| US release | 28 March 2002 | earliest US date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Hip‐O Records | 731454811828 | other |
| 2002 | US | Hip‐O Records | 731454811828 | other |
| 28 March 2002 | US | Hip‐O Records | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1420x1403, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 1420×1403 | upscaled: minor: best source 1420x1403, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |