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Best of Scorpions, Volume 2
Best of Scorpions, Volume 2 is a compilation from the German band Scorpions, issued through RCA. It appeared in the United States on 10 July 1984, and it gathers songs from the band's earlier catalogue under the hard rock banner.
The timing is worth noting. By mid-1984 the group had already released Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism and Blackout, and Love at First Sting arrived the same year. This collection sits alongside those records as a way into the band's work, a handy place to start for anyone who knows the big singles and wants to hear where the Scorpions story began.
Best of Scorpions, Volume 2: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 43:24Tracklist
- 1Top of the BillRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:29
- 2They Need a MillionRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:54
- 3Longing for FireRudolf Schenker and Uli Jon Roth2:47
- 4Catch Your TrainRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:37
- 5Speedy’s ComingRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:43
- 6Crying DaysRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:41
- 7All Night LongKlaus Meine and Uli Jon Roth3:14
- 8This Is My SongRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:16
- 9Sun in My HandUli Jon Roth4:26
- 10We’ll Burn the SkyRudolf Schenker and Monika Dannemann8:16
- Produced by
- Dieter Dierks, Frank Bornemann, Scorpions, Conny Plank, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions
- Recorded at
- Dierks Studios, Musicland Studios, Studio Maschen, 中野サンプラザ, Star Studios
- Recorded
- 1974–1978
- Mixed by
- Dieter Dierks
- Engineered by
- Dieter Dierks, Horst Andritschke, Mack, 吉田保
- Labels
- RCA, RCA Records
- Length
- 43:24
Line-up
- Francis Buchholz · bass guitar, background vocals
- Achim Kirschning · keyboard, organ, mellotron, synthesizer · guest
- Rudy Lenners · drums (drum set)
- Uli Jon Roth · guitar, background vocals, electric guitar, lead vocals
- Rudolf Schenker · guitar, background vocals, electric guitar, lead vocals
- Klaus Meine · lead vocals
- Hans‐Jürgen Rosenthal · drums (drum set) · guest
- Herman Rarebell · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals · guest
- Wolfgang Dziony · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals · guest
- Lothar Heimberg · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
- Michael Schenker · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1984 | 175 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 July 1984 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 July 1984 | |
| Wikidata | 10 July 1984 | |
| US release | 10 July 1984 | earliest US date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | DE | RCA | other | |
| 10 July 1984 | US | RCA | original | |
| 1990 | DE | RCA | 0035627451720 | other |
| 24 March 1992 | US | RCA | 078635508529 | other |
| 28 July 2008 | DE | RCA | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1416x1401, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1416×1401 | upscaled: minor: best source 1416x1401, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |