Savage Amusement

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Savage Amusement
Studio album by Scorpions
Released April 16, 1988
Recorded 1987–1988
Studio Dierks Studios, Cologne, West Germany
Scorpio Sound Studios, Hannover, West Germany
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 37:19
Label Harvest/EMI (Europe)
Mercury (US)
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Love at First Sting
(1984)		 Savage Amusement
(1988)		 Crazy World
(1990)
Singles from Savage Amusement
  1. "Rhythm of Love / We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll"
    Released: May 1988
  2. "Believe in Love / Love on the Run"
    Released: August 1988
  3. "Passion Rules the Game / Every Minute Every Day"
    Released: February 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal[2]

Savage Amusement is the tenth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the USA,[3] where it became platinum on June 20, 1988.[4] 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

Side one
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Don't Stop at the Top"  Klaus Meine, Herman RarebellRudolf Schenker 4:03
2. "Rhythm of Love"  MeineSchenker 3:47
3. "Passion Rules the Game"  MeineRarebell 3:58
4. "Media Overkill"  MeineSchenker 3:32
5. "Walking on the Edge"  MeineSchenker 5:05
Side two
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
6. "We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll"  MeineSchenker 3:38
7. "Every Minute Every Day"  MeineSchenker 4:21
8. "Love on the Run"  Meine, RarebellSchenker 3:35
9. "Believe in Love"  MeineSchenker 5:20

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1988 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 2
German Albums Chart[6] 4
Billboard 200 (North America)[3] 5
Swiss Albums Charts[7] 5
Norwegian Albums Charts[8] 5
French Albums Charts[9] 16
UK Albums Chart[10] 18
Austrian Albums Charts[11] 18
GfK Dutch Charts[12] 24
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[13] 25

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
1988 "Rhythm of Love" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[3] 6
UK Singles Chart[14] 59
Billboard Hot 100[3] 75
"Believe in Love" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[3] 12
1989 "Passion Rules the Game" UK Singles Chart[15] 74

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1988 Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[4]
Canada CRIA 1988 Platinum (+ 100,000)[16]
Germany BVMI 1988 Gold (+ 250,000)[17]
France SNEP 1988 Gold (+ 100,000)[18]
Finland IFPI Finland 1988 Gold (+ 30,000)[19]
Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 1989 Gold (+ 25,000)[20]

References

  1. ↑ Weber, Barry. "Scorpions Savage Amusement review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Savage Amusement Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  4. 1 2 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Scorpions. Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
  5. ↑ "Scorpions – Savage Amusement (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Album – Scorpions, Savage Amusement". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Scorpions – Savage Amusement". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  8. ↑ "Scorpions – Savage Amusement (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  9. ↑ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artist: search for Scorpions". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Scorpions – Savage Amusement Chart Stats". Chart Archive.org. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  11. ↑ "Scorpions – Savage Amusement (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  12. ↑ "Scorpions – Savage Amusement (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  13. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 48, No. 13, July 16, 1988". Library and Archives Canada. 16 July 1988. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  14. ↑ "Scorpions – Rhythm of Love Chart Stats". Chart Archive.org. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  15. ↑ "Scorpions – Passion Rules the Game Chart Stats". Chart Archive.org. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  16. ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Scorpions". Music Canada. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  17. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scorpions)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  18. ↑ "Les Certifications depuis 1973 : search for Scorpions" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  19. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland : Music Certifications)". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  20. ↑ "Awards". Hitparade.ch. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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