Scorpions - Face The Heat

Жанр: Pop/ Rock
Стиль: Album Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop-Metal, Hair Metal, Symphonic Metal
Страна: ГЕРМАНИЯ (GERMANY)
Дата первоначального релиза: 1993-09-21
Дата релиза: 2019-10-25
Лейбл: Mercury ‎
Кол-во носителей: 2
Штрих-код: 602577830891
Кат. номер: Mercury ‎– 00602577830891
Количество треков: 14
Длительность: 52:04+Bonus EP
Состояние пластинки: New! ( Sealed/ Sealed)! Новый! Запечатан!

LP:
A1. Alien Nation/ Written-By – Meine*, Schenker* - 5:44
A2. No Pain No Gain/ Written-By – Meine*, Hudson*, Schenker* - 3:55
A3. Someone To Touch/ Written-By – Meine*, Hudson*, Schenker* - 4:28
A4. Under The Same Sun/ Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Mark Hudson Written-By – Meine*, Hudson*, Fairbairn* - 4:52
A5. Taxman Woman/ Written-By – Meine*, Schenker* - 4:30
B1. Unholy Alliance/ Written-By – Meine*, Schenker* - 5:16
B2. Woman/ Arranged By – Luke Herzog, Rudolf Schenker Keyboards [Additional] – Luke Herzog Written-By – Meine*, Schenker* - 5:56
B3. Hate To Be Nice/ Written-By – Meine*, Schenker* - 3:33
B4. Ship Of Fools/ Voice [Opera] – Helen Donath Written-By – Meine*, Schenker* - 4:15
B5. Nightmare Avenue/ Voice [Girl's] – Rhian Gittins Written-By – Meine*, Hudson*, Jabs* - 3:54
Bonus EP:
C1. Lonely Nights/ Written-By – Meine*, Schenker* - 4:44
C2. Destin/ Written-By – Meine*, Schenker* - 3:17
D1. His Latest Flame/ Written-By – Pomus*, Shuman* - 3:24
D2. Daddy's Girl/ Written-By – Klaus Meine, Schenker* - 4:17

Face The Heat (рус. «Столкнись с жарой») — двенадцатый студийный альбом немецкой рок-группы Scorpions, вышедший 21 сентября 1993 года. Это последний альбом с участием барабанщика Германа Раребелла.
Диск занял 24-е место в американском чарте Billboard 200 и получил статус золотого альбома в 1994 году.
Композиция «Under the Same Sun» является финальной для фильма «В смертельной зоне».

Делюксовое подарочное переиздание альбома на двойном виниле, включающим в качестве бонуса дополнительную пластинку с 4-мя треками на скорости 45 об/мин.

            Personnel:
Scorpions:
Klaus Meine – lead vocals
Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals
Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals
Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians:
John Webster - keyboards
Luke Herzog - additional keyboards on "Woman" and "Lonely Nights", arrangements with Klaus Meine on "Woman"
Helen Donath - opera voice on "Ship of Fools"
Rhian Gittins - girl's voice on "Nightmare Avenue"
Paul Laine, Mark LaFrance - backing vocals
Bruce Fairbairn, Mark Hudson - backing vocals on "Under the Same Sun"

Production:
Bruce Fairbairn - producer, arrangements with Scorpions
Erwin Musper - engineer, mixing at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
Mike Plotnikoff - engineer
George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Hubert Kretzschmar - cover photography

           Рейтинг:
AllMusic: 2.5*/5  
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: 4/10
Metal Hammer (GER): 6/7
Rock Hard: 8.0/10
Muzon-Market (MM): 6.5*/10

Charts:
( Album Chart(1993)/ Position):
German Albums Chart/ 4
French Albums Chart/ 5
Swiss Albums Top 100/ 9
Austrian Top 40 Albums/ 12
Swedish Albums Chart/ 15
Billboard 200 (US)/ 24
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts/ 29
RPM100 Albums (Canada)/ 34
Dutch MegaCharts/ 34
UK Albums Chart/ 51

Certifications
( Region/ Certification/ Certified units/sales):
France (SNEP)/ Gold/ 100,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)/ Gold/ 25,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)/ Gold/ 25,000^

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Scorpions - немецкая англоязычная рок-группа, созданная в 1965 в Ганновере. Для стиля группы характерны как классический хард-рок, так и лирические гитарные баллады. Scorpions являются самой популярной рок-группой Германии и одной из самых известных в мире, продав более 100 миллионов копий своих альбомов (по состоянию на 29 января 2010). Коллектив занимает 46 место в списке "Величайших артистов хард-рока" по версии VH1. С 2015 года группа гастролировала с юбилейным туром 50th Anniversary — World Tour 2015/2016. В 2017 выступают с туром Crazy World Tour.

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Компании и т. п.
Recorded At – Little Mountain Sound Studios
Mixed At – Wisseloord Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.

Над релизом работали:
Art Direction – Michael Bays
Artwork, Design – A3 (4)
Backing Vocals – Mark LaFrance, Paul Laine
Bass Guitar – Ralph Rieckermann
Drums, Percussion – Herman Rarebell
Engineer [Second] – Mike Plotnikoff
Engineer, Mixed By – Erwin Musper
Keyboards – John Webster
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [6 & 12 String], Slide Guitar, Guitar [Fatbody Jazz], Talkbox – Matthias Jabs
Management – Doc McGhee
Mastered By – George Marino
Photography By – Davies & Starr*
Photography By [Back Cover] – Joe Giron
Producer, Arranged By – Bruce Fairbairn, Scorpions
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [6 & 12 String], Sitar, E-Bow [Ebo], Backing Vocals – Rudolf Schenker
Technician [Drum Tech] – Neil Glover
Technician [Guitar Tech], Other [Prod. Assistant] – Peter Kirkman
Vocals, Backing Vocals – Klaus Meine

Заметки:
(c) 1993. LP with bonus EP in a double-sized pocket but a non-gatefold jacket. Includes a printed innersleeve with lyrics & credits for LP. Sleeve for EP has no lyrics.

Recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Ltd. in Vancouver, Canada.
Mixed at Wisseloord Studios in The Netherlands.
Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York.
Made in Germany.
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