Humanity: Hour I

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Humanity: Hour I
Humanity: Hour I cover
Studio album by Scorpions
Released Flag of Europe May 2007
Flag of the United StatesFlag of Canada August 28, 2007
Recorded October 2006-February 2007
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 52:58
Label BMG, New Door Records (US & Canada)
Producer James Michael, Desmond Child
Professional reviews
Scorpions chronology
Unbreakable
(2004)		 Humanity - Hour 1
(2007)

Humanity: Hour I is a concept album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, which was released in Europe on May 14, 2007 and in the United States and Canada on August 28, 2007. The leading song "Humanity" was performed by Scorpions on March 24, 2007 at Brussels, Belgium. The album also has its own website HumanityHour1.com in which visitors can chat with a female android.

The album was produced by James Michael and Desmond Child, who also provide backing vocals. The first single was "Humanity".

Also of note is the band's logo on the album's cover: the text font is similar to their first two albums, as opposed to the band's more famous logo. This marks only the third time in the band's career (and the first time in 33 years) the less familiar font has been used. However, if one looks closely, their more familiar logo can be seen on the back of the neck of the female android.

Contents

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  1. "Hour I" - 03:26 (Rudolf Schenker/James Michael/Desmond Child/John. 5)
  2. "The Game Of Life" - 04:04 (Klaus Meine/Child/Mikael Nord Andersson/Martin Hansen)
  3. "We Were Born To Fly" - 03:59 (Matthias Jabs/Eric Bazilian/Marti Frederiksen)
  4. "The Future Never Dies" - 04:03 (Meine/Child/Bazilian/Jason Paige/Russ Irwin)
  5. "You're Lovin' Me To Death" - 03:15 (Schenker/Child/Andreas Carlsson/Bazilian)
  6. "321" - 03:53 (Schenker/Child/Frederiksen/Paige)
  7. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" - 04:32 (Meine/Child/Bazilian/Frederiksen)
  8. "We Will Rise Again" - 03:49 (Jabs/Michael/Paige/Child)
  9. "Your Last Song" - 03:44 (Schenker/Child/Bazilian)
  10. "Love Is War" - 04:20 (Jabs/Michael/Child/Frederiksen)
  11. "The Cross" - 04:28 (Jabs/Michael/Child/Frederiksen)
  12. "Humanity" - 05:26 (Meine/Child/Bazilian)
  13. "Cold"* - 03:52 (Jabs/Child/Bazilian/Frederiksen)
  14. "Humanity" (Radio Edit)* - 04:06 (Meine/Child/Bazilian)
  15. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Radio Edit)* - 04:32 (Meine/Child/Bazilian/Frederiksen)

* Bonus tracks available on Limited Edition, LP, and Japan releases.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band

[edit] Guests

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year Chart Peak Position
2007 Greece Album Charts 1
2007 Russian Album Charts 5
2007 Argentina Album Charts 8
2007 German Album Charts 9
2007 Japanese Album Charts 16
2007 Switzerland Album Charts 27
2007 Finland Album Charts 29
2007 Canada Album Chart 40
2007 Austrian Album Charts 41
2007 Italian Album Charts 44
2007 Czech Republic Album Charts 47
2007 Spain Album Charts 59
2007 The Billboard 200 63
2007 Holland Album Charts 91
2007 Mexico Album Charts 97

[edit] External links


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