Acoustica (Scorpions album)

Acoustica is a 2001 unplugged album by German heavy metal band Scorpions.

Acoustica was recorded during three concerts, at Convento do Beato, Lisbon, Portugal, in February 2001.^[2] It was a most unusual set for the band, as Klaus Meine comments on the DVD. The band was supported by female backing vocalists, a percussionist, an extra guitarist and Christian Kolonovits (who had worked with the band as conductor and arranger on the Moment of Glory album) on keyboards. He also collaborated on rearranging the songs for the acoustic set. The band performed four new songs: "Life is too Short", "Back to You", "I Wanted to Cry" and "When Love Kills Love", which was released as single.^[3] All the new songs were featured on the DVD, while "Back to You" and five others were not omitted from the CD.

Acoustica also contains cover versions of songs such as The Cars' "Drive", Kansas' "Dust in the Wind" and the Queen hit "Love of My Life".

In 2003, an official 'Platinum Edition' was released by Warner Music Thailand, which coupled the original CD with a VCD. The VCD featured behind the scenes and rehearsal footage and a band interview, conducted in English by a Thai television crew.

The album attained gold status in Brazil, and the DVD attained platinum status.

CD track listing

All tracks by Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine, except where otherwise noted.

1. "The Zoo" 5:49
2. "Always Somewhere" 4:10
3. "Life Is Too Short" 5:18
4. "Holiday" 5:55
5. "You and I" (Meine) 5:19
6. "When Love Kills Love" 4:53
7. "Dust in the Wind" (Kerry Livgren) 3:49 (Kansas cover)
8. "Send Me an Angel" 5:24
9. "Catch Your Train" 3:46
10. "I Wanted to Cry (but the Tears Wouldn't Come)" 3:47
11. "Wind of Change" (Meine) 5:34
12. "Love of My Life" (Freddie Mercury) 2:26 (Queen cover)
13. "Drive" (Ric Ocasek) 4:00 (The Cars cover)
14. "Still Loving You" 5:45
15. "Hurricane 2001" (Schenker/Meine/Rarebell) 4:35

Platinum Edition VCD track listing

Making of Acoustica (video)

Band interview (video)

"When Love Kills Love" (video)

"Holiday" (video)

"Drive" (video)

"Send Me an Angel" (video)

"Rhythm of Love" (audio only)

"Tease Me Please Me" (audio only)

"Is There Anybody Out There?" (audio only)

DVD track listing

1. "Loving You Sunday Morning" 5:24
2. "Is There Anybody There" 4:39
3. "The Zoo" 7:15
4. "Always Somewhere" 5:26
5. "Life is too Short" 6:32
6. "Holiday" 6:02
7. "You and I" 5:23
8. "When Love Kills Love" 5:10
9. "Tease Me Please Me" 5:21
10. "Dust in the Wind" (original by Kansas) 4:01
11. "Send Me an Angel" 5:55
12. "Under the Same Sun" 5:25
13. "Rhythm of Love" 5:22
14. "Back to You" 4:57
15. "Catch Your Train" 3:50
16. "I Wanted to Cry (But the Tears Wouldn't Come)" 4:07
17. "Hurricane 2001" 4:39
18. "Wind of Change" 6:56
19. "Love of My Life" (original by Queen) 3:00
20. "Drive" (original by The Cars) 4:10
21. "Still Loving You" 5:45

Personnel

• Klaus Meine – Vocals
• Rudolf Schenker – Acoustic Guitar
• Matthias Jabs – Acoustic Guitar
• James Kottak – Drums
• Ralph Rieckermann – Bass Guitar and Contrabass

• Christian Kolonovits – Piano and Hammond
• Johan Daansen – Acoustic Guitar
• Mario Argandona – Percussion
• Ariana Arcu – Cello

References

External links

• Official DVD page, with Making Of video
• "When Love Kills Love" video
• "Send Me An Angel" video
• "Hurricane 2001" video