Pure Instinct

Pure Instinct

Cover photo by Gered Mankowitz
Studio album by Scorpions
Released May 21, 1996
Recorded Scorpio Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany,
Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands,
Magic Moments Studio, New York City, Goodnight LA, Los Angeles, USA
Genre Hard rock
Length 50:50
Label East West
Producer Erwin Musper
Keith Olsen
Scorpions
Scorpions chronology

Face the Heat
(1993)		 Pure Instinct
(1996)		 Eye II Eye
(1999)
Singles from Pure Instinct
  1. "You and I / She's Knocking at My Door"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Does Anyone Know / Stone in My Shoe (live)"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Wild Child"
    Released: 1996 (US only)
  4. "When You Came into My Life"
    Released: 1996
  5. "Where the River Flows"
    Released: 1996
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1996.

The cover art for this album, as with several earlier Scorpions albums, was replaced with an alternative cover for some releases[2] due to the nudity on the original cover. This is the only Scorpions album on which session musician Curt Cress plays drums. The album has more ballads than non-ballads. The song "You And I" gained some popularity and was often played on Scorpions concerts.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Wild Child"  Klaus MeineRudolf Schenker 4:19
2. "But the Best for You"  MeineMeine 5:26
3. "Does Anyone Know"  MeineMeine 6:03
4. "Stone in My Shoe"  MeineSchenker 4:42
5. "Soul Behind the Face"  MeineSchenker 4:14
6. "Oh Girl (I Wanna Be with You)"  MeineSchenker 3:56
7. "When You Came into My Life"  Meine, Schenker, Titiek Puspa, James F. SundahMeine, Schenker, Puspa, Sundah 5:13
8. "Where the River Flows"  MeineSchenker 4:16
9. "Time Will Call Your Name"  MeineSchenker 3:21
10. "You and I"  MeineMeine 6:16
11. "Are You the One?"  MeineSchenker 3:15
12. "She's Knocking at My Door" (Japanese edition bonus track)MeineSchenker 3:21

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1996 German Albums Chart[3] 8
Finnish Albums Charts[4] 10
French Albums Charts[5] 11
Swiss Albums Charts[6] 15
Austrian Albums Charts[7] 20
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[8] 28
Ultratop Belgian Charts[9] 37
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 38
GfK Dutch Charts[11] 95
Billboard 200 (North America) [12] 99

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
1996 "Wild Child" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[12] 19
"You and I" German Singles Chart[13] 22
Swiss Singles Charts[14] 23
French Singles Charts[15] 23
Austrian Singles Charts[16] 34
"Does Anyone Know" German Singles Chart[17] 81
"When You Came into My Life" German Singles Chart[18] 97
"Where The River Flows" German Singles Chart[19] 97

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
Germany BVMI 1996 Gold (+ 250,000)[20]
France SNEP 1996 Gold (+ 100,000)[21]
Finland IFPI Finland 1996 Gold (+ 25,000)[22]

References

  1. ↑ Weber, Barry. "Scorpions Pure Instinct review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  2. ↑ Jeffrey Easton. "Metal Exiles interview with Klaus Meine'". metalexiles.com. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Album – Scorpions, Pure Instinct". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Scorpions – Pure Instinct (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artist: search for Scorpions". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  6. ↑ "Scorpions – Pure Instinct". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  7. ↑ "Scorpions – Pure Instinct (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  8. ↑ "スコーピオンズ - スコーピオンズのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  9. ↑ "Scorpions – Pure Instinct". Ultratop (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  10. ↑ "Scorpions – Pure Instinct (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  11. ↑ "Scorpions – Pure Instinct (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Pure Instinct Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  13. ↑ "Single – Scorpions, You and I". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  14. ↑ "Scorpions – You and I". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  15. ↑ "Scorpions – You and I (chanson)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  16. ↑ "Scorpions – You and I (song)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  17. ↑ "Single – Scorpions, Does Anyone Know". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  18. ↑ "Single – Scorpions, When You Came into My Life". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  19. ↑ "Single – Scorpions, Where The River Flows". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  20. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scorpions)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  21. ↑ "Les Certifications depuis 1973 : search for Scorpions" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  22. ↑ "Tilastot: Scorpions". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2012-12-01.

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