Savage Amusement is the tenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988. It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by Dieter Dierks.
Cover art The cover shows a woman wearing a black dress on a dark blue background. With her right hand she hides her eyes; thus, only her mouth and nose are visible. The cover of Savage Amusement is notable, however, for the fact that instead of the lady's right leg, a scorpion tail is seen. The typical band logo is shown on the upper left, while the title of the album is found in the lower right corner, in red, and underlined (also in red).
Track listing
Personnel Scorpions Klaus Meine – lead vocals, backing vocals Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitars, lead guitars, slide guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals Matthias Jabs – lead guitars, rhythm guitars, acoustic guitars, voice box, backing vocals (track 6) Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals (track 6) Herman Rarebell – drums, backing vocals (track 6)
Additional musicians Lee Aaron – backing vocals on "Rhythm of Love" Peter Baltes – intro vocals on "Every Minute Every Day"
Production Dieter Dierks – producer, engineer, mixing on tracks 2 and 9 Ian Taylor, Gerd Rautenbach – engineers Mike Shipley – mixing on tracks 2 and 9 Nigel Green and Scorpions – mixing at Battery Studios, London Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Charts Chart (1988) Peakposition Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 1 French Albums (SNEP) Select Scorpions from the menu, then press OK. 16Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Scorpions". 17Japanese Albums (Oricon) 32
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