1996 studio album by Scorpions
Pure Instinct Studio album byReleased 21 May 1996 Studio Scorpio Sound Studio,Hannover , Germany Wisseloord Studios ,Hilversum , NetherlandsMagic Moments Studio,New York City, New York , US Goodnight LA,Los Angeles, California , US Genre Length 51 :04 Label East West (International),Atlantic (US)Producer Scorpions chronologySingles from Pure Instinct "You and I " / "She's Knocking at My Door" "Does Anyone Know" / "Stone in My Shoe (live)" "Wild Child" (US only) "When You Came into My Life" "Where the River Flows" Alternative cover photo byMichel Comte
Pure Instinct album by the Germanhard rock bandScorpions , released in 1996. Reviewers criticized the album for having too many ballads and not enoughhard rock or evenrock .
The cover art for this album, as with several earlier Scorpions albums, was replaced with an alternative cover for some releases due to the nudity on the original cover.[ 6] Curt Cress plays drums. The album has more ballads than non-ballads. The song "You and I " gained some popularity and was often played in Scorpions concerts.
All lyrics are written byKlaus Meine , except "When You Came into My Life" by Meine,Rudolf Schenker ,Titiek Puspa andJames F. Sundah
No. Title Music Length 1. "Wild Child" Schenker 4:19 2. "But the Best for You" Meine 5:26 3. "Does Anyone Know" Meine 6:03 4. "Stone in My Shoe" Schenker 4:42 5. "Soul Behind the Face" Schenker 4:01 6. "Oh Girl (I Wanna Be with You)" Schenker 3:56 7. "When You Came into My Life" Meine, Schenker, Puspa, Sundah 5:13 8. "Where the River Flows" Schenker 4:16 9. "Time Will Call Your Name" Schenker 3:21 10. "You and I " Meine 6:16 11. "Are You the One? " Schenker 3:15
Japanese edition bonus track No. Title Music Length 12. "She's Knocking at My Door" Schenker 3:21
Pure Instinct single-only tracksNo. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Kiss of Borrowed Time" (from the "When You Came into My Life" CD-single) Meine 3:39 2. "You and I" (special single mix from the "You and I" CD-single) Meine 4:21
Scorpions Additional musicians Curt Cress – drums, percussionPitti Hecht – percussion Luke Herzog, Koen van Bael – keyboards Production Erwin Musper – producer, engineer, mixingKeith Olsen – producer of tracks 1Evelien Tjebbes, Attie Bauw, Peter Kirkman – assistant engineers David Foster – Producer, Arranger, Keyboards of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited)Claude Gaudette – Keyboards of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited) David Reitzas, Felipe Elgueta – engineer of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited) Chris Lord-Alge – mixing of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited)George Marino – mastering atSterling Sound , New York^ Weber, Barry."Scorpions Pure Instinct review" .AllMusic Rovi Corporation . Retrieved5 August 2011 . ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007).The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties .Burlington, Ontario ,Canada :Collector's Guide Publishing . pp. 387– 388.ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9 ^ Scöwe, Andreas (May 1996)."Scorpions – Pure Instinct" .Metal Hammer . Retrieved20 June 2017 . ^ Glas, Stefan (1996)."Review Album: Scorpions - Pure Instinct" .Rock Hard . Retrieved20 June 2017 . ^ Loloceltic (7 May 2011)."Scorpions Pure Instinct review" .Music Waves (in French). Retrieved15 April 2020 . ^ Jeffrey Easton."Metal Exiles interview with Klaus Meine' . metalexiles.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved21 April 2010 . ^ "Austriancharts.at – Scorpions – Pure Instinct" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.^ "Ultratop.be – Scorpions – Pure Instinct" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scorpions – Pure Instinct" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.^ "Scorpions: Pure Instinct" (in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved March 25, 2024. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S" .Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived fromthe original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved25 March 2024 .Select Scorpions from the menu, then press OK. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scorpions – Pure Instinct" (in German).GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved March 25, 2024.^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo:Oricon Entertainment . 2006.ISBN 4-87131-077-9 ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Scorpions – Pure Instinct" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.^ "Swedishcharts.com – Scorpions – Pure Instinct" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.^ "Swisscharts.com – Scorpions – Pure Instinct" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40" .Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 25, 2024.^ "Scorpions Chart History (Billboard 200)" .Billboard ^a b "Scorpions" (in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved13 January 2021 .^ "French album certifications – Scorpions – Pure Instinct" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved13 January 2022 .Select SCORPIONS and click OK. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scorpions; ' Pure Instinct' )" (in German).Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved15 November 2011 .^a b c d "Scorpions Pure Instinct" (PDF) .Billboard ^a b c "Certification Award Levels" (PDF) .IFPI . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 9 January 2007. Retrieved23 March 2023 .^a b "Scorpions bares its soul" .News Straits Times . Retrieved11 July 2023 .^a b "Platinum Award for the sales of 50'000 copies of Pure Instinct" . Archived fromthe original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved4 February 2021 .
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