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Wikipedia / Pure Instinct

Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1996. The album received mixed reviews from critics, with many criticizing it for having too many ballads and not enough hard rock songs.

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. This is the only Scorpions album that does not feature an official drummer, released following the departure of Herman Rarebell before the recording sessions. The band hired session musician Curt Cress as drummer for the album. The song "You and I" gained some popularity and was often played in Scorpions concerts.

Track listing

"Time Will Call Your Name" is 3:56 in length on European releases.

Personnel

  1. Scorpions

  2. Klaus Meine – lead vocals

  3. Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, EBow, backing vocals

  4. Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, slide guitar

  5. Ralph Rieckermann – bass

  6. Additional musicians

  7. Curt Cress – drums, percussion

  8. Pitti Hecht – percussion

  9. Luke Herzog, Koen van Bael – keyboards

  10. Production

  11. Erwin Musper – producer, engineer, mixing

  12. Keith Olsen – producer on track 1

  13. Evelien Tjebbes, Attie Bauw, Peter Kirkman – assistant engineers

  14. David Foster – producer, arranger, keyboards on track 7 (uncredited on this album, but credited on single)

  15. Claude Gaudette – keyboards on track 7 (uncredited on this album, but credited on single)

  16. David Reitzas, Felipe Elgueta – engineers on track 7 (uncredited on this album, but credited on single)

  17. Chris Lord-Alge – mixing on track 7 (uncredited on this album, but credited on single)

  18. George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

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