Face the Heat
Face the Heat is the twelfth studio album released by the German hard rock band Scorpions in 1993.
It was produced by the band and the late Bruce Fairbairn and released on the PolyGram label. This album marked their status as a sort of political band with the song "Alien Nation", which was about the re-unification of Germany. This album had a contemporary touch to it, as the band were then going with the current trends, before later returning to their original style in Unbreakable in 2004. This is last album to feature drummer Herman Rarebell, and the first with Ralph Rieckermann on bass guitar.
"Under the Same Sun" was played during the ending credits of the 1994 film On Deadly Ground.
"Alien Nation" was covered by the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle, recorded by Pier Gonella at MusicArt Studios and released as Japanese bonus track of their album The Phoenix.
"Lonely Nights" was later included in the 2017 compilation album .Track listing
Personnel
Scorpions
- Klaus Meine - lead vocals
- Rudolf Schenker - rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Matthias Jabs - lead guitars, backing vocals
- Herman Rarebell - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Ralph Rieckermann - bass, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- John Webster - keyboards
- Luke Herzog - additional keyboards on "Woman" and "Lonely Nights", arrangements with Klaus Meine on "Woman"
- Helen Donath - opera voice on "Ship of Fools"
- Rhian Gittins - girl's voice on "Nightmare Avenue"
- Paul Laine, Mark LaFrance - backing vocals
- Bruce Fairbairn, Mark Hudson - backing vocals on "Under the Same Sun"
Production
- Bruce Fairbairn - producer, arrangements with Scorpions
- Erwin Musper - engineer, mixing at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
- Mike Plotnikoff - engineer
- George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- Hubert Kretzschmar - cover photography
Charts
Album
Singles
Certifications
