Classic Bites
2002 greatest hits album by Scorpions
Classic Bites | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Scorpions | ||||
Released | 5 February 2002[1] | |||
Recorded | 1990–1994 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 79:16[1] | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Keith Olsen, Bruce Fairbairn, Scorpions[2] | |||
Scorpions compilations chronology | ||||
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Classic Bites is a compilation album released in 2002 by the German hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. It features songs from two studio albums—Crazy World (1990) and Face the Heat (1993)—as well as a single track from the 1995 live album Live Bites.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Greg Prato of AllMusic criticises the compilation, claiming that it "falls very short" as it "focuses entirely on their early-'90s period... and nothing earlier". He suggests that Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions is "a much more thorough collection".[1]
Track listing
All music is composed by Rudolf Schenker except where noted
No. | Title | Lyrics | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Crazy World" | Klaus Meine, Schenker, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance | Crazy World | 5:09 |
2. | "Alien Nation" | Meine | Face the Heat | 5:43 |
3. | "Tease Me Please Me" (Music: Matthias Jabs, Vallance) | Meine, Rarebell, Vallance | Crazy World | 4:36 |
4. | "No Pain No Gain" | Meine, Mark Hudson | Face the Heat | 3:46 |
5. | "In Trance" (live) | Meine | Live Bites | 4:02 |
6. | "Hit Between the Eyes" | Rarebell, Meine, Vallance | Crazy World | 4:21 |
7. | "Under the Same Sun" (Music: Hudson, Scott Fairbairn, Meine) | Hudson, Fairbairn, Meine | Face the Heat | 4:51 |
8. | "Lonely Nights" | Meine | Face the Heat | 4:40 |
9. | "Send Me an Angel" | Meine | Crazy World | 4:30 |
10. | "Ship of Fools" | Meine | Face the Heat | 4:15 |
11. | "Restless Nights" | Meine, Rarebell, Vallance | Crazy World | 5:22 |
12. | "Lust or Love" (Music: Meine) | Meine, Rarebell, Vallance | Crazy World | 4:22 |
13. | "Don't Believe Her" (Music: Schenker, Vallance) | Rarebell, Meine, Vallance | Crazy World | 4:51 |
14. | "Unholy Alliance" | Meine | Face the Heat | 5:15 |
15. | "Kicks After Six" (Music: Francis Buchholz, Vallance) | Rarebell, Meine, Vallance | Crazy World | 3:46 |
16. | "To Be with You in Heaven" | Meine | Crazy World | 4:36 |
17. | "Wind of Change" (Music: Meine) | Meine | Crazy World | 5:11 |
Total length: | 79:16 |
Personnel
- Klaus Meine – lead vocals, whistling on "Wind of Change"
- Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Send Me an Angel", backing vocals
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals
- Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 11-13, 15-17)
- Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals (tracks 2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 14)
- Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion, backing vocals
References
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Scorpions
- Ralph Rieckermann
- Herman Rarebell
- Francis Buchholz
- Uli Jon Roth
- Michael Schenker
- Rudy Lenners
- Jürgen Rosenthal
- Wolfgang Dziony
- Lothar Heimberg
- James Kottak
- Lonesome Crow
- Fly to the Rainbow
- In Trance
- Virgin Killer
- Taken by Force
- Lovedrive
- Animal Magnetism
- Blackout
- Love at First Sting
- Savage Amusement
- Crazy World
- Face the Heat
- Pure Instinct
- Eye II Eye
- Unbreakable
- Humanity: Hour I
- Sting in the Tail
- Return to Forever
- Rock Believer
- Tokyo Tapes
- World Wide Live
- Live Bites
- Acoustica
- Best of Scorpions
- Best of Scorpions Vol. 2
- Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads
- Still Loving You
- Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years
- Big City Nights
- Classic Bites
- Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions
- Box of Scorpions
- Gold
- Born to Touch Your Feelings: Best of Rock Ballads
- "The Zoo"
- "No One Like You"
- "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
- "Still Loving You"
- "Big City Nights"
- "Rhythm of Love"
- "Passion Rules the Game"
- "I Can't Explain"
- "Wind of Change"
- "Send Me an Angel"
- "White Dove"
- "You and I"
- "Here in My Heart"
- "You Are the Champion"
- "Humanity"
- "Raised on Rock"