Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 1979. Considered by some critics to be the pinnacle of their career,[1]Lovedrive was a major evolution of the band's sound, exhibiting their "classic style" that would be later developed over their next few albums. Lovedrive cemented the "Scorpions formula" of hard rock songs combined with melodic ballads.
Lovedrive was the band’s first album to be released by Harvest Records in Europe and Mercury Records in the United States and Canada following the band's departure from RCA. It proved to be a major commercial breakthrough, reaching No. 55 on the BillboardTop 200, which none of their previous five albums had dented at all. The RIAA certified the record as Gold on 28 May 1986,[6] and the album also proved a breakthrough in the United Kingdom where it was the first Scorpions album to chart and peaked at No. 36.[7]
Lovedrive ranked No. 25 on IGN's 2007 list of the Top 25 metal albums.[8]
This is the first album to feature Matthias Jabs on lead guitar, and thus the first record to feature the band's "classic" lineup. Jabs replaced Uli Jon Roth who went on to form his own band, Electric Sun.
Michael Schenker, younger brother of rhythm guitarist Rudolf, had just split from UFO. He recorded lead guitars on "Another Piece of Meat", "Coast to Coast", "Holiday", "Loving You Sunday Morning" and "Lovedrive".[9][10][11][12] At the beginning of the Scorpions' German tour in February 1979, Michael rejoined the band and the group reluctantly parted ways with Matthias Jabs. However, in April 1979 while the band was touring in France, Michael quit, which led to Jabs' immediate return after intense negotiations.
Artworkedit
The original album cover depicted a well dressed man and woman seated in the back of a car, with the woman's right breast exposed and connected to the man's hand by stretched bubblegum. The back cover featured the same man and woman, but holding a photograph of the band, and with the woman's left breast completely exposed without any gum. It was created by Storm Thorgerson of the design firm Hipgnosis. It caused some controversy in the US upon the album's release,[13] with later pressings of the album bearing a simple design of a blue scorpion on a black background.[14][15] The original uncensored art was restored for the remaster series.
Recalling the cover photo with the woman and the car, Thorgerson remarked: "Not exactly the most politically correct scene you've ever seen. I thought it was funny, but women read a different inflection into it now."[15]
In a 2010 interview, singer Klaus Meine commented on the album cover, stating: "We just did not know it would be a problem in America, it was just sex and rock 'n' roll. It is odd that in America some of these covers were a problem, because in the '80s when we would tour here, we always had boobs flashed to us at the front of the stage. Nowhere else in the world, just here. We just did not think it would be a problem to put out a record like Lovedrive in America."[13]
^"Top 25 Metal Albums". IGN. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
^Toney, Michael (9 May 2012). Tales from the Stage, Volume 1. Lulu.com. ISBN9781105726569. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^"Michael Schenker comments on the Lovedrive album". www.skylight.gr. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^"Michael Schenker Sets Record Straight Regarding His Involvement With Scorpions' 'Lovedrive' Album". Blabbermouth.net. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^"Classics Track-By-Track: Lovedrive". Sentinel Daily. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ abJeffrey Easton. . metalexiles.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
^Palmer, Andrew (28 December 1999). "Rock You Like a Piece of Meat". Village Voice. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
^ abSteven Cerio. . Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
^. Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2024. Select Scorpions from the menu, then press OK.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – Scorpions – Lovedrive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions released in 1979 Considered by some critics to be the pinnacle of their career 1 Lovedrive was a major evolution of the band s sound exhibiting their classic style that would be later developed over their next few albums Lovedrive cemented the Scorpions formula of hard rock songs combined with melodic ballads LovedriveCover art by HipgnosisStudio album by ScorpionsReleasedFebruary 1979RecordedSeptember December 1978 1 StudioDierks Studios Stommeln West GermanyGenreHard rock heavy metalLength36 49LabelHarvestProducerDieter DierksScorpions chronologyTaken by Force 1977 Lovedrive 1979 Animal Magnetism 1980 Michael Schenker chronologyStrangers in the Night 1979 Lovedrive 1979 The Michael Schenker Group 1980 Singles from Lovedrive Loving You Sunday Morning Released March 1979 US 2 Is There Anybody There Released May 1979 UK Lovedrive Released August 1979 UK Another Piece of Meat Released 1979 Ger Holiday Released 1979 US Alternative cover Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Classic Rock 4 Forces Paralleles 3 MusicHound Rock The Essential Album Guide 5 Lovedrive was the band s first album to be released by Harvest Records in Europe and Mercury Records in the United States and Canada following the band s departure from RCA It proved to be a major commercial breakthrough reaching No 55 on the Billboard Top 200 which none of their previous five albums had dented at all The RIAA certified the record as Gold on 28 May 1986 6 and the album also proved a breakthrough in the United Kingdom where it was the first Scorpions album to chart and peaked at No 36 7 Lovedrive ranked No 25 on IGN s 2007 list of the Top 25 metal albums 8 Contents 1 Line up changes 2 Artwork 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesLine up changes editThis is the first album to feature Matthias Jabs on lead guitar and thus the first record to feature the band s classic lineup Jabs replaced Uli Jon Roth who went on to form his own band Electric Sun Michael Schenker younger brother of rhythm guitarist Rudolf had just split from UFO He recorded lead guitars on Another Piece of Meat Coast to Coast Holiday Loving You Sunday Morning and Lovedrive 9 10 11 12 At the beginning of the Scorpions German tour in February 1979 Michael rejoined the band and the group reluctantly parted ways with Matthias Jabs However in April 1979 while the band was touring in France Michael quit which led to Jabs immediate return after intense negotiations Artwork editThe original album cover depicted a well dressed man and woman seated in the back of a car with the woman s right breast exposed and connected to the man s hand by stretched bubblegum The back cover featured the same man and woman but holding a photograph of the band and with the woman s left breast completely exposed without any gum It was created by Storm Thorgerson of the design firm Hipgnosis It caused some controversy in the US upon the album s release 13 with later pressings of the album bearing a simple design of a blue scorpion on a black background 14 15 The original uncensored art was restored for the remaster series Recalling the cover photo with the woman and the car Thorgerson remarked Not exactly the most politically correct scene you ve ever seen I thought it was funny but women read a different inflection into it now 15 In a 2010 interview singer Klaus Meine commented on the album cover stating We just did not know it would be a problem in America it was just sex and rock n roll It is odd that in America some of these covers were a problem because in the 80s when we would tour here we always had boobs flashed to us at the front of the stage Nowhere else in the world just here We just did not think it would be a problem to put out a record like Lovedrive in America 13 Track listing editSide oneNo TitleLyricsMusicLength1 Loving You Sunday Morning Klaus Meine Herman RarebellRudolf Schenker5 362 Another Piece of Meat RarebellRarebell Schenker3 303 Always Somewhere MeineSchenker4 564 Coast to Coast instrumental Schenker4 42 Side twoNo TitleLyricsMusicLength5 Can t Get Enough MeineSchenker2 366 Is There Anybody There Meine RarebellSchenker3 587 Lovedrive MeineSchenker4 498 Holiday MeineSchenker6 32 2015 Bonus tracks 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition No TitleLyricsMusicLength9 Cause I Love You demo version MeineSchenker4 3110 Holiday demo version MeineSchenker9 34 2015 Bonus DVD Live in Japan 1979 Documentary 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition No TitleLyricsMusicLength1 Intro 0 502 We ll Burn the Sky Monika DannemannSchenker7 273 Lovedrive MeineSchenker4 484 Life s Like a River Corina FortmannUlrich Roth Schenker4 045 Fly to the Rainbow RothMichael Schenker Roth2 286 Is There Anybody There 4 077 Another Piece of Meat RarebellSchenker3 158 Can t Get Enough 6 239 Kōjō no Tsuki Bansui DoiRentarō Taki arranged by Scorpions3 0910 Documentary The Story of Lovedrive Interviews with Klaus Meine Rudolf Schenker Matthias Jabs and Herman Rarebell 46 57Personnel editScorpions Klaus Meine vocals Rudolf Schenker rhythm guitar lead guitar Matthias Jabs lead guitar Francis Buchholz bass Herman Rarebell drums Additional personnel Michael Schenker lead guitar Production Dieter Dierks producer engineer mixing Steve Fallone masteringCharts editChart 1979 Peakposition French Albums SNEP 16 10 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 17 11 Japanese Albums Oricon 18 70 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 19 32 UK Albums OCC 20 36 US Billboard 200 21 55Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales France SNEP 22 2 Gold 200 000 Germany BVMI 23 Gold 250 000 United States RIAA 24 Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b c Weber Barry Scorpion Lovedrive review AllMusic Retrieved 29 September 2012 Strong Martin Charles 1995 The Great Rock Discography p 721 ISBN 9780862415419 Gaguet Guillaume Scorpion Lovedrive review Forces Paralleles Retrieved 28 October 2014 Scorpions Lovedrive Album Of The Week Club Review 21 January 2019 Retrieved 15 October 2019 MusicHound Rock The Essential Album Guide Visible Ink Press 1996 p 594 Scorpions Gold and Platinum Awards RIAA Retrieved 27 May 2017 Scorpions Official Charts Official Charts Company Retrieved 9 June 2017 Top 25 Metal Albums IGN 19 January 2007 Retrieved 30 September 2012 Toney Michael 9 May 2012 Tales from the Stage Volume 1 Lulu com ISBN 9781105726569 Retrieved 31 December 2016 Michael Schenker comments on the Lovedrive album www skylight gr Retrieved 31 December 2016 Michael Schenker Sets Record Straight Regarding His Involvement With Scorpions Lovedrive Album Blabbermouth net 6 November 2019 Retrieved 14 September 2022 Classics Track By Track Lovedrive Sentinel Daily 26 January 2021 Retrieved 14 September 2022 a b Jeffrey Easton Metal Exiles interview with Klaus Meine metalexiles com Archived from the original on 21 April 2010 Retrieved 21 April 2010 Palmer Andrew 28 December 1999 Rock You Like a Piece of Meat Village Voice Retrieved 13 May 2008 a b Steven Cerio Interview with Storm Thorgerson Archived from the original on 6 February 2012 Retrieved 24 January 2008 Le Detail des Albums de chaque Artiste S Infodisc fr in French Archived from the original on 22 October 2014 Retrieved 10 March 2024 SelectScorpionsfrom the menu then pressOK Offiziellecharts de Scorpions Lovedrive in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved March 10 2024 Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970 2005 in Japanese Roppongi Tokyo Oricon Entertainment 2006 ISBN 4 87131 077 9 Swedishcharts com Scorpions Lovedrive Hung Medien Retrieved March 10 2024 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved March 10 2024 Scorpions Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved March 10 2024 French album certifications Scorpions Lovedrive in French InfoDisc Retrieved 13 January 2022 SelectSCORPIONSand clickOK Gold Platin Datenbank Scorpions Lovedrive in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Retrieved 15 November 2011 American album certifications Scorpions Lovedrive Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 15 November 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lovedrive amp oldid 1216125185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
