World Wide Live
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Released | June 14, 1985[1] | |||
Recorded | Love at First Sting World Tour 23 January 1984 – 7 February 1985 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal[2] | |||
Length | 77:27 | |||
Label | Harvest/EMI (Europe) Mercury (US) | |||
Producer | Dieter Dierks | |||
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Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1984–1985 World Tour | |||
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Length | 60 min. | |||
Label | PMI / Castle | |||
Director | Hart Perry | |||
Producer | Marty Callner, Hart Perry | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[4] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[5] |
World Wide Live is a live album by German rock band Scorpions, released in 1985. The original audio recording was produced by Dieter Dierks. A VHS was released at the same time with footage of Scorpions' world tour.
The live album was originally released as a 2LP vinyl set, in a gatefold-sleeve, and a cassette. The liner notes contain a crew member list, tour date information and when the shows were recorded:
- Bercy, Paris, France (1984-02-29)
- The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA (1984-04-24 & 1984-04-25)
- Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA (1984-04-26)
- Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA, USA (1984-04-28)
- Sporthalle, Cologne, West Germany (1984-11-17)
The initial CD release featured 15 tracks (dropping "Another Piece of Meat", "Six-String Sting" and "Can't Get Enough", parts 1 & 2, due to time constraints), but the remastered edition of 1997 features the original album in full.
Track listing
[edit]Audio
[edit]Side one
- "Countdown" (Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs) - 0:41
- "Coming Home" (Rudolf Schenker, Meine) - 3:17 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting, 1984)
- "Blackout" (Schenker, Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen) - 4:11 (original studio version appears on Blackout, 1982)
- "Bad Boys Running Wild" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) - 3:45 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting)
- "Loving You Sunday Morning" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) - 4:41 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive, 1979)
- "Make It Real" (Schenker, Rarebell) - 3:51 (original studio version appears on Animal Magnetism, 1980)
Side two
- "Big City Nights" (Schenker, Meine) – 4:49 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting)
- "Coast to Coast" (Schenker) – 4:40 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
- "Holiday" (Schenker, Meine) – 3:12 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
- "Still Loving You" (Schenker, Meine) – 5:44 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting)
Side three
- "Rock You Like a Hurricane" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 4:04 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting)
- "Can't Live Without You" (Schenker, Meine) – 5:28 (original studio version appears on Blackout)
- "Another Piece of Meat" (Schenker, Rarebell) – 5:36 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
- "Dynamite" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 7:05 (original studio version appears on Blackout)
Side four
- "The Zoo" (Schenker, Meine) – 5:46 (original studio version appears on Animal Magnetism)
- "No One Like You" (Schenker, Meine) – 4:07 (original studio version appears on Blackout)
- "Can't Get Enough", Pt. 1 (Schenker, Meine) – 1:59 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
- "Six String Sting" (Matthias Jabs guitar solo) – 5:18
- "Can't Get Enough", Pt. 2 (Schenker, Meine) – 1:52 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
Video
[edit]- "Coming Home"
- "Blackout"
- "Big City Nights"
- "Loving You Sunday Morning"
- "No One Like You"
- "Holiday"
- "Bad Boys Running Wild"
- "Still Loving You"
- "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
- "Dynamite"
- "I‘m Leaving You" (Studio version which plays over credits)
Personnel
[edit]Scorpions
- Klaus Meine – lead vocals, rhythm guitar on "Coast to Coast"[6]
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitars, lead guitars on "Big City Nights", "Coast To Coast", "Holiday" and "Still Loving You", backing vocals
- Matthias Jabs – lead guitars, rhythm guitars on "Big City Nights", "Coast To Coast", "Holiday" and "Still Loving You", talk box on “The Zoo”, backing vocals
- Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals
- Herman Rarebell – drums, backing vocals
Production
- Dieter Dierks – producer, audio mixing
- Mike Beiriger – engineer, mixing
- David Hewitt – engineer
- Gerd Rautenbach – engineer
Charts
[edit]Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 4 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] | 39 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 47 |
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[10] | 9 |
French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 20 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 4 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 43 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 9 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 18 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 18 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 17 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France (SNEP)[19] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[20] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[22] audio release | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[23] vhs release | Gold | 50,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. 7 June 1985. p. 32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Review: Scorpions - World Wide Live | Sputnikmusic". Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Weber, Barry. "Scorpions World Wide Live review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 319. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Holmes, Tim (12 September 1985). "Album Reviews: Scorpions - World Wide Live". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Liner notes
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Scorpions – World Wide Live" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0575". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scorpions – World Wide Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2024. Select Scorpions from the menu, then press OK.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scorpions – World Wide Live" (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.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Scorpions Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Music Canada.
- ^ "French album certifications – Scorpions – World Wide Live" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 30 August 2024. Select SCORPIONS and click OK.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scorpions; 'World Wide Live')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. September 2005. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "American album certifications – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "American video certifications – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Recording Industry Association of America.