Savage Amusement

{{Infobox album

| name = Savage Amusement

| type = studio

| cover = ScorpionsSavageAmusement.jpg

| alt =

| released = 18 April 1988{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=SCORPIONs&ti=SAVAGE+Amusement&lab=&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA certifications|website=Recording Industry Association of America }}

| recorded = 1987–1988

| studio = Dierks Studios, Stommeln,
Scorpio Sound Studios, Hanover, West Germany

| genre = *Glam metal{{Cite web|first=Eduardo |last=Rivadavia| date=18 September 2015|title=Scorpions Albums Ranked Worst to Best|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/scorpions-albums-ranked/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|quote=This technology-overloaded LP briefly suited some pop metal tastes; After stumbling with the pop metal-focused 'Savage Amusement,'}}{{Cite web|last=Begrand|first=Adrien|title=Scorpions: Box of Scorpions, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/scorpions-box2004-2496060503.html|access-date=2021-05-30|website=PopMatters|date=27 May 2004 |language=en-US|quote=it was little more than just another empty hair metal album}}

hard rock{{Cite web |date=6 November 2015 |title=SCORPIONS - Savage Amusement (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) |url=https://metalitalia.com/album/scorpions-savage-amusement-50th-anniversary-deluxe-edition/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=metalitalia.com |language=it}}{{Cite web |last=Rothe |first=Dominik |date=26 December 2018 |title=Scorpions - Savage Amusement • Blast From The Bast |url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/scorpions-savage-amusement-364176/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=metal.de |language=de}}

| length = 37:19

| label = Harvest/EMI (Europe)
Mercury (US)

| producer = Dieter Dierks

| prev_title = Love at First Sting

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Crazy World

| next_year = 1990

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Savage Amusement

| type = studio

| single1 = Rhythm of Love

| single1date = May 1988{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/721/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=721 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}

| single2 = Believe in Love

| single2date = August 1988

| single3 = Passion Rules the Game

| single3date = February 1989

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-amusement-mw0000195133 | title = Scorpions Savage Amusement review | access-date = 11 November 2012 | last = Weber | first = Barry | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

|rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

|rev2Score = 5/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 November 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1894959315 | pages= 319–320}}

|rev3 = Rock Hard

|rev3Score = 8.0/10{{cite magazine |title=Review Album: Scorpions - Savage Amusement |magazine=Rock Hard |year=1988 |last=Schäfer |first=Wolfgang |issue=27 |url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/scorpions-savage-amusement_209463.html|access-date=18 June 2017 |language=German}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Savage Amusement is the tenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-amusement-mw0000195133/awards | title = Savage Amusement Billboard Albums | access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = AllMusic |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131125212619/http://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-amusement-mw0000195133/awards |archive-date= 25 November 2013}} and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988.{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=scorpions#search_section |title=RIAA Searchable Database: search for Scorpions |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=5 February 2017 }} It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by Dieter Dierks.

Cover art

The cover shows a woman wearing a black dress on a dark blue background. With her right hand she hides her eyes; thus, only her mouth and nose are visible. The cover of Savage Amusement is notable, however, for the fact that instead of the lady's right leg, a scorpion tail is seen. The typical band logo is shown on the upper left, while the title of the album is found in the lower right corner, in red, and underlined (also in red).

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_lyrics = Klaus Meine, except where noted

| all_music = Rudolf Schenker, except where noted

| title1 = Don't Stop at the Top

| lyrics1 = Meine, Herman Rarebell

| length1 = 4:03

| title2 = Rhythm of Love

| length2 = 3:47

| title3 = Passion Rules the Game

| music3 = Rarebell

| length3 = 3:58

| title4 = Media Overkill

| length4 = 3:32

| title5 = Walking on the Edge

| length5 = 5:05

| title6 = We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll

| length6 = 3:38

| title7 = Every Minute Every Day

| length7 = 4:21

| title8 = Love on the Run

| lyrics8 = Meine, Rarebell

| length8 = 3:35

| title9 = Believe in Love

| length9 = 5:20

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = 2015 bonus tracks (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

| title10 = Taste of Love

| length10 = 4:35

| lyrics10 = Rarebell

| note10 = Demo Song

| title11 = Edge of Time

| length11 = 3:40

| note11 = Demo Version

| title12 = Fast and Furious

| length12 = 3:08

| music12 = Matthias Jabs

| note12 = Demo

| title13 = Dancing in the Moonlight

| length13 = 3:07

| music13 = Jabs

| note13 = Demo Version of "Dancing with the Moonlight"

| title14 = Living for Tomorrow

| length14 = 3:37

| note14 = Demo Song

| title15 = I Can't Explain

| length15 = 3:20

| lyrics15 = Pete Townshend

| music15 = Townshend

| note15 = The Who cover

}}

Personnel

;Scorpions

Klaus Meine – lead vocals, backing vocals
Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitars, lead guitars, slide guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Matthias Jabs – lead guitars, rhythm guitars, acoustic guitars, voice box, backing vocals (track 6)
Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals (track 6)
Herman Rarebell – drums, backing vocals (track 6)

;Additional musicians

Lee Aaron – backing vocals on "Rhythm of Love"
Peter Baltes – intro vocals on "Every Minute Every Day"

;Production

Dieter Dierks – producer, engineer, mixing on tracks 2 and 9
Ian Taylor, Gerd Rautenbach – engineers
Mike Shipley – mixing on tracks 2 and 9
Nigel Green and Scorpions – mixing at Battery Studios, London
Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Charts

Chart (1988) ! Peak position
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{{Album chart\|Austria\|18\|artist=Scorpions\|album=Savage Amusement\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
{{Album chart\|Canada\|25\|chartid=8604\|artist=Scorpions\|album=Savage Amusement\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
{{Album chart\|Netherlands\|24\|artist=Scorpions\|album=Savage Amusement\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
scope="row"\| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts){{cite book\|last=Pennanen\|first=Timo\|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972\|edition=1st\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|year=2006\|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 \| page= 166 \| language= fi}} \| align="center"\| 1
scope="row"\| French Albums (SNEP){{Cite web\|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Y.php \|website =Infodisc.fr \|language=fr \|access-date=March 25, 2024 \|title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022124902/http://infodisc.fr/Album_S.php \|archive-date=22 October 2014 }} Select Scorpions from the menu, then press OK. \| align="center"\| 16
{{Album chart\|Germany4\|4\|id=703\|artist=Scorpions\|album=Savage Amusement\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
scope="row"\|Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi){{cite web\|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php\|title=Classifiche\|work=Musica e Dischi\|language=it\|access-date=March 25, 2024}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Scorpions". \| align="center"\| 17
scope="row"\|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book\|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005\|publisher=Oricon Entertainment\|location=Roppongi, Tokyo\|year=2006\|isbn=4-87131-077-9\|language=ja}} \| align="center"\| 32
{{Album chart\|Norway\|5\|artist=Scorpions\|album=Savage Amusement\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
{{Album chart\|Sweden\|2\|artist=Scorpions\|album=Savage Amusement\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
{{Album chart\|Switzerland\|5\|artist=Scorpions\|album=Savage Amusement\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
{{Album chart\|UK2\|18\|date=19880508\|refname=UK albums\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
{{Album chart\|Billboard200\|5\|artist=Scorpions\|refname=Billboard 200\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}

Certifications

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Platinum|certyear=1988|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Finland|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|salesamount=34,906|certyear=1988|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|source=infodisc|access-date=19 January 2020}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|certyear=1988|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Malaysia|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-06-24.pdf|title=Malaysia Goes International|magazine=Billboard|date=December 14, 1991|page=79 & 83}}|salesamount=20,000|salesref=}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Sweden|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|certyear=1989|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|certyear=1989|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Platinum|certyear=1988|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

References

Category:1988 albums

Category:Scorpions (band) albums

Category:Harvest Records albums

Category:Mercury Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Dieter Dierks

Category:Glam metal albums