Crazy World (Scorpions album)
1990 studio album by Scorpions
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Crazy World is the eleventh studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released on 6 November 1990.[8] The album peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 chart for albums in 1991.[9] That same year, the song "Wind of Change" reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100[9] and "Send Me an Angel" reached No. 44 on the same chart.[9] It also has the only Scorpions track to credit bassist Francis Buchholz as a writer, on the song titled "Kicks After Six". This album was the band's first album since 1974's Fly to the Rainbow to not be produced by Dieter Dierks.
Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
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Cover design by Richard Evans | ||||
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| Released | 6 November 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Goodnight LA Studios, Los Angeles, U.S. Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands | |||
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| Length | 52:53 | |||
| Label | Vertigo, Mercury | |||
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| Singles from Crazy World | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Classic Rock |  [4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[5] |
| Forces Parallèles | [6] |
| Rock Hard | 8.0/10[7] |
Crazy World became the band's only album to reach number one in their home country of Germany.[10] In the UK, it remains the only Scorpions album to attain Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in November 1991.[11] In the United States, it is the band's second best-selling album to 1984's Love at First Sting, and their last one to be certified at least gold by the RIAA.[12] It was the band's last studio album to feature the Lovedrive-era lineup, with Buchholz leaving the band in October 1992.
"Hit Between the Eyes" was played during the ending credits of the 1992 film Freejack.
"Send Me an Angel" was played at the closing scene in the 2004 Cold Case episode "Who's Your Daddy." "Wind of Change" was also used during the 2009 film Gentlemen Broncos and towards the end of the 2014 film The Interview and international version soundtrack featured Nutri Ventures in pilot episode.
Reception
Adrien Begrand writing for PopMatters called the album "pop metal by [the] numbers".[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Tease Me Please Me" | Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Vallance | Matthias Jabs, Jim Vallance | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Don't Believe Her" | Rarebell, Meine, Vallance | Rudolf Schenker, Vallance | 4:55 |
| 3. | "To Be with You in Heaven" | Meine | Schenker | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Wind of Change" | Meine | Meine | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Restless Nights" | Meine, Rarebell, Vallance | Schenker | 5:44 |
| Total length: | 25:24 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lust or Love" | Meine, Rarebell, Vallance | Meine | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Kicks After Six" | Rarebell, Meine, Vallance | Francis Buchholz, Vallance | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Hit Between the Eyes" | Rarebell, Meine, Vallance | Schenker | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Money and Fame" | Jabs, Rarebell | Jabs | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Crazy World" | Meine, Schenker, Rarebell, Vallance | Schenker | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Send Me an Angel" | Meine | Schenker | 4:32 |
| Total length: | 27:30 | |||
Personnel
Scorpions
- Klaus Meine – vocals, additional "gang" vocals on "Tease Me Please Me", additional "bang" vocals on "Crazy World"
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Wind of Change" and "Send Me an Angel", additional "gang" vocals on "Tease Me Please Me", additional "bang" vocals on "Crazy World"
- Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar on "Wind of Change" and "Send Me an Angel", additional "gang" vocals on "Tease Me Please Me"
- Francis Buchholz – bass
- Herman Rarebell – drums
Additional musicians
- Koen van Baal – keyboards on "Wind of Change"
- Jim Vallance – keyboards on "Send Me an Angel"
- Russell Powell - guitars
- Roy Tesse, Dries van der Schuyt, Ria Makker, Gerard v.d. Pot, Louis Spillman, Wolfgang Praetz, Inka Esser, Claudia Frohling, Cliff Roles, Peter Angmeer, Tony Ioannoua and Jim Lewis – "gang" vocals on "Tease Me Please Me"
- Marcel Gelderblom, Mirjam Erftemeijer, Henk Horden and Patrick Ulenberg – "bang" vocals on "Crazy World"
Production
- Keith Olsen – producer, engineer, mixing, additional "gang" vocals on "Tease Me Please Me", additional "bang" vocals on "Crazy World"
- Erwin Musper – engineer, mixing, additional "gang" vocals on "Tease Me Please Me", additional "bang" vocals on "Crazy World"
- Shay Baby – additional engineering, mixing
- Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt, Tom Fletcher – assistant engineers
Charts
| Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 49 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 1 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[16] | 20 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] | 6 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[18] | 14 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[19] | 2 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 1 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] | 5 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[22] | 13 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] | 39 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[24] | 4 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 3 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[27] | 27 |
| US Billboard 200[28] | 21 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Belgium (BRMA)[30] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[31] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[30] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[32] | Gold | 40,716[32] |
| France (SNEP)[30] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[33] | 2× Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| Greece (IFPI Greece)[30] | Gold | 30,000[34] |
| Italy (FIMI)[35] | Gold | 100,000[35] |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[36] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[37] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[38] | Gold | 50,000[39] |
| Spain (Promusicae)[30] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[30] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[40] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[41] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Southeast Asia | — | 400,000[42] |
| Worldwide | — | 7,000,000[43] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||