World Wide Live
1985 double live album by Scorpions
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
ReleasedJune 14, 1985[1]
RecordedLove at First Sting World Tour
23 January 1984 – 7 February 1985
23 January 1984 – 7 February 1985
Length77:27
| World Wide Live | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Live album by | ||||
| Released | June 14, 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | Love at First Sting World Tour 23 January 1984 – 7 February 1985 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 77:27 | |||
| Label | Harvest/EMI (Europe) Mercury (US) | |||
| Producer | Dieter Dierks | |||
| Scorpions live albums chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from World Wide Live | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[4] |
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.
A 50th anniversary boxset was released in 2018 with remastered album on 2-CD and also a DVD.
Track listing
Audio
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
- "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
Scorpions
- Klaus Meine – lead vocals, rhythm guitar on "Coast to Coast"[5]
- 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
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 4 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 39 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 47 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[9] | 9 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 20 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 4 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] | 43 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 9 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 18 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 18 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 14 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[17] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[18] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[19] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[21] audio release |
Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[22] vhs release |
Gold | 50,000^ |
|
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||