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Released
  
14 November 1989

Artist
  
Scorpions

Label
  
Mercury Records

Recorded
  
1979-1988

Release date
  
14 November 1989

Genres
  
Hard rock, Heavy metal

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Length
  
61:28 (Europe) / 55:08 (US)

Producer
  
Dieter Dierks, except "I Can't Explain" by Bruce Fairbairn

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Similar
  
Scorpions albums, Hard rock albums

Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads is a 1989 compilation album of 1980s hits by the German hard rock band Scorpions.

Contents

Background

The record features several rare or completely unreleased tracks: "Hey You", from the group's Animal Magnetism sessions; the re-recorded "long version" of "Is There Anybody There?"; and a cover of The Who's "I Can't Explain", which was also included on that same year's Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell charity compilation album.

The track listing and individual running times differ between the US, European and Asian editions. The US version omits several tracks, but includes the longer, unedited version of "Hey You". The European version was re-released as The Essential Scorpions in 2003.

Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads reached platinum status in the USA.

European track listing

Side one
  1. "Rock You Like a Hurricane" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell) - 4:13 (from the album Love at First Sting)
  2. "I Can't Explain" (Pete Townshend) - 3:22 (from the compilation album Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell)
  3. "Rhythm of Love" (Schenker, Meine) - 3:48 (from the album Savage Amusement)
  4. "Big City Nights" (Schenker, Meine) - 3:56 (from the album Love at First Sting)
  5. "Lovedrive" (Schenker, Meine) - 4:50 (from the album Lovedrive)
  6. "Is There Anybody There?" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) - 4:16 (re-recorded version)
  7. "Holiday" (Schenker, Meine) - 6:31 (from the album Lovedrive)
Side two
  1. "Still Loving You" (Meine, Schenker) - 6:25 (from the album Love at First Sting)
  2. "No One Like You" (Schenker, Meine) - 3:54 (from the album Blackout)
  3. "Blackout" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen) - 3:48 (from the album Blackout)
  4. "Another Piece of Meat" (Schenker, Rarebell) - 3:32 (from the album Lovedrive)
  5. "You Give Me All I Need" (Schenker, Rarebell) - 3:36 (from the album Blackout)
  6. "Hey You" (Remix) (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) - 3:48 (from the 1980 eponymous single)
  7. "The Zoo" (Schenker, Meine) - 5:29 (from the album Animal Magnetism)

US and Japan track listing

Side one
  1. "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - 4:12
  2. "I Can't Explain" - 3:21
  3. "Still Loving You" - 6:27
  4. "Big City Nights" - 4:09
  5. "Lovedrive" - 4:52
  6. "Holiday" - 6:46
Side two
  1. "Blackout" - 3:49
  2. "Rhythm of Love" - 3:49
  3. "No One Like You" - 3:56
  4. "You Give Me All I Need" - 3:39
  5. "Hey You" - 4:29
  6. "The Zoo" - 5:30

CD edition bonus track

  1. "China White" (European version) - 6:55 (from the album Blackout)

Songs

1Rock You Like a Hurricane4:13
2I Can’t Explain3:22
3Still Loving You6:28

References

Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads Wikipedia
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