Classic Bites
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Classic Bites is a compilation album released in 2002 by the German hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. It features songs from two studio albums—1990's Crazy World and 1993's Face the Heat—as well as a single track from the 1995 live album Live Bites.
Reception
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Greg Prato of AllMusic criticises the compilation, claiming that it "falls very short" as it "focuses entirely on their early-'90s period... and nothing earlier". He suggests that Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions is "a much more thorough collection".[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Crazy World" | Meine, Herman Rarebell, Schenker, Jim Vallance | Crazy World | 5:09 |
| 2. | "Alien Nation" | Face the Heat | 5:43 | |
| 3. | "Tease Me Please Me" | Matthias Jabs, Meine, Rarebell, Vallance | Crazy World | 4:36 |
| 4. | "No Pain No Gain" | Mark Hudson, Meine, Schenker | Face the Heat | 3:46 |
| 5. | "In Trance" (live) | Live Bites | 4:02 | |
| 6. | "Hit Between the Eyes" | Meine, Rarebell, Schenker, Vallance | Crazy World | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Under the Same Sun" | Bruce Fairbairn, Hudson, Meine | Face the Heat | 4:51 |
| 8. | "Lonely Nights" | Face the Heat | 4:40 | |
| 9. | "Send Me an Angel" | Crazy World | 4:30 | |
| 10. | "Ship of Fools" | Face the Heat | 4:15 | |
| 11. | "Restless Nights" | Meine, Rarebell, Schenker, Vallance | Crazy World | 5:22 |
| 12. | "Lust or Love" | Meine, Rarebell, Vallance | Crazy World | 4:22 |
| 13. | "Don't Believe Her" | Rarebell, Vallance | Crazy World | 4:51 |
| 14. | "Unholy Alliance" | Face the Heat | 5:15 | |
| 15. | "Kicks After Six" | Francis Buchholz, Meine, Rarebell, Vallance | Crazy World | 3:46 |
| 16. | "To Be with You in Heaven" | Crazy World | 4:36 | |
| 17. | "Wind of Change" | Meine, Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren | Crazy World | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 79:16 | |||
Personnel
- Klaus Meine – lead vocals, whistling on "Wind of Change"
- Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Send Me an Angel", backing vocals
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals
- Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 11-13, 15-17)
- Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals (tracks 2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 14)
- Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion, backing vocals
References
- ^ a b c d "Classic Bites - Scorpions : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Classic Bites - Scorpions : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.