Animal Magnetism (Scorpions album)

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Animal Magnetism
A girl kneeling and a Doberman Pinscher sitting in front of a man with his hand in the rear pocket of his jeans.
Cover art by Hipgnosis
Studio album by Scorpions
Released 31 March 1980
Recorded October 1979 – February 1980
Studio
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 39:10
Label Harvest (Europe)
Mercury (US, Canada)
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Lovedrive
(1979)		 Animal Magnetism
(1980)		 Blackout
(1982)
Singles from Animal Magnetism (Scorpions album)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 10/10[3]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[4]

Animal Magnetism is the seventh studio album by German rock band Scorpions, released in 1980. The RIAA certified the record as Gold on 8 March 1984, and Platinum on 28 October 1991.[5]

In the 2001 remaster edition by EMI, an extra track "Hey You" (rare single), sung by Rudolf Schenker is included (although Klaus Meine sings the chorus). The song was originally recorded during the Lovedrive sessions in 1978 and released two years later as side-A (together with "The Zoo" as side-B). A shorter remix from 1989 was used on the 2001 and 2015 reissues instead of the longer original single version.[6]

"Lady Starlight" is the only song in the entire Scorpions discography so far (as of 2018) to include an arrangement for strings and orchestral winds.

Artwork

The album cover was created by Storm Thorgerson of the design firm Hipgnosis and, as with earlier Scorpions album sleeves, courted controversy. However, unlike several of their previous album sleeves the controversy did not result in the cover being replaced with an alternate sleeve. Recalling the cover photo, Thorgerson remarked, "That one was funny. I don't think we figured it out. We just knew there was something rude somewhere."[7]

Scorpions bassist at the time, Francis Buchholz, recalls that, "Herman came up with the title for the album Animal Magnetism and we all liked it because it's an interesting title. So we had this guy Storm who was doing album covers for Pink Floyd, I think he did the one with the guy with the flames. So Storm came up with the idea for the Animal Magnetism cover, I personally didn't like it, but the rest of the band loved it. I liked the dog though."[8]

Track listing

All music composed by Rudolf Schenker, except where noted

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Make It Real"   3:49
2. "Don't Make No Promises (Your Body Can't Keep)"   2:55
3. "Hold Me Tight"   3:53
4. "Twentieth Century Man"   3:00
5. "Lady Starlight"   6:15
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Falling in Love"   4:09
7. "Only a Man"   3:32
8. "The Zoo"   5:28
9. "Animal Magnetism"   5:56
2001 CD remastered edition bonus track
No. Title Length
10. "Hey You" (original version on Japanese and US versions of Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads (1989)) 4:29
2015 bonus tracks (35th anniversary deluxe edition)
No. Title Length
10. "Hey You" (vocals by Rudolf Schenker) 3:48
11. "Animal Magnetism" (demo version) 4:30
12. "American Girls" (demo song) 3:29
13. "Get Your Love" (demo version of "Heroes Don't Cry") 3:42
14. "Restless Man" (demo version of "Twentieth Century Man") 3:18
15. "All Night Long" (demo song) 4:59

Personnel

Scorpions

Additional musicians on "Lady Starlight"

  • Allan Macmillan – strings and horns arrangements, conductor
  • Adele Arman, Victoria Richard – violins
  • Paul Arman – viola
  • Richard Arman – cello
  • Charles Elliot – double bass
  • Melvin Berman – oboe
  • George Stimpson, Brad Wamaar – French horns

Production

  • Dieter Dierks – producer, engineer, mixing
  • David Green – engineer on "Lady Starlight"
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Howie Weinberg – re-mastering for CD

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 76
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 23
US Billboard 200[13] 52

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  5. ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Scorpions. Retrieved on 22 February 2011.
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  9. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6956b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scorpions – Animal Magnetism" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Scorpions – Animal Magnetism". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Scorpions – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Scorpions. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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