Savage Amusement

Savage Amusement
Studio album by
Released18 April 1988[1]
Recorded1987–1988
StudioDierks Studios, Stommeln,
Scorpio Sound Studios, Hannover, West Germany
Genre
Length37:19
LabelHarvest/EMI (Europe)
Mercury (US)
ProducerDieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Love at First Sting
(1984)
Savage Amusement
(1988)
Crazy World
(1990)
Singles from Savage Amusement
  1. "Rhythm of Love"
    Released: May 1988[6]
  2. "Believe in Love"
    Released: August 1988
  3. "Passion Rules the Game"
    Released: February 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[8]
Rock Hard8.0/10[9]

Savage Amusement is the tenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US[10] and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988.[11] It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by Dieter Dierks.

  1. ^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (18 September 2015). "Scorpions Albums Ranked Worst to Best". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 April 2021. This technology-overloaded LP briefly suited some pop metal tastes; After stumbling with the pop metal-focused 'Savage Amusement,'
  3. ^ Begrand, Adrien (27 May 2004). "Scorpions: Box of Scorpions, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 May 2021. it was little more than just another empty hair metal album
  4. ^ "SCORPIONS - Savage Amusement (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)". metalitalia.com (in Italian). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ Rothe, Dominik (26 December 2018). "Scorpions - Savage Amusement • Blast From The Bast". metal.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 721. ISBN 9780862415419.
  7. ^ Weber, Barry. "Scorpions Savage Amusement review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 319–320. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  9. ^ Schäfer, Wolfgang (1988). "Review Album: Scorpions - Savage Amusement". Rock Hard (in German). No. 27. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Savage Amusement Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  11. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Scorpions". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

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