''Pure Instinct'' is the thirteenth studio

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by the German

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band

Scorpions Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always end ...

, released in 1996. Reviewers criticized the album for having too many ballads and not enough

or even

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. The cover art for this album, as with several earlier Scorpions albums, was replaced with an alternative cover for some releases due to the nudity on the original cover. This is the only Scorpions album on which session musician

Curt Cress Curtis Cress (born 11 August 1952), known by his stage name Curt Cress, is a German musician, singer and songwriter. Life and work Curt Cress began his career in 1965 in Hanau with the band Load. Later also in Hanau he played with the bands I ...

plays drums. The album has more ballads than non-ballads. The song " You and I" gained some popularity and was often played in Scorpions concerts.

Track listing

Personnel

;Scorpions *

Klaus Meine Klaus Meine (born 25 May 1948) is a German singer and songwriter, best known as the longtime frontman of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of the group to appear on every Scorpions album, ...

– lead vocals *

Rudolf Schenker Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist and founder of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and longest-serving original member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager of the Sco ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

Matthias Jabs Matthias Jabs (born 25 October 1955) is a German guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead guitarist in the hard rock band Scorpions. He has played on all but the first five Scorpions studio albums starting with ''Lovedrive ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals ;Session musician *

– drums, percussion ;Additional musicians *Pitti Hecht – percussion *Luke Herzog, Koen van Bael – keyboards ;Production *

Erwin Musper Erwin Musper (born 11 December 1948, The Hague) is a Dutch music producer and former keyboardist/singer for Dutch bands Windmill and Partner. Musper is also an internationally acclaimed mixer, producer and engineer of acts such as Anouk, Doe M ...

– producer, engineer, mixing *

Keith Olsen Keith Alan Olsen (May 12, 1945 – March 9, 2020) was an American record producer and sound engineer, who worked with Magnum, Rick Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy Osbourne, the Grateful Dead, Whitesnake, Pat Benatar, Heart, Santana, Saga, ...

– producer of tracks 1 *Evelien Tjebbes, Attie Bauw, Peter Kirkman – assistant engineers *

David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...

– Producer, Arranger, Keyboards of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited) *Claude Gaudette – Keyboards of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited) *David Reitzas, Felipe Elgueta – engineer of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited) *

Chris Lord-Alge Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic compression for molding mixes that play wel ...

– mixing of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited) *

George Marino George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...

– mastering at

Sterling Sound George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...

, New York

Charts

Album

Singles

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Official album page

"You and I" video

"When You Came into My Life" video
{{Authority control 1996 albums Scorpions (band) albums Atlantic Records albums East West Records albums