''Savage Amusement'' is the tenth studio album 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, released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988. It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by Dieter Dierks.

Cover art

The cover shows a woman wearing a black dress on a dark blue background. With her right hand she hides her eyes; thus, only her mouth and nose are visible. The cover of ''Savage Amusement'' is notable, however, for the fact that instead of the lady's right leg, a scorpion tail is seen. The typical band logo is shown on the upper left, while the title of the album is found in the lower right corner, in red, and underlined (also in red).

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, backing 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 guitars, lead guitars, slide guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals * Matthias Jabs – lead guitars, rhythm guitars, acoustic guitars, voice box, backing vocals * Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals *

Herman Rarebell Herman Rarebell (born 18 November 1949 as Hermann Josef Erbel) is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1995, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from playing drums, Rare ...

– drums, backing vocals ;Additional musicians * Lee Aaron – backing vocals on "Rhythm of Love" * Peter Baltes – intro vocals on "Every Minute Every Day" ;Production * Dieter Dierks – producer, engineer, mixing on tracks 2 and 9 *Ian Taylor, Gerd Rautenbach – engineers * Mike Shipley – mixing on tracks 2 and 9 *Nigel Green and Scorpions – mixing at Battery Studios, London * Howie Weinberg – mastering at

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, New York

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums Scorpions (band) albums Harvest Records albums Mercury Records albums Albums produced by Dieter Dierks Glam metal albums