20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection

by Scorpions

Overview

By one-upping the 1989 best-of Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads, Scorpions' 20th Century Masters makes the claim of being the hair metal band's definitive single-disc best-of. It does so by adding "Send Me an Angel" and "Wind of Change," the latter being one of Scorpions' largest and most well-known hits ever. Since these two songs were released after Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads, they don't appear on that best-of. Besides the inclusion of those two latter-day songs, not much else is different. All the big '80s metal anthems are still here: "Rock You Like a Hurricane," "Big City Nights," "No One Like You," "Still Loving You," and so on. Once again, this album reminds listeners just how impressive Scorpions were in their prime, as most of the included songs date back to the early '80s, with the earliest dating back to 1979. That, of course, means this best-of ignores Scorpions' mid- to late-'70s output, but that's no surprise since those recordings for RCA didn't make their way onto Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads nor the double-disc Deadly Sting. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	06/12/2001
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0731454869423
Rank:	3831

Tracks

1. Rock You Like a Hurricane
2. No One Like You
3. The Zoo
4. Loving You Sunday Morning
5. Still Loving You
6. Big City Night
7. Believe in Love
8. Rhythm of Love
9. I Can't Explain
10. Tease Me, Please Me
11. Wind of Change
12. Send Me an Angel

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Scorpions   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Vartan   Art Direction
Scorpions   Producer
Peter Frampton   Composer
Jim Vallance   Composer
Mike Ragogna   Producer
Bruce Fairbairn   Producer
Pete Townshend   Composer
Rudolf Schenker   Composer
Beth Stempel   Coordination
Jason Pastori   Photo Research
Ross Halfin   Cover Photo
Elliott Federman   Mastering
Herman Rarebell   Composer
Keith Olsen   Producer
Klaus Meine   Composer
Geri Miller   Liner Notes
Barry Korkin   Editorial Assistant
Matthias Jabs   Composer
Dieter Dierks   Producer