Blackout (Scorpions album)

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Blackout
File:Scorpions Backout.png
Studio album by Scorpions
Released 29 March 1982
Recorded Villa San Pecaire, Saint Jacques, Grasse, France,
Dierks Studios, Cologne, Germany
November 1981-January 1982
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 36:44
Label Harvest/EMI (Europe)
Mercury (US)
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Animal Magnetism
(1980)Animal Magnetism1980		 Blackout
(1982)		 Love at First Sting
(1984)Love at First Sting1984
Singles from Blackout
  1. "Now! / No One Like You"
    Released: March 1982 (Japan)
  2. "No One Like You / Now!"
    Released: 21 March 1982
  3. "Can't Live Without You / China White"
    Released: May 1982
  4. "Can't Live Without You / Always Somewhere"
    Released: July 1982 (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[2]
Martin Popoff 10/10 stars[3]
Forces Parallèles 5/5 stars[4]

Blackout is the eighth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1982 on EMI Germany Records and Mercury Records.

After losing his voice during the writing of the album,[5] lead vocalist Klaus Meine had to undergo surgery on his vocal cords and it was uncertain whether he would be able to record it. Demos of the material were recorded with Don Dokken as vocalist; however none of those recordings are featured on the album.

Rudolf Schenker could not choose between his guitar solos on "China White", so the US and European releases differed in this small detail.

A self-portrait of artist Gottfried Helnwein[5] is featured on the cover of the album. Rudolf Schenker portrays this character in the "No One Like You" music video. Shirts with this album artwork on them are amongst the most popular Scorpions T-shirts.[citation needed]

The RIAA certified Blackout Gold on June 24, 1982 and Platinum on March 8, 1984.[6]

Track listing

All music composed by Rudolf Schenker.

Side one
No. Title Lyrics Length
1. "Blackout"   Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen 3:49
2. "Can't Live Without You"   Meine 3:47
3. "No One Like You"   Meine 3:57
4. "You Give Me All I Need"   Rarebell 3:39
5. "Now!"   Meine, Rarebell 2:35
Side two
No. Title Lyrics Length
6. "Dynamite"   Meine, Rarebell 4:12
7. "Arizona"   Rarebell 3:56
8. "China White"   Meine 6:59
9. "When the Smoke Is Going Down"   Meine 3:50

Personnel

Band members
Other Personnel
Production
  • Dieter Dierks - producer, engineer
  • Gerd Rautenbach - mixing
  • Steve Fallone - mastering

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1982 French Albums Chart[7] 1
German Albums Chart[8] 10
Billboard 200 (North America)[9] 10
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[10] 11
UK Albums Chart[11] 11
Swedish Albums Chart[12] 12
GfK Dutch Charts[13] 45

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
1982 "No One Like You" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] 1
German Singles Chart[14] 40
RPM50 Singles (Canada)[15] 49
UK Singles Chart[16] 64
Billboard Hot 100[9] 65
"Can't Live Without You" France Top Singles[citation needed] 17
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] 47
UK Singles Chart[17] 63

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1984 Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[6]
Canada CRIA 1984 Platinum (+ 100,000)[18]
France SNEP 1982 Gold (+ 100,000)[19]

References

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