Animal Magnetism (Scorpions album)

Animal Magnetism
A girl kneeling and a Doberman Pinscher sitting in front of a man with his hand in the rear pocket of his jeans.
Cover art by Hipgnosis
Studio album by
Scorpions
Released31 March 1980
RecordedOctober 1979 – February 1980
Studio
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length39:10
LabelHarvest (Europe)
Mercury (US, Canada)
ProducerDieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Lovedrive
(1979) 		Animal Magnetism
(1980) 		Blackout
(1982)
Singles from Animal Magnetism
  1. "Lady Starlight"
    Released: April 1980[1]
  2. "Make It Real"
    Released: May 1980
  3. "The Zoo"
    Released: August 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[3]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[4]

Animal Magnetism is the seventh studio album by German rock band Scorpions, released in 1980. The RIAA certified the record as Gold on 8 March 1984, and Platinum on 28 October 1991.[5]

In the 2001 remaster edition by EMI, an extra track "Hey You" (rare single), sung by Rudolf Schenker is included (although Klaus Meine sings the chorus). The song was originally recorded during the Lovedrive sessions in 1978 and released two years later as side-A (together with "The Zoo" as side-B). A shorter remix from 1989 was used on the 2001 and 2015 reissues instead of the longer original single version.[6]

"Lady Starlight" is the only song in the entire Scorpions discography so far (as of 2018) to include an arrangement for strings and orchestral winds.

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 721. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Weber, Barry. "Scorpions Animal Magnetism review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 318–319. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ Fricke, David (26 June 1980). "Album Reviews: Scorpions - Animal Magnetism". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Scorpions. Retrieved on 22 February 2011.
  6. ^ Animal Magnetism (CD Booklet). Scorpions. EMI. 2001. 7 24353 51542 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)