Scorpions - Blackout (1982) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Klaus Meine - Lead and Backing Vocals Rudolf Schenker - Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals Matthias Jabs - Lead and Rhythm Guitars Francis Buchholz - Bass Herman Rarebell - Drums Produced by Dieter Dierks for Breeze Music. Basic Tracks Recorded at "Villa San Pecaļire", St. Jacques Grasse, Southern France with Dierks Recording Mobile. Additional Recordings and Mix at Dierks Studio, Cologne. Mixing Engineer: Gerd Rautenbach. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Blackout (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell, Sonja Kittlesen) 3:48 2) Can't Live Without You (Schenker / Meine) 3:45 3) No One Like You (Schenker / Meine) 3:54 4) You Give Me All I Need (Schenker / Meine) 3:36 5) When The Smoke Is Going Down (Schenker / Meine) 3:49 6) Now! (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell) 2:32 7) Dynamite (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell) 4:10 8) Arisona (Schenker / Rarebell) 3:51 9) China White (Schenker / Meine) 6:53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Blackout (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell, Sonja Kittlesen) 3:48 I realize I missed a day But I'm too wrecked to care anyway I look around and see this face What the hell have I lost my taste Don't want to find out Just want to cut out My head explodes, my ears ring I can't remember just where I've been The last thing that I recall I got lost in a deep black hole Don't want to find out Just want to cut out Blackout I really had a Blackout Blackout I really had a Blackout Blackout I really had a Blackout Blackout I really had a Blackout I grab my things and make a run On my way out another one Would like to know before I stop Did I make it or did I flop Don't want to find out Just want to cut out Blackout I really had a Blackout Blackout I really had a Blackout Blackout I really had a Blackout Blackout I really had a Blackout Don't want to find out Just want to cut out Blackout I really had a Blackout ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Can't Live Without You (Schenker / Meine) 3:45 You stand in front of the band With all those scarves in your hands I see you play imaginary guitars You people shaking your heads Right till the end of the set You really turn me on wherever we are Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you Put your hands in the air So I can see you are there I wanna see all your light shining on Want you to stand up and dance Gonna leave you no chance To take a breath between each single song Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you Stand up and shout We're ready to rock, we're ready to roll Stand up and shout Are you ready, are you ready Come on and get it! Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you Can't live, can't live without you ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) No One Like You (Schenker / Meine) 3:54 Girl, it's been a long time since we've been apart Much too long for a man who needs love I miss you since I've been away Babe, it wasn't easy to leave you alone Getting harder each time that I go if I had the choice, I would stay There's no one like you I can't wait for the nights with you I imagine the things we'll do I just wanna be loved by you No one like you I can't wait for the nights with you I imagine the things we'll do I just wanna be loved by you Girl, there are really no words strong enough to describe all my longing for love I don't want my feelings restrained Ooh, Babe, I just need you like never before Just imagine you'd come through this door You'd take all my sorrow away There's no one like you I can't wait for the nights with you I imagine the things we'll do I just wanna be loved by you No one like you I can't wait for the nights with you I imagine the things we'll do I just wanna be loved by you No one like you ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) You Give Me All I Need (Schenker / Meine) 3:36 New love is blind Why don't you see You hurt me inside, you're killing me It makes me sad all the time To see you around with all these guys My heart's in pain I need you so My love's the same So please don't go You give me all I need You give me all I need You give me all I need You give me all I need Let's try again There's still romance We'll start a new life, take a chance There are so many ways Please don't forget it anyday My heart's in pain I need you so My love's the same So please don't go You give me all I need You give me all I need You give me all I need You give me all I need ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) When The Smoke Is Going Down (Schenker / Meine) 3:49 Just when you make your way back home I find some time to be alone I go to see the place once more Just like a thousand nights before I climb the stage again this night Cause the place seems still alive When the smoke is going down This is the place where I belong I really love to turn you on I've got your sound still in my ears While your traces disappear I climb the stage again this night Cause the place seems still alive When the smoke is going down I climb the stage again this night Cause the place seems still alive When the smoke is going down When the smoke is going down When the smoke is going down ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Now! (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell) 2:32 Like it played loud Powerhouse sounds My body wants to rock and let it out Really high born Morning till dawn I'm going all my way just on and on It's gonna be wild, it's gonna be wild It's gonna be wild Now! Teach me to fly Wanna stay high I have to live it up before I die Nightlife and booze Girls to choose Are you ready Babe, come on let's cruise It's gonna be wild, it's gonna be wild It's gonna be wild Now! Getting out of control There's nothing that can bring me down Nothing I'll leave out tonight I'm feeling good, I'm leaving now! Like it real hot Never can stop I'm running down the line to the top Never stay low I'm on the go No one holds me back from my show It's gonna be wild, it's gonna be wild It's gonna be wild Now! It's gonna be wild, it's gonna be wild It's gonna be wild Now, now, now, now, now, now, now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Dynamite (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell) 4:10 Kick your ass to heaven With rock'n'roll tonight I'll make this night a special one Make you feel alright Shoot your heart into your body Give you all my size I'm gonna beat the beat tonight It's time to break the ice Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite Hit the top together Get ya with my spell I'm gonna make my shot tonight Take you down to hell Eat your meat until you're breathless Whirl your hips around I'm gonna break my neck tonight I'll get you're off the ground Dynamite You're Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite Get it now or never Let's get it really tight We'll make this night a special one Make us feel alright Shoot your heart into my body Give ya all my size We gonna beat the beat tonight Come on let's break the ice Dynamite You're Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite Babe, you're Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite Dynamite You Babe You Babe You're Dynamite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Arisona (Schenker / Rarebell) 3:51 Arisona really was a gas I was screwed up in a total mess Mind-blowing all the way, you know Just out of sight Some girl stopped me in the street at night Oooh, what a knockout and she felt so right Ooh, yeah she took my breath away Just out of sight Loved her in the car Took me to the stars Babe, we went nuts all the way Loved her on the moon Morning came too soon She got me high and loose, loose, loose Arisona really feels alright Girls swing here and they treat you right Have so many special ways you know And that's alright Was so hard to leave and say goodbye I'd like to stay and have another try Mind-blowing all the way you know Just out of sight Loved her in the car Took me to the stars Babe, we went nuts all the way Loved her on the moon Morning came too soon She got me high and loose, loose, loose Ooh, what a night Such a good time Out of sight Yeah, what was a night... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) China White (Schenker / Meine) 6:53 Some time it seems the good times Never will return A lot has changed, babe 'Cause evil rules the world You said you're looking for a place Where there's no hate Oh, babe, it really makes no sense To escape How long will it take To make the world a flaming star How long will it take Till they stop their senseless wars How long will it take Till people will understand That we need to fill our hearts with love again The only future we've got Exists right now Let's take the time, babe As long as the world is turning around How long will it take To make the world a flaming star How long will it take Till they stop their senseless wars How long will it take Till people will understand That we need to fill our hearts with love again It's up to you To fight the evil in your mind It's up to you The more love you give, the more you'll find The more love you give, the more you'll find Don't make the world a flaming star Stop, stop all these senseless wars How long will it take Till people will understand That we need to fill our hearts with love again ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Thanks to: ..., Don Dokken, ..., Tom Croucier Jr., ... .