Face the Heat

Face the Heat is the twelfth studio album released by the German hard rock band Scorpions in 1993.

Face the Heat
Studio album by Scorpions
Released	21 September 1993
Studio	Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	52:04
Label	Mercury/PolyGram
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn Scorpions
Scorpions chronology
Crazy World (1990) Face the Heat (1993) Pure Instinct (1996)
Singles from Face The Heat
"Alien Nation" Released: 1993 "Woman" Released: 1993 "Under the Same Sun" Released: November 1993 "No Pain No Gain" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	4/10[2]
Metal Hammer (GER)	6/7[3]
Rock Hard	8.0/10[4]

It was produced by the band and the late Bruce Fairbairn and released on the PolyGram label. This album marked their status as a sort of political band with the song "Alien Nation", which was about the re-unification of Germany. This album had a contemporary touch to it, as the band were then going with the current trends, before later returning to their original style in Unbreakable in 2004. This is the last album to feature drummer Herman Rarebell, and the first with Ralph Rieckermann on bass guitar.

"Under the Same Sun" was played during the ending credits of the 1994 film On Deadly Ground.

"Alien Nation" was covered by the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle, recorded by Pier Gonella at MusicArt Studios and released as Japanese bonus track of their album The Phoenix.

"Lonely Nights" was later included in the 2017 compilation album Born to Touch Your Feelings: Best of Rock Ballads.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Alien Nation"	Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine	5:44
2.	"No Pain No Gain"	Schenker, Meine, Mark Hudson	3:55
3.	"Someone to Touch"	Schenker, Meine, Hudson	4:28
4.	"Under the Same Sun"	Hudson, Scott Fairbairn, Meine	4:52
5.	"Unholy Alliance"	Schenker, Meine	5:16
6.	"Woman"	Schenker, Meine	5:56
7.	"Hate to Be Nice"	Schenker, Meine	3:30
8.	"Taxman Woman"	Schenker, Meine	4:30
9.	"Ship of Fools"	Schenker, Meine	4:15
10.	"Nightmare Avenue"	Matthias Jabs, Meine, Hudson	3:54
11.	"Lonely Nights"	Schenker, Meine	4:50

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Kami O Shin Jiru"	Schenker, Meine	3:49
13.	"Daddy's Girl"	Schenker, Meine	4:18

European edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Destin"	Schenker, Meine	3:17
13.	"Daddy's Girl"	Schenker, Meine	4:18

US edition hidden track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" (Elvis Presley cover)	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	2:27

Face the Heat single-only tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rubber Fucker" (from the "Alien Nation" maxi-single)	Herman Rarebell	3:39
2.	"Partners in Crime" (from the "Under the Same Sun" maxi-single)	Schenker, Meine	4:24

Personnel

Scorpions

• Klaus Meine - lead vocals
• Rudolf Schenker - rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Matthias Jabs - lead guitars, backing vocals
• Herman Rarebell - drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Ralph Rieckermann - bass, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• John Webster - keyboards
• Luke Herzog - additional keyboards on "Woman" and "Lonely Nights", arrangements with Klaus Meine on "Woman"
• Helen Donath - opera voice on "Ship of Fools"
• Rhian Gittins - girl's voice on "Nightmare Avenue"
• Paul Laine, Mark LaFrance - backing vocals
• Bruce Fairbairn, Mark Hudson - backing vocals on "Under the Same Sun"

Production

• Bruce Fairbairn - producer, arrangements with Scorpions
• Erwin Musper - engineer, mixing at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
• Mike Plotnikoff - engineer
• George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Hubert Kretzschmar - cover photography

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1993 German Albums Chart[5] 4 French Albums Chart[6] 5 Swiss Albums Top 100[7] 9 Austrian Top 40 Albums[8] 12 Swedish Albums Chart[9] 15 Billboard 200 (US)[10] 24 Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[11] 29 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[12] 34 Dutch MegaCharts[13] 34 UK Albums Chart[14] 51

Singles Year Title Chart Position 1993 "Alien Nation" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[10] 10 German Singles Chart[15] 27 "Woman" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[10] 15 1994 "Under the Same Sun" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[10] 16 French Singles Charts[16] 19 RPM100 Hit Tracks (Canada)[17] 31 German Singles Chart[18] 99

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[19]	Gold	100,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[20]	Gold	25,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21]	Gold	25,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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