''Acoustica'' is an

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by German

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band

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. It was released in 2001 on

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Background

Acoustica was recorded during three concerts held in February 2001 at the

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. It was a most unusual set for the band, as Klaus Meine comments on the DVD. The group was supported by female backing vocalists, a percussionist, an extra guitarist, and Christian Kolonovits on keyboards. Kolonovits also collaborated on rearranging the songs for the acoustic set. He had previously worked with the band as a conductor and arranger on the ''

Moment of Glory ''Moment of Glory'' is an album by German hard rock band Scorpions. It was recorded in collaboration with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2000. The album features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as cla ...

'' album. Scorpions performed four new songs: "Life Is Too Short", "Back to You", "I Wanted to Cry" and "When Love Kills Love", the last of which was released as a single. All the new songs were featured on the VHS, while "Back to You" and five other previously recorded songs were omitted from the CD. ''Acoustica'' also contains cover versions of

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' "Drive",

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' "Dust in the Wind", and the

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hit "Love of My Life". In 2003, an official 'Platinum Edition' was released by Warner Music Thailand, which coupled the original CD with a

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. The VCD features behind-the-scenes and rehearsal footage as well as a band interview, conducted in English by a Thai television crew.

Reception

The album attained gold status in

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, and the DVD attained platinum status. In Portugal the album went straight to No.1, selling 50,000 copies.

Track listing

CD

All tracks were written by

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and

Klaus Meine Klaus Meine (; born 25 May 1948) is a German singer, best known as the longtime frontman and primary lyricist of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of the group to appear on every Scorpio ...

, except where noted. # "

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" – 5:49 ''(from

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)'' # "Always Somewhere" – 4:10 ''(from

Lovedrive ''Lovedrive'' is the sixth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 1979. Considered by some critics to be the pinnacle of their career, ''Lovedrive'' was a major evolution of the band's sound, exhibiting their "classic style" ...

)'' # "Life Is Too Short" – 5:18 # "Holiday" – 5:55 ''(from Lovedrive)'' # "You and I" (Meine) – 5:19 ''(from

Pure Instinct ''Pure Instinct'' is the thirteenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1996. The album received mixed reviews from critics, with many criticizing it for having too many ballads and not enough hard rock songs. The c ...

)'' # "When Love Kills Love" – 4:53 # "

Dust in the Wind "Dust in the Wind" is a song recorded by American progressive rock band Kansas and written by band member Kerry Livgren, first released on their 1977 album '' Point of Know Return''. The song peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the w ...

" (

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) – 3:49 (

cover, from the ''

Point of Know Return ''Point of Know Return'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1977. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2002. Composition and recording The recording sessions for ''Point of Know Return'' comme ...

album'') # " Send Me an Angel" – 5:24 ''(from Crazy World)'' # "Catch Your Train" – 3:46 ''(from

Virgin Killer ''Virgin Killer'' is the fourth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 1976 by RCA Records. It was the band's first album to attract attention outside Europe. The title is described as being a reference to time as the k ...

)'' # "I Wanted to Cry (But the Tears Wouldn't Come)" – 3:47 # " Wind of Change" (Meine) – 5:34 ''(from Crazy World)'' # " Love of My Life" (

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) – 2:26 (

cover from A Night at the Opera album) # "

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" (

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) – 4:00 (

cover) # "

Still Loving You "Still Loving You" is a power ballad by the German hard rock band Scorpions. It was released in June 1984 as the second single from their ninth studio album, '' Love at First Sting'' (1984). The song reached number 64 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 10 ...

" – 5:45 ''(from

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)'' # " Hurricane 2001" (Schenker, Meine,

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) – 4:35 ("Is There Anybody There" for some markets) (Original name: Rock You Like a Hurricane) ''(from Love at First Sting)'' # " Rhythm of Love" ''(from

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)'' (Japan Exclusive Bonus Track) # " Is There Anybody There" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 4:29 ''(from

)'' (Portugal special limited edition bonus track)

Platinum Edition VCD

*Making of Acoustica (video) *Band interview (video) *"When Love Kills Love" (video) *"Holiday" (video) *"Drive" (video) *"Send Me an Angel" (video) *" Rhythm of Love" (audio only) *"Tease Me Please Me" (audio only) *"Is There Anybody There?" (audio only)

VHS / DVD

# "Loving You Sunday Morning" – 5:24 ''(from

)'' # "Is There Anybody There" – 4:39 ''(from Lovedrive)'' # "The Zoo" – 7:15 ''(from

)'' # "Always Somewhere" – 5:26 ''(from Lovedrive)'' # "Life Is Too Short" – 6:32 # "Holiday" – 6:02 ''(from Lovedrive)'' # "You and I" – 5:23 ''(from

)'' # "When Love Kills Love" – 5:10 # "Tease Me Please Me" – 5:21 ''(from Crazy World)'' # "Dust in the Wind" – 4:01 (

cover, from ''

)'' # "Send Me an Angel" – 5:55 ''(from Crazy World)'' # "Under the Same Sun" – 5:25 ''(from

Face the Heat ''Face the Heat'' is the twelfth studio album released by the German hard rock band Scorpions in 1993. It was produced by the band and the late Bruce Fairbairn and released on the Mercury label. This album marked their status as a sort of poli ...

)'' # "Rhythm of Love" – 5:22 ''(from

)'' # "Back to You" – 4:57 # "Catch Your Train" – 3:50 ''(from

)'' # "I Wanted to Cry (But the Tears Wouldn't Come)" – 4:07 # "Hurricane 2001" – 4:39 ''(from Love at First Sting. Reversion of "Rock You Like a Hurricane)'' # "Wind of Change" – 6:56 ''(from Crazy World)'' # "Love of My Life" – 3:00 ''(Queen cover, from the A Night at the Opera)'' # "Drive" – 4:10 ''(The Cars cover, from

Heartbeat City ''Heartbeat City'' is the fifth studio album by American New wave music, new wave band the Cars, released on March 12, 1984, by Elektra Records. This marks the band's first album not produced by long-time producer Roy Thomas Baker, instead opti ...

)'' # "Still Loving You" – 5:45 ''(from Love at First Sting)''

Personnel

Scorpions *

– lead vocals *

– acoustic guitar *

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– acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar *Ralph Rieckermann – bass, contrabass *

James Kottak James Kottak (December 26, 1962 – January 9, 2024) was an American drummer, best known for his work with the German hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. At the time of his firing from the band in 2016, he was their longest-serv ...

– drums, backing vocals Additional musicians *Christian Kolonovits – piano and Hammond organ *Johan Daansen – acoustic guitar * – percussion *Ariana Arcu – cello *Hille Bemelmanns, Liv Van Aelst, Kristel Van Craen − backing vocals

Charts

Sale and certifications

Album

Video

References

External links

Official DVD page, with ''Making Of'' video

"When Love Kills Love" video

"Send Me an Angel" video

"Hurricane 2001" video
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