June 20th marks the 35th anniversary of World Wide Live
- June 19th, 2020
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- By Scott
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World Wide Live is a live album by German rock band Scorpions released in 1985. The original audio recording was produced by Dieter Dierks. A VHS was released at the same time with footage of Scorpions’ world tour.
The live album was originally released as a 2LP vinyl set, in a gatefold-sleeve, and a cassette. The liner notes contain a crew member list, tour date information and when the shows were recorded:
- Bercy, Paris, France (1984-02-29)
- The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA (1984-04-24 & 1984-04-25)
- Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA (1984-04-26)
- Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA, USA (1984-04-28)
- Sporthalle, Cologne, West Germany (1984-11-17)
Side one
- “Countdown” (Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs) – 0:41
- “Coming Home” (Rudolf Schenker, Meine) – 3:17 (Love at First Sting)
- “Blackout” (Schenker, Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen) – 4:11 (Blackout)
- “Bad Boys Running Wild” (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 3:45 (Love at First Sting)
- “Loving You Sunday Morning” (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 4:41 (Lovedrive)
- “Make It Real” (Schenker, Rarebell) – 3:51 (Animal Magnetism)
Side two
- “Big City Nights” (Schenker, Meine) – 4:49 (Love at First Sting)
- “Coast to Coast” (Schenker) – 4:40 (Lovedrive)
- “Holiday” (Schenker, Meine) – 3:12 (Lovedrive)
- “Still Loving You” (Schenker, Meine) – 5:44 (Love at First Sting)
Side three
- “Rock You Like a Hurricane” (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 4:04 (Love at First Sting)
- “Can’t Live Without You” (Schenker, Meine) – 5:28 (Blackout)
- “Another Piece of Meat” (Schenker, Rarebell) – 5:36 (Lovedrive)
- “Dynamite” (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 7:05 (Blackout)
Side four
- “The Zoo” (Schenker, Meine) – 5:46 (Animal Magnetism)
- “No One Like You” (Schenker, Meine) – 4:07 (Blackout)
- “Can’t Get Enough”, Pt. 1 (Schenker, Meine) – 1:59 (Lovedrive)
- “Six String Sting” (Jabs) – 5:18
- “Can’t Get Enough”, Pt. 2 (Schenker, Meine) – 1:52 (Lovedrive)
VHS/DVD Version
- “Coming Home”
- “Blackout”
- “Big City Nights”
- “Loving You Sunday Morning”
- “No One Like You“
- “Holiday”
- “Bad Boys Running Wild”
- “Still Loving You“
- “Rock You Like a Hurricane“
- “Dynamite”
- “I‘m Leaving You” (Studio version which plays over credits)
Live Videos from World Wide Live
1- Blackout- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqxQbdfVjVM
2- Big City Nights- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmE_l_dN9UM
3- No One Like You- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEKdnNwwDmo
4- Dynamite- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdDLWXcSYyM
Scorpions
- Klaus Meine – lead vocals, rhythm guitar on “Coast to Coast”
- Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, voice-box, backing vocals
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on “Big City Nights”, “Coast To Coast”, “Holiday” and “Still Loving You”, backing vocals
- Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals
- Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion, backing vocals