Classic Bites

Classic Bites
Greatest hits album by Scorpions
Released	5 February 2002[1]
Recorded	1990–1994
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	79:16[1]
Label	Mercury
Producer	Keith Olsen, Bruce Fairbairn, Scorpions[2]
Scorpions compilations chronology
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions (2001) Classic Bites (2002) Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions (2002)

Classic Bites is a compilation album released in 2002 by the German hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. It features songs from two studio albums—Crazy World (1990) and Face the Heat (1993)—as well as a single track from the 1995 live album Live Bites.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Greg Prato of AllMusic criticises the compilation, claiming that it "falls very short" as it "focuses entirely on their early-'90s period... and nothing earlier". He suggests that Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions is "a much more thorough collection".^[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Rudolf Schenker except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Original album	Length
1.	"Crazy World"	Klaus Meine, Schenker, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance	Crazy World	5:09
2.	"Alien Nation"	Meine	Face the Heat	5:43
3.	"Tease Me Please Me" (Music: Matthias Jabs, Vallance)	Meine, Rarebell, Vallance	Crazy World	4:36
4.	"No Pain No Gain"	Meine, Mark Hudson	Face the Heat	3:46
5.	"In Trance" (live)	Meine	Live Bites	4:02
6.	"Hit Between the Eyes"	Rarebell, Meine, Vallance	Crazy World	4:21
7.	"Under the Same Sun" (Music: Hudson, Scott Fairbairn, Meine)	Hudson, Fairbairn, Meine	Face the Heat	4:51
8.	"Lonely Nights"	Meine	Face the Heat	4:40
9.	"Send Me an Angel"	Meine	Crazy World	4:30
10.	"Ship of Fools"	Meine	Face the Heat	4:15
11.	"Restless Nights"	Meine, Rarebell, Vallance	Crazy World	5:22
12.	"Lust or Love" (Music: Meine)	Meine, Rarebell, Vallance	Crazy World	4:22
13.	"Don't Believe Her" (Music: Schenker, Vallance)	Rarebell, Meine, Vallance	Crazy World	4:51
14.	"Unholy Alliance"	Meine	Face the Heat	5:15
15.	"Kicks After Six" (Music: Francis Buchholz, Vallance)	Rarebell, Meine, Vallance	Crazy World	3:46
16.	"To Be with You in Heaven"	Meine	Crazy World	4:36
17.	"Wind of Change" (Music: Meine)	Meine	Crazy World	5:11
Total length:				79:16

Personnel

• Klaus Meine – lead vocals, whistling on "Wind of Change"
• Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Send Me an Angel", backing vocals
• Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals
• Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 11-13, 15-17)
• Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals (tracks 2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 14)
• Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion, backing vocals

References

1. "Classic Bites - Scorpions : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
2. "Classic Bites - Scorpions : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.