Hot & Slow: The Best of the Ballads (EU reissue with price codes)

~ Release by Scorpions (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS F-3548 / ND75029 A 2

There are spelling errors on following track titles:
5. In Search for the Peace of Mine
11. Livin and Dying
12. Kojo Notsuki

Differences to the other ND 75029:

Has price codes on the back cover:
D: QM, F: BM 720, UK: QK

"Distributed by BMG" in quotes on the back cover.

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-01 09:12 UTC.

Tracklist

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1In Trance
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1975)
guest keyboard:
Achim Kirschning (in 1975)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1975)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975), Uli Jon Roth (in 1975) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1975)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
recording of:
In Trance (in 1975)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
4.654:44
2Life’s Like a River
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1975)
guest keyboard:
Achim Kirschning (in 1975)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1975)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975), Uli Jon Roth (in 1975) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1975)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
recording of:
Life’s Like a River (in 1975)
lyricist:
Corina Fortmann and Uli Jon Roth
composer:
Uli Jon Roth and Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
3:50
3Yellow Raven
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1976)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1976)
guest keyboard and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1976)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ulrich Roth (in 1976)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1976)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1976), Uli Jon Roth (in 1976) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1976)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1976)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1976)
recording of:
Yellow Raven (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Uli Jon Roth
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
35:02
4Born to Touch Your Feelings
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ulrich Roth (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1977)
vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1977)
recorded at:
Diercks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1977)
recording of:
Born to Touch Your Feelings (in 1977)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
27:42
5In Search of the Peace of Mind (live)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
live recording of:
In Search of the Peace of Mind
lyricist and composer:
Wolfgang Dziony, Lothar Heimberg, Klaus Meine, Michael Schenker and Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
3:07
6Far Away
engineer:
Horst Andritschke and Reinhold Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Frank Bornemann and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1974-04)
drums (drum set):
Hans‐Jürgen Rosenthal (in 1974-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1974-04)
guest mellotron, guest organ and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1974-04)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1974-04), Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1974-04)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1974-04)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1974-04) and Studio Maschen in Seevetal, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-04)
recording of:
Far Away (in 1974-04)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Michael Schenker and Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
25:42
7In Your Park
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1976)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1976)
guest keyboard and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1976)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ulrich Roth (in 1976)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1976)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1976), Uli Jon Roth (in 1976) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1976)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1976)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1976)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1976)
recording of:
In Your Park (in 1976)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher) and Slezak (publisher)
23:44
8Crying Days
producer:
Dieter Dierks and Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1971-10) and Lothar Heimberg (in 1971-10)
drums (drum set):
Wolfgang Dziony (in 1971-10) and Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1971-10)
electric guitar:
Ulrich Roth (in 1971-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Michael Schenker (in 1971-10)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1971-10)
guest keyboard and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1971-10)
percussion:
Wolfgang Dziony (in 1971-10)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1971-10), Wolfgang Dziony (in 1971-10), Lothar Heimberg (in 1971-10), Uli Jon Roth (in 1971-10), Michael Schenker (in 1971-10) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1971-10)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1971-10)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
recorded at:
Star Studios in Hamburg, Germany (in 1971-10) and Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1976)
recording of:
Crying Days (in 1971-10)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
34:40
9Fly People Fly
engineer:
Horst Andritschke and Reinhold Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Frank Bornemann and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1974-04)
drums (drum set):
Hans‐Jürgen Rosenthal (in 1974-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1974-04)
guest mellotron, guest organ and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1974-04)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1974-04), Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1974-04)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1974-04) and Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1974-04) and Studio Maschen in Seevetal, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-04)
recording of:
Fly People Fly (in 1974-04)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Michael Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
25:04
10We’ll Burn the Sky (live)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
live recording of:
We’ll Burn the Sky
lyricist:
Monika Dannemann
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
8:22
11Living and Dying
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1975)
guest keyboard:
Achim Kirschning (in 1975)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1975)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975), Uli Jon Roth (in 1975) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1975)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
recording of:
Living and Dying (in 1975)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
53:21
12Kojo No Tsuki (live)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
arranger:
Scorpions (German rock band)
live cover recording of:
荒城の月
lyricist:
土井晩翠
composer:
瀧廉太郎 (Rentarō Taki)
part of:
日本の歌百選 (number: 37)
3:59