Lovedrive

Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by German 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" that would be later developed over their next few albums. Lovedrive cemented the "Scorpions formula" of hard rock songs combined with melodic ballads.

Lovedrive
Cover art by Hipgnosis
Studio album by
Scorpions
ReleasedFebruary 1979
RecordedSeptember–December 1978
StudioDierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length36:49
LabelHarvest (Europe)
Mercury (US, Canada)
ProducerDieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Taken by Force
(1977)		 Lovedrive
(1979)		 Animal Magnetism
(1980)
Michael Schenker chronology
Strangers in the Night
(1979)		 Lovedrive
(1979)		 The Michael Schenker Group
(1980)
Singles from Lovedrive
  1. "Loving You Sunday Morning"
    Released: March 1979 (US)
  2. "Is There Anybody There?"
    Released: May 1979 (UK)
  3. "Lovedrive"
    Released: August 1979 (UK)
  4. "Another Piece of Meat"
    Released: 1979 (Ger.)
  5. "Holiday"
    Released: 1979 (US)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Classic Rock
Forces Parallèles
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

Lovedrive was the band’s first album to be released by Harvest Records in Europe and Mercury Records in the United States and Canada following the band's departure from RCA. It proved to be a major commercial breakthrough, reaching No. 55 on the Billboard Top 200, which none of their previous five albums had dented at all. The RIAA certified the record as Gold on 28 May 1986, and the album also proved a breakthrough in the United Kingdom where it was the first Scorpions album to chart and peaked at No. 36.

Lovedrive ranked No. 25 on IGN's 2007 list of the Top 25 metal albums.

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