On September 21, 1993, “Mercury” label released “Face the Heat”, the twelfth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn,

Personnel:

• Klaus Meine – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
• Rudolf Schenker – rhythm and lead guitar, sitar, EBow, backing vocals
• Matthias Jabs – rhythm and lead guitar, talk box
• Ralph Rieckermann – bass
• Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion
• John Webster – keyboards
• Luke Herzog – additional keyboards, arrangements
• Helen Donath – opera voice
• Rhian Gittins – girl’s voice
• Paul Laine, Mark LaFrance – backing vocals
• Bruce Fairbairn – backing vocals, arrangements
• Mark Hudson – backing vocals
• Erwin Musper – engineer, mixing
• Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
• George Marino – mastering
• Hubert Kretzschmar – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker, except where noted.

1. Alien Nation
2. No Pain No Gain – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
3. Someone to Touch – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
4. Under the Same Sun – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Scott Fairbairn
5. Unholy Alliance
6. Woman
7. Hate to Be Nice
8. Taxman Woman
9. Ship of Fools
10. Nightmare Avenue – Matthias jabs, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
11. Lonely Nights