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Blackout (Scorpions album)

Blackout
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Studio album by Scorpions
Released 29 March 1982
Recorded November 1981–January 1982
Studio Villa San Pecaire, Saint Jacques, Grasse, France
Dierks Studios, Cologne, West Germany
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 36:44
Label Harvest/EMI (Europe)
Mercury (US)
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Animal Magnetism
(1980)		 Blackout
(1982)		 Love at First Sting
(1984)
Singles from Blackout
  1. "Now! / No One Like You"
    Released: March 1982 (Japan)
  2. "No One Like You / Now!"
    Released: 21 March 1982
  3. "Can't Live Without You/ China White"
    Released: May 1982
  4. "Can't Live Without You / Always Somewhere"
    Released: July 1982 (UK)
  5. "When the Smoke Is Going Down / Now!"
    Released: 1982 (Philippines)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 10/10 stars
Forces Parallèles 5/5 stars
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars

Blackout is the eighth studio album by German rock band Scorpions, released in 1982 on EMI Germany Records and Mercury Records.

After losing his voice during the writing of the album, lead singer Klaus Meine had to undergo surgery on his vocal cords and it was uncertain whether he would be able to record it. Demos of the material were recorded with singer Don Dokken as lead singer; however none of those recordings are featured on the album.

Rudolf Schenker could not choose between his guitar solos on "China White", so the US and European releases differed in this small detail.

A self-portrait of artist Gottfried Helnwein is featured on the cover of the album. Rudolf Schenker portrays this character in the "No One Like You" music video.

The RIAA certified Blackout Gold on 24 June 1982 and Platinum on 8 March 1984.

All music composed by Rudolf Schenker.

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