Pure Instinct

Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1996. Reviewers criticized the album for having too many ballads and not enough hard rock or even rock.

The cover art for this album, as with several earlier Scorpions albums, was replaced with an alternative cover for some releases due to the nudity on the original cover. This is the only Scorpions album on which session musician Curt Cress plays drums. The album has more ballads than non-ballads. The song "You and I" gained some popularity and was often played in Scorpions concerts.

Personnel

 * Scorpions
 * Klaus Meine – lead vocals
 * Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
 * Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals


 * Session musician
 * Curt Cress – drums, percussion


 * Additional musicians
 * Pitti Hecht – percussion
 * Luke Herzog, Koen van Bael – keyboards


 * Production
 * Erwin Musper – producer, engineer, mixing
 * Keith Olsen – producer of tracks 1
 * Evelien Tjebbes, Attie Bauw, Peter Kirkman – assistant engineers
 * David Foster – Producer, Arranger, Keyboards of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited)
 * Claude Gaudette – Keyboards of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited)
 * David Reitzas, Felipe Elgueta – engineer of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited)
 * Chris Lord-Alge – mixing of tracks 7 (uncredit on this album, but single is credited)
 * George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York