Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album by German

Germany

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 heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Scorpions

Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

, released in 1996.

The cover art for this album like many previous Scorpions album cover 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 Curt Cress plays drums.

Track listing

All songs written by Rudolf Schenker

Rudolf Schenker

Rudolf Schenker is a German guitarist and founding member of heavy metal band Scorpions, being the rhythm/lead guitarist and one of the main song-writers of the band...

 and Klaus Meine

Klaus Meine

Klaus Meine is a German singer, best known as the lead vocalist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the heavy metal band Scorpions...

, except as indicated

1. "Wild Child" – 4:19
2. "But the Best for You" (Meine) – 5:26
3. "Does Anyone Know" (Meine) – 6:03
4. "Stone in My Shoe" – 4:42
5. "Soul Behind the Face" – 4:14
6. "Oh Girl (I Wanna Be with You)" – 3:56
7. "When You Came into My Life" (Meine, Schenker, Titiek Puspa
   Titiek Puspa
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   , James F. Sundah
   James F. Sundah
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   ) – 5:13
8. "Where the River Flows" – 4:16
9. "Time Will Call Your Name" (Meine, Schenker, Matthias Jabs
   Matthias Jabs
   Matthias Jabs is a German guitarist and songwriter. He is a member of the heavy metal band Scorpions. Before joining the Scorpions, Jabs had played for the bands Lady, Fargo and Deadlock....
   
   ) – 3:21
10. "You and I" (Meine) – 4:21
11. "Are You the One?" – 3:15
12. "She's Knocking at My Door" (Bonus Track on Japanese Release) – 3:21

Band members

• Klaus Meine
  Klaus Meine
  Klaus Meine is a German singer, best known as the lead vocalist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the heavy metal band Scorpions...
  
   – Lead vocals
• Rudolf Schenker
  Rudolf Schenker
  Rudolf Schenker is a German guitarist and founding member of heavy metal band Scorpions, being the rhythm/lead guitarist and one of the main song-writers of the band...
  
   – Rhythm guitars, Backing vocals
• Matthias Jabs
  Matthias Jabs
  Matthias Jabs is a German guitarist and songwriter. He is a member of the heavy metal band Scorpions. Before joining the Scorpions, Jabs had played for the bands Lady, Fargo and Deadlock....
  
   – Lead guitars, Backing vocals
• Ralph Rieckermann – Bass, Backing vocals
• Curt Cress – Drums, Percussion

Production

• Erwin Musper – producer, engineer, mixing
• Keith Olsen
  Keith Olsen
  Keith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
  
   – producer of tracks 1 and 7
• Evelien Tjebbes, Attie Bauw, Peter Kirkman – assistant engineers
• George Marino – mastering

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	#99

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1996	"Wild Child"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#19