Label: BMG Records (Europe), 538159342
Style: Hard Rock
Country: Hanover, West Germany
Time: 61:28, 53:08
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 506, 465 Mb
Charts: GER #6, AUT #19, CAN #15, FRA #4, SWE #17, SWI #9, UK #17, US #6. Germany: Gold; Canada: 2x Platinum; US: 3x Platinum.
The album contains "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Still Loving You", and "Big City Nights", three of the band's most famous songs. The song "Rock You Like a Hurricane" reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the same year; "Still Loving You" reached number 64 on the same chart, number 14 in Germany, and number 3 in the French and Swiss single charts.
The album was recorded in 1983 and 1984 at Dierks Studios in Stommeln, West Germany. Initial sessions took place in Stockholm's Polar Studios in the Summer of 1983 with ex-Rainbow members Jimmy Bain on bass and Bobby Rondinelli on drums, but nothing made it to the final album. Love at First Sting is notable in that it was one of the first digitally recorded heavy metal records ever released.
The original cover art was created by Kochlowski, which is a German graphic design company, and features a photo shot by renowned German photographer Helmut Newton. Despite the record company having shown the original cover art to retailers without any concerns, a complaint by Walmart in the US after the album was released resulted in PolyGram Records issuing a "clean" cover for use in several department store chains. The alternative cover was designed to be less controversial by simply showing a photo of the band members, which was the same photo as the one on the inner sleeve.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_at_First_Sting)
01. Bad Boys Running Wild (03:56)
02. Rock You Like A Hurricane (04:13)
03. I'm Leaving You (04:16)
04. Coming Home (04:59)
05. The Same Thrill (03:34)
06. Big City Nights (04:09)
07. As Soon As The Good Times Roll (05:04)
08. Crossfire (04:32)
09. Still Loving You (06:28)
10. Coming Home (Demo Version) (03:22)
11. Living At Night (Demo Song) (04:16)
12. First Sting Jam No.1 (Demo Song) (01:27)
13. Anytime (You Want It) (Demo Song) (05:18)
14. Still Loving You (Demo Version) (05:47)
CD2: "Live At Madison Square Garden NY 1984"
01. Countdown (01:58)
02. Coming Home (03:11)
03. Blackout (03:48)
04. Bad Boys Running Wild (04:11)
05. Loving You Sunday Morning (04:45)
06. Big City Nights (05:14)
07. Coast To Coast (04:58)
08. Still Loving You (05:52)
09. Rock You Like A Hurricane (04:20)
10. The Zoo (08:05)
11. Dynamite (06:41)
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