Pure Instinct

Pure Instinct
Pure Instinct
	Cover photo by Gered Mankowitz
Studio album by Scorpions
Released	21 May 1996
Studio	Scorpio Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany; Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands; Magic Moments Studio, New York City, New York, US; Goodnight LA, Los Angeles, California, US;
Genre	Hard rock;
Length	51:04
Label	East West (International), Atlantic (US)
Producer	Erwin Musper; Keith Olsen; Scorpions;
Scorpions chronology
Singles from Pure Instinct
	"You and I" / "She's Knocking at My Door"; Released: 1996; "Does Anyone Know" / "Stone in My Shoe (live)"; Released: 1996; "Wild Child"; Released: 1996 (US only); "When You Came into My Life"; Released: 1996; "Where the River Flows"; Released: 1997;
Alternative cover photo by Michel Comte

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	4/10
Metal Hammer (GER)	5/7
Rock Hard	7.0/10
Music Waves (FRA)	2/5

Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1996. The album received mixed reviews from critics, with many criticizing it for having too many ballads and not enough hard rock songs.

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.