Ace (Scooter album)

Ace is the eighteenth studio album by German band Scooter released on 5 February 2016 through Sheffield Tunes & Kontor Records, preceded by the first single "Riot" on 4 September 2015, and the second single "Oi" was released on 5 February 2016. They both peaked in Hungary at No.16 and 19 respectively. The third single "Mary Got No Lamb" was released on 6 May 2016.[6]

Ace
Studio album by
Released5 February 2016
Recorded2015
StudioSheffield Underground Studios (Hamburg, Germany)
GenreEDM
Length48:35
LabelSheffield Tunes, Kontor
ProducerScooter
Scooter chronology
The Fifth Chapter
(2014)
Ace
(2016)
Scooter Forever
(2017)
Singles from Ace
  1. "Riot"
    Released: 4 September 2015[1]
  2. "Oi"
    Released: 5 February 2016[2]
  3. "Mary Got No Lamb"
    Released: 6 May 2016[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Muzoic[4]
Random.Access5/10[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ace"
2:05
2."Oi"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
3:10
3."Mary Got No Lamb"
  • Ian George Sutherland
3:26
4."Riot"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Tim Kesteloo
  • Michael Maidwell
  • Jacob Streefkerk
  • Michael Kurth
  • Jasmin Shakeri-Nejad
3:05
5."Encore" (featuring Jaap Reesema)
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Jaap Reesema
  • Jonas Zekkari
3:54
6."Burn" (Scooter and Vassy)
2:40
7."Don't Break the Silence"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Katerina Bramley
  • Janisz Konsztantinu
3:19
8."The Birdwatcher"3:34
9."What You're Waiting For" (featuring Maidwell)
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Maidwell
  • Jacob Streefkerk
  • Eddy Steeneken
  • Tony Verdult
  • Michael Kurth
3:34
10."Crazy"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Streefkerk
  • Maidwell
  • Steeneken
  • Verdult
3:04
11."Opium"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
3:57
12."Stargazer" (featuring Maidwell)
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Streefkerk
  • Verdult
  • Maidwell
  • Steeneken
  • Kurth
3:34
13."Wolga"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
6:05
14."Torch"
3:08

Personnel

  • H.P. Baxxter (MC aka Ace)
  • Phil Speiser (musical bases, post-production)
  • Michael Simon (co-author)
  • Vasiliki Karagiorgos (track 6)
  • Michael Maidwell (track 9 & 12)
  • Martin Weiland (cover design)
  • Jaap Reesema (track 5)

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]14
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[8]11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10]13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]34
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[12]17

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Germany5 February 2016[13][14][15][16]Sheffield Tunes

Notes

  • "Mary Got No Lamb" contains lyrics from the 1976's song "Arms of Mary" by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver.
  • "The Birdwatcher" is based on the melody of "The Second Waltz" ("Russian Waltz") by Dmitri Shostakovich and samples main melody from the track "Airport" by Photographer.
  • "Torch" is Scooter's version of the 1982's eponymous song by Soft Cell.
  • Czech/Slovak and Australian releases of the album by Universal Music and Central Station Records have special design with the titles "Scooter" and "Ace" written in pink letters on both Digipak and booklet.

References