SATURDAY'S SINGLES : SCORPIONS and SEAL

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. It was on this day in 1954, that German bassist, Francis Buchholz, known for his long tenure with the rock band Scorpions (from 1973 - 1992) was born. Today he is celebrating his 68th Birthday. Happy Birthday Francis ! To get his party started we find ourselves spinning the 1988 Mercury single, "Passion Rules the Game". The tune, from their 10th album, Savage Amusement, was produced by Dieter Dierks and peaked at #74 on the UK Singles chart and features "Media Overkill" as it's B-side. It is from Savage Amusement as well.

Klaus Meine – lead vocals, backing vocals
Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitars, lead guitars, slide guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Matthias Jabs – lead guitars, rhythm guitars, acoustic guitars, voice box, backing vocals
Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals
Herman Rarebell – drums, backing vocals

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Our second set of candles belongs to British singer-songwriter, Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, known the world over simply as Seal. He is turning 59 today. Happy Birthday Seal ! With him in mind, we spotlight his 1996 Atlantic single, "Fly Like An Eagle". The song, a cover of Steve Miller's classic, reached #81 in Australia, #61 in Germany, #38 in Switzerland, #29 in New Zealand, #13 in the UK, and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track hails from the soundtrack to Space Jam and features an instrumental version as it's flip side. Our copy is on cassette single. 

Seal - vocals, producer
Keyboards – Steve Burton, Dominique Trenier
Howard Bargroff Remixing
Steve Burton Keyboards
Jamie Hart Remix Assistant
Craig Kallman Executive Producer
Gary LeMel Photography
Steve Miller Composer
Ken Ross Executive Producer
Rashad Smith Producer
Dominique Trenier Executive Producer

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