Taken B-Side
| Taken B-Side | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by Scorpions | |
| Released | 2009 |
| Recorded | 1975-2007 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | Sony BMG |
| Producer | Various |
Taken B-Side is a compilation album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 2009. It contains songs that were released only as bonus tracks of certain studio albums and includes new recordings, cover versions, live tracks and B-sides of some singles.[1][2] Two of the tracks are not in the rock genre and were not performed by the band. One of them was based on a poem and it involved only the lead vocalist.
Track list
| Disc 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
| 1. | "Cold" (Bonus track in Japanese edition of Humanity: Hour I) | Matthias Jabs, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Marti Frederiksen | 3:54 | |
| 2. | "I Can't Explain" (From compilation albums Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell and Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads) | Pete Townshend | Original version by The Who | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Dreamers" (Bonus track in Japanese edition of Unbreakable) | Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Bazilian | 4:50 | |
| 4. | "Too Far" (Bonus track in Japanese edition of Unbreakable) | Jabs, Meine | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "Edge of Time" (Studio track in US edition of Live Bites) | Schenker, Meine | 4:18 | |
| 6. | "Heroes Don't Cry" (Studio track in non-US edition of Live Bites) | Schenker, Meine | 4:33 | |
| 7. | "You and I" (Bonus track in Japanese edition of Eye II Eye) | Meine | "Butcher" radio remix | 4:02 |
| 8. | "She's Knocking at My Door" (Bonus track in Japanese edition of Pure Instinct) | Schenker, Meine | 3:21 | |
| 9. | "Alex & Julie's Love Theme" (From the "Hit Between the Eyes" CD single) | Trevor Jones | Part of Freejack soundtrack. Non-Scorpions song | 2:11 |
| 10. | "Daddy's Girl" (Bonus track in Japanese and European editions of Face the Heat) | Schenker, Meine | 4:21 | |
| 11. | "Ave María no morro" (From the "White Dove" CD single) | Herivelto Martins, Spanish lyrics: Manuel Salinas | Original version by Trio San José | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Partners in Crime" (From the "Under the Same Sun" maxi single) | Schenker, Meine | 4:26 | |
| 13. | "You and I" (From the "You and I" CD single) | Meine | Special single mix | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Kami O Shin Juru" (Bonus track in Japanese edition of Face the Heat) | Schenker, Meine | 3:51 | |
| 15. | "Rhythm of Love" (Bonus track in Japanese edition of Acoustica) | Schenker, Meine | Acoustic version | 5:28 |
| 16. | "Humanity" (From the "Humanity" CD single) | Meine, Child, Bazilian | Radio edit | 4:07 |
| 17. | "White Dove" (Studio track in non-US edition of Live Bites) | Gábor Presser, Anna Adamis, Schenker, Meine | English cover of Omega song "Gyöngyhajú lány" | 4:23 |
| 18. | "Veter peremen (Ветер перемен)" (From Japanese mini album Wind of Change) | Meine | Russian version of "Wind of Change" | 3:44 |
| 19. | "You Are the Champion" (From the "You Are the Champion" CD single) | Freddie Mercury | Duet with Michael Kleitman. Cover of Queen's "We Are the Champions" | 3:30 |
| Disc 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
| 1. | "'Cause I Love You" (From compilation album Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions) | Schenker, Meine | 3:47 | |
| 2. | "Rubber Fucker" (From the "Alien Nation" maxi single) | Herman Rarebell | 3:40 | |
| 3. | "Kiss of Borrowed Time" (From the "When You Came Into My Life" CD single) | Meine | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "Bad for Good" (From compilation album Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions) | Schenker, Meine, Dieter Dierks | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "When Love Kills Love" (From the "When Love Kills Love" CD single) | Schenker, Meine | Studio version | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Hey You" (From the European edition of Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads) | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | Remixed version | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Over the Top" (From the US release of compilation album Deadly Sting) | Jabs | 4:27 | |
| 8. | "Viento de cambio" (From "Veter peremen" CD single) | Meine | Spanish version of "Wind of Change" | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Life Goes Around" (From the US release of compilation album Deadly Sting) | Schenker, Meine | 3:44 | |
| 10. | "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" (Hidden track in the US edition of Face the Heat) | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Original version by Del Shannon, later recorded by Elvis Presley | 2:22 |
| 11. | "Miracle" (From the "Miracle" CD single) | Jabs, Thomas Nöhre, Meine | 4:24 | |
| 12. | "Mind Power" (From the "To Be No. 1" CD single) | Meine | 4:30 | |
| 13. | "Love Is Blind" (From the "Still Loving You" CD single) | Rarebell | Also in the 1999 compilation album Best | 3:57 |
| 14. | "Start Me Up" (From the "10 Light Years Away" CD single) | Jabs, Schenker, Meine, James Kottak | English cover of "Du bist so schmutzig" | 4:07 |
| 15. | "When You Came Into My Life" (From the "When You Came Into My Life" CD single) | Meine, Schenker, Titiek Puspa, James F. Sundah | New version | 4:30 |
| 16. | "Back to You" (From the Acoustica DVD) | Meine | 4:26 | |
| 17. | "Fuchs geh' voran" | Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker | Recorded with Uli Jon Roth in 1975-76 as "The Hunters". German cover of Sweet song "Fox on the Run" | 3:19 |
| 18. | "We Don't Own the World" (From Moment of Glory DVD) | Schenker, Meine | Most copies omit track 18 to conserve disc space | 8:00 |
| 19. | "Bis wohin reicht mein Leben" (From Schönherz & Fleer album Rilke Projekt – "In meinem wilden Herzen") | Rainer Maria Rilke | Non-Scorpions song, with Senait and Zabine. Listed as track 18 on most releases | 4:52 |
Personnel
- Band members
- Klaus Meine – lead vocals
- Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, acoustic guitar (disc 1 tracks 11, 15, disc 2 tracks 5, 10, 16), talk box (disc 2 tracks 1, 13), rhythm guitar (disc 2 track 3), backing vocals
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (disc 1 tracks 4, 6, 10, 14, 15, 17, disc 2 tracks 3, 5, 10, 11, 16), co-lead vocals (disc 2 track 6), lead guitar (disc 2 track 8), backing vocals
- Paweł Mąciwoda – bass guitar (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 16, 19, disc 2 track 11), backing vocals
- Past members
- Uli Jon Roth – lead guitar (disc 2 track 17), backing vocals
- Ralph Rieckermann – bass guitar (disc 1 tracks 5-8, 11-15, 17, disc 2 tracks 1-5, 7, 9, 12-16, 18), upright bass (disc 2 track 10), backing vocals
- Francis Buchholz – bass guitar (disc 1 track 18, disc 2 tracks 6, 8, 17), backing vocals
- James Kottak – drums & percussion (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 4, 15, 16, 19; disc 2 tracks 1, 4, 5, 11-16, 18), backing vocals, rapping (disc 2 track 14)
- Curt Cress – drums (disc 1 track 8, disc 2 tracks 3), percussion
- Herman Rarebell – drums (disc 1 tracks 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18; disc 2 tracks 2, 6-10), backing vocals
- Rudy Lenners – drums (disc 2 track 17)
- Additional musicians
On "Heroes Don't Cry":
- Richard Baker - orchestration programming
- Fred White, Linda McCrary, Alfie Silas, Ricky Nelson - choir
On "Alex & Julie's Love Theme":
- Brad Dechter – orchestrator
- Artie Kane – conductor
- Tom Boyd – oboe soloist
On "You and I (Radio Edit)" and "When You Came Into My Life":
- Luke Herzog, Koen van Bael - keyboards
On "White Dove":
- Kinderchor Majell Lustenhouwer - children's choir
- Rocq-E Harrel - additional vocals
On "Veter peremen" and "Viento de cambio":
- Koen van Baal, Robbie Buchanan - keyboards
- Michael Thompson - guitar
On "Humanity (Radio Edit)":
- David Campbell – orchestra conductor
On "You Are the Champion":
- Michael Kleitman – additional vocals
On "Rhythm of Love" and "Back to You":
- Christian Kolonovits – piano and Hammond organ
- Johan Daansen – acoustic guitar
- Mario Argandona – percussion
- Hille Bemelmanns, Liv Van Aelst, Kristel Van Craen − backing vocals
On "Fuchs geh' voran":
- Achim Kirschning – synthesizer, keyboards
On "We Don't Own the World":
On "Bis wohin reicht mein Leben":
- Senait – spoken word vocals
- Zabine – additional vocals
- Dawn-Faith Schönherz – choir
- Ossi Schaller – guitars
- Edvin Marton – violin
- Richard Schönherz – arranger
References
- ↑ "Taken B-Side". spirit-of-metal.com. Spirit of Metal Webzine.
- ↑ "Scorpions - Taken B-Side" (in German). musik-sammler.de.
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