Taken B-Side
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 2009 |
| Recorded | 1975–2007 |
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Label | Sony BMG Germany |
| Producer | Various |
Taken B-Side is an unofficial or bootleg 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[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cold" | Matthias Jabs, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Marti Frederiksen | 3:54 | |
| 2. | "I Can't Explain" | Pete Townshend | Original version by The Who | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Dreamers" | Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Bazilian | 4:50 | |
| 4. | "Too Far" | Jabs, Meine | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "Edge of Time" | Schenker, Meine | 4:18 | |
| 6. | "Heroes Don't Cry" | Schenker, Meine | 4:33 | |
| 7. | "You and I" | Meine | "Butcher" radio mix | 4:02 |
| 8. | "She's Knocking at My Door" | Schenker, Meine | 3:21 | |
| 9. | "Alex & Julie's Love Theme" | Trevor Jones | Non-Scorpions song | 2:11 |
| 10. | "Daddy's Girl" | Schenker, Meine | 4:21 | |
| 11. | "Ave María no morro" | Herivelto Martins; Spanish lyrics: Manuel Salinas | Original version by Trio San José | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Partners in Crime" | Schenker, Meine | 4:26 | |
| 13. | "You and I" | Meine | Special single mix | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Kami O Shin Jiru [sic]" | Schenker, Meine | Meine mispronounces "shinjiru" as "shin'yuru" | 3:51 |
| 15. | "Rhythm of Love" | Schenker, Meine | Acoustic version | 5:28 |
| 16. | "Humanity" | Meine, Child, Bazilian | Radio edit (including orchestra) | 4:07 |
| 17. | "White Dove" | Gábor Presser, Anna Adamis; English lyrics: Schenker, Meine | English version of Omega song "Gyöngyhajú lány" | 4:23 |
| 18. | "Veter peremen (Ветер перемен)" | Meine; Russian lyrics: Unknown | Russian version of "Wind of Change"; radio edit | 3:44 |
| 19. | "You Are the Champion" | Freddie Mercury | Cover version of Queen's "We Are the Champions" | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "'Cause I Love You" | Schenker, Meine | 3:47 | |
| 2. | "Rubber Fucker" | Herman Rarebell | 3:40 | |
| 3. | "Kiss of Borrowed Time" | Meine | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "Bad for Good" | Schenker, Meine, Dieter Dierks | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "When Love Kills Love" | Schenker, Meine | Studio version | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Hey You" | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | Remixed version | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Over the Top" | Jabs | 4:27 | |
| 8. | "Viento de cambio" | Meine; Spanish lyrics: Unknown | Spanish version of "Wind of Change" | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Life Goes Around" | Schenker, Meine | 3:44 | |
| 10. | "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Original version by Del Shannon, later recorded by Elvis Presley | 2:22 |
| 11. | "Miracle" | Jabs, Thomas Nöhre, Meine | 4:24 | |
| 12. | "Mind Power" | Meine | 4:30 | |
| 13. | "Love Is Blind" | Rarebell | Also in the 1999 compilation album Best | 3:57 |
| 14. | "Start Me Up" | Jabs, Schenker, Meine, James Kottak | English version of "Du bist so schmutzig" | 4:07 |
| 15. | "When You Came Into My Life" | Meine, Schenker, Titiek Puspa, James F. Sundah | Re-recorded version | 4:30 |
| 16. | "Back to You" | Meine | 4:26 | |
| 17. | "Fuchs geh' voran" | Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker; German lyrics: Unknown | Recorded in 1975-76 as "The Hunters". German cover of Sweet song "Fox on the Run" | 3:19 |
| 18. | "We Don't Own the World" | Schenker, Meine | Most copies omit track 18 to conserve disc space | 8:00 |
| 19. | "Bis wohin reicht mein Leben" | Rainer Maria Rilke | Non-Scorpions song, with Senait and Zabine. Listed as track 18 on most releases | 4:52 |
Track details[edit]
Disc 1
- 1. Bonus track on the Japanese edition of Humanity: Hour I
- 2. From the compilation albums Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell and Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads
- 3, 4. Bonus tracks on the Japanese edition of Unbreakable
- 5. Studio track on the US edition of Live Bites
- 6. Studio track on the non-US edition of Live Bites
- 7. Bonus track on the Japanese edition of Eye II Eye
- 8. Bonus track on the Japanese edition of Pure Instinct
- 9. From the "Hit Between the Eyes" CD single and Freejack soundtrack
- 10. Bonus track on the Japanese and European editions of Face the Heat
- 11. From the "White Dove" CD single
- 12. From the "Under the Same Sun" maxi single
- 13. From the "You and I" CD single
- 14. Bonus track on the Japanese edition of Face the Heat
- 15. Bonus track on the Japanese edition of Acoustica
- 16. From the "Humanity" CD single
- 17. Studio track on the non-US edition of Live Bites
- 18. From the Japanese mini album Wind of Change
- 19. From the "You Are the Champion" CD single
Disc 2
- 1, 4. From the compilation album Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions
- 2. From the "Alien Nation" maxi single
- 3. From the "When You Came Into My Life" CD single
- 5. From the "When Love Kills Love" CD single
- 6. From the European edition of Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads
- 7, 9. From the US edition of the compilation album Deadly Sting
- 8. From the "Veter peremen" CD single
- 10. Hidden track on the US edition of Face the Heat
- 11. From the "Miracle" CD single
- 12. From the "To Be No. 1" CD single
- 13. From the "Still Loving You" CD single
- 14. From the "10 Light Years Away" CD single
- 15. From the "When You Came Into My Life" CD single
- 16. From the Acoustica DVD
- 17. From the "Fuchs geh' voran" vinyl single
- 18. From the Moment of Glory DVD
- 19. From the Schönherz & Fleer album Rilke Projekt – "In meinem wilden Herzen"
Personnel[edit]
Band members
- Klaus Meine – lead vocals, tambourine
- 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 and co-lead vocals (disc 2 track 17)
- 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 and 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)
- 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
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On "Edge of Time", "You and I" (single edit) and "When You Came Into My Life":
On "Heroes Don't Cry":
On "Alex & Julie's Love Theme":
On "You and I" (single edit) and "When You Came Into My Life":
On "You and I" (both single edit and "Butcher" radio mix), "She's Knocking at My Door" and "Kiss of Borrowed Time":
On "You and I" ("Butcher" radio mix):
On "White Dove":
On "Veter peremen" and "Viento de cambio":
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On "Humanity" (radio edit):
On "You Are the Champion":
On "Marie's the Name (His Latest Flame)":
On "Rhythm of Love" and "Back to You":
On "Fuchs geh' voran":
On "We Don't Own the World": On "Bis wohin reicht mein Leben":
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References[edit]
- ^ "Taken B-Side". spirit-of-metal.com. Spirit of Metal Webzine.
- ^ "Scorpions - Taken B-Side" (in German). musik-sammler.de.
