2009 compilation album by Scorpions
Taken B-Side 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]
Track list
Disc 1 Title Writer(s) Notes 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 SalinasOriginal 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, MeineEnglish version of Omega song "Gyöngyhajú lány " 4:23 18. "Veter peremen (Ветер перемен Meine; Russian lyrics: David Tal 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
Disc 2 Title Writer(s) Notes 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: Carl-Ulrich BlecherRecorded in 1975 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
Disc 1
1. Bonus track on the Japanese edition of Humanity: Hour I
2. From the compilation albums Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell 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
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, 15. 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
16. From the Acoustica DVD
17. From the "Fuchs geh' voran" vinyl single
18. From the Moment of Glory
19. From the Schönherz & Fleer album Rilke Projekt – "In meinem wilden Herzen"
Personnel
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 tracks 6, 17), lead guitar (disc 2 track 8), backing vocals
Paweł Mąciwoda – bass guitar (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 16, 19), 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, 11-16, 18), upright bass (disc 2 track 10), backing vocals
Francis Buchholz – bass guitar (disc 1 track 18; disc 2 tracks 6, 8, 17), backing vocalsJames Kottak – drums and percussion (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 4, 15, 16; 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
On "Edge of Time" and "You and I" (single edit):
On "Heroes Don't Cry":
On "Alex & Julie's Love Theme":
Brad Dechter – orchestrator
Artie Kane – conductorTom Boyd – oboe soloist
On "You and I" (single edit), "Veter peremen", "You Are the Champion" and "Viento de cambio":
Koen van Bael - keyboards
On "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):
Unknown session musicians – ukulele, violin
On "White Dove":
Kinderchor Majell Lustenhouwer - children's choir
Rocq-E Harrel - additional vocals
On "Kami O Shin Jiru":
Unknown session musicians – biwa, shamisen
On "Veter peremen" and "Viento de cambio":
Robbie Buchanan - keyboards
On "Humanity" (radio edit):
On "You Are the Champion":
Michael Kleitman – additional vocals
Hans Eijkenaar - drums
Joss Mennen - backing vocals
On "Marie's the Name (His Latest Flame)":
Unknown session musicians – saxophone, trumpet
On "Rhythm of Love" and "Back to You":
Christian Kolonovits – piano, Hammond organ
Johan Daansen – acoustic guitar
Mario Argandoña [es ] – percussionHille 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 – violinRichard Schönherz – arranger
References
External links
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