Best of Scorpions

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Best of Scorpions
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Compilation album by
Scorpions
ReleasedNovember 1979
Recorded1974-1977
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock
Length38:48
Label RCA Records
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions compilations chronology
Best of Scorpions
(1979)		Hot & Heavy
(1982)
Alternative Covers
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Top: Japanese Edition
Bottom: U.S. Edition
Professional ratings
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Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg (reissue) [2]
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Best of Scorpions is a compilation album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. It was released in November 1979 in the United States. [4] The record contains songs from their albums between Fly to the Rainbow and Taken by Force . No songs were culled from their debut album, Lonesome Crow .

Contents

The original German edition of the cover art featured an image of a scorpion stinging a naked girl's hip. The Japanese edition features an alternative cover showing a naked female's buttocks. The 1984 U.S. re-release cover featured an image of a man wearing a leather jacket and a scorpion necklace. The album was reissued for the first time on CD in 1984.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Steamrock Fever" - 3:35 (from the album Taken by Force )
  2. "Pictured Life" - 3:23 (from the album Virgin Killer )
  3. "Robot Man" - 2:42 (from the album In Trance )
  4. "Backstage Queen" - 3:12 (from the album Virgin Killer)
  5. "Speedy's Coming" - 3:35 (from the album Fly to the Rainbow )
  6. "Hell Cat" - 2:54 (from the album Virgin Killer)

Side two

  1. "He's a Woman, She's a Man" - 3:14 (from the album Taken by Force)
  2. "In Trance" - 4:43 (from the album In Trance)
  3. "Dark Lady" - 3:25 (from the album In Trance)
  4. "The Sails of Charon" - 4:24 (from the album Taken by Force)
  5. "Virgin Killer" - 3:41 (from the album Virgin Killer)

Note that the Japanese edition of this album features the original version of "The Sails of Charon" with a length of 5:16. Other editions including the German and US versions feature an edited, shorter version with a length of 4:24

Charts

YearChartPosition
1979 Billboard 200 (North America) [5] 180

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References

  1. ↑ Weber, Barry. "Scorpions The Best of Scorpions review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  2. ↑ Watts, Chris (26 October 1991). "Scorpions 'Best of... Volume 1'". Kerrang! . Vol. 364. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 26.
  3. ↑ Malcolm Dome (12 January 1980). "Review: The Best of Scorpions – Scorpions" (PDF). Record Mirror . p. 15. ISSN   0144-5804 . Retrieved 1 May 2021– via American Radio History.
  4. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 721. ISBN   9780862415419.
  5. ↑ "Best of Scorpions Billboard Albums". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-11-25.
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