Taken by Force

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Taken by Force
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Studio album by
Released4 December 1977
RecordedJune–October 1977
StudioDierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length39:05
Label RCA
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Virgin Killer
(1976)
Taken by Force
(1977)
Lovedrive
(1979)
Singles from Taken by Force
  1. "He's a Woman – She's a Man"
    Released: 1977
  2. "The Sails of Charon"
    Released: 1978 (Japan)
Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Steamrock Fever" Klaus Meine  3:37
2."We'll Burn the Sky" Monika Dannemann  6:26
3."I've Got to Be Free" Ulrich Roth Roth4:00
4."The Riot of Your Time"Meine 4:09
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."The Sails of Charon" (most copies have a 4:23 edited version)RothRoth5:16
6."Your Light"RothRoth4:31
7."He's a Woman – She's a Man"Meine, Herman Rarebell  3:15
8."Born to Touch Your Feelings"Meine 7:40
2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
9."Suspender Love"Meine 3:20
10."Polar Nights" (live version from Tokyo Tapes )RothRoth6:56

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