Best of Scorpions
Compilation album by
Scorpions
ReleasedNovember 1979
Recorded1974-1977
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length38:48
LabelRCA Records
ProducerDieter Dierks
Scorpions compilations chronology
Best of Scorpions
(1979) 		Hot & Heavy
(1982)
Alternative Covers
Top: Japanese Edition
Bottom: U.S. Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Kerrang! (reissue)[2]
Record Mirror[3]

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.

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

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 180

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. ^ "Scorpions Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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