Lonesome Crow
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| Studio album by Scorpions | ||||
| Released | February 1972 | |||
| Recorded | October 1971 - Star Studios, Hamburg, W. Germany | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | Brain Records | |||
| Producer | Conny Plank | |||
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Lonesome Crow is the debut album of the German heavy metal band Scorpions produced by Conny Plank and released in 1972.
It's the band's only album with lead guitarist Michael Schenker as a full-time member. He left not long after to join UFO to be replaced by Ulrich Roth on later albums. Michael Schenker, however, would rejoin the band briefly during the recording and touring of 1979's Lovedrive.
Vocalist Meine considered the debut album by saying
| “ | With Lonesome Crow, we were just a young band trying to find our way, trying to shape an artistic style to find the Scorpions DNA. There was a ballad with In Search Of Peace Of Mind, and a psychedelic rocker with the title track, I'm Goin' Mad, [which] was a great rocker with Michael Schenker playing great solos. We were just a young band with talented guys, with no idea on where to go from here.
[For the subsequent album, Fly to the Rainbow,] we brought in Uli Roth, who had a Hendrix influence, and Rudolf and I became a songwriter team. When Matthias Jabs joined the band, we found our style, fast riffs but great melodies, along with the power ballads. |
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— Klaus Meine[1]
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The album was used as the soundtrack to the German movie "Das Kalte Paradies"[2].
The album had several different cover art sleeves and was re-titled Action for some releases. The 1982 German re-issue cover art was created by the artist Rodney Matthews.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- All Songs Written By Scorpions. (1972 Metronome Music)
[edit] Side one
- "I'm Goin' Mad" – 4:53
- "It All Depends" – 3:30
- "Leave Me" – 5:06
- "In Search of the Peace of Mind" – 5:00
[edit] Side two
- "Inheritance" – 4:41
- "Action" – 3:56
- "Lonesome Crow" – 13:31
[edit] Personnel
- Klaus Meine - lead vocals
- Michael Schenker - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Rudolf Schenker - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Lothar Heimberg - bass, backing vocals
- Wolfgang Dziony - drums, percussion, backing vocals
[edit] Production
- Produced By Conny Plank
- Engineered & Mixed By Dieter Mobius
- Mastered By Willem Makkee
[edit] References
- ^ "Klaus Meine On Life After Scorpions: I Am Sure It Will Not Be Boring". Blabbermouth. 2010. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138640. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ Weber, Barry. Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifuxqr5ldke~T1. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
