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'' 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

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. 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

# "Steamrock Fever" - 3:35 (from the album '' Taken by Force'') # "Pictured Life" - 3:23 (from the album ''

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'') # "Robot Man" - 2:42 (from the album ''

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'') # "Backstage Queen" - 3:12 (from the album ''Virgin Killer'') # "Speedy's Coming" - 3:35 (from the album ''

'') # "Hell Cat" - 2:54 (from the album ''Virgin Killer'')

Side two

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Scorpions Scorpions (band) compilation albums 1979 compilation albums RCA Records compilation albums