Lonesome Crow (approx. Rus. Lone Raven ) is the debut studio album of the German rock band Scorpions . The record was released in August 1972. All seven songs are performed by Klaus Meine in English . The material recorded on the album is very different from the subsequent work of the group. Stand out gloomy, sad sound, poorly prescribed rhythm guitar by Rudolf Schenker and emphasis on the instrumental part.
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| Scorpions Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | February 1972 | |||
| Recorded by | October 1971 - Star Studios, Hamburg, W. Germany | |||
| Genre | psychedelic rock kraut rock | |||
| Duration | 40:37 | |||
| Producer | Connie Plank | |||
| A country |  Germany | |||
| Label | Brain | |||
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About the album
This is the only album where Michael Schenker is a full member of the group - he soon joined the UFO ; Ulrich Roth came in his place. However, Michael Schenker will join the group during the recording of the 1979 album Lovedrive , and a subsequent performance with him.
The disc was used as a soundtrack to the German film βDas Kalte Paradiesβ ( Russian: Cold Paradise ). [3]
The album had different covers, and in some issues it was called Action . In 1982, Rodney Matthews created the cover for the German reissue.
List of Songs
All texts are written by Klaus Mein, Wolfgang Dzioni and Lothar Heimberg, all music is written by Rudolph and Michael Schenker .
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| No. | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "I'm Going Mad" | 4:53 | |||||||
| 2. | "It All Depends" | 3:30 | |||||||
| 3. | Leave Me | 5:06 | |||||||
| four. | "In Search Of The Peace Of Mind" | 5 a.m. | |||||||
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| No. | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "Inheritance" | 4:41 | |||||||
| 2. | "Action" | 3:56 | |||||||
| 3. | Lonesome Crow | 13:31 | |||||||
Notes
- β Barry Weber. Lonesome Crow. Review allmusic . Date of treatment November 20, 2009. Archived March 24, 2012.
- β Marcin Gajewski. Scorpions. Lonesome Crow (Polish) (inaccessible link - history ) . Teraz Rock (May 1, 2004). Date of treatment November 20, 2009. (unavailable link)
- β Barry Weber. Scorpions . allmusic . Date of treatment November 20, 2009. Archived March 24, 2012.