Taken B-Side is a compilation album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 2009. It contains songs that were released only as bonus tracks of certain studio albums and includes new recordings, cover versions, live tracks and B-sides of some singles. Two of the tracks are not in the rock genre and were not performed by the band. One of them was based on a poem and it involved only the lead vocalist.
Band membersKlaus Meine – lead vocalsMatthias Jabs – lead guitar, acoustic guitar (disc 1 tracks 11, 15, disc 2 tracks 5, 10, 16), talk box (disc 2 tracks 1, 13), rhythm guitar (disc 2 track 3), backing vocalsRudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (disc 1 tracks 4, 6, 10, 14, 15, 17, disc 2 tracks 3, 5, 10, 11, 16), co-lead vocals (disc 2 track 6), lead guitar (disc 2 track 8), backing vocalsPaweł Mąciwoda – bass guitar (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 16, 19, disc 2 track 11), backing vocalsPast membersUli Jon Roth – lead guitar (disc 2 track 17), backing vocalsRalph Rieckermann – bass guitar (disc 1 tracks 5-8, 11-15, 17, disc 2 tracks 1-5, 7, 9, 12-16, 18), upright bass (disc 2 track 10), backing vocalsFrancis Buchholz – bass guitar (disc 1 track 18, disc 2 tracks 6, 8, 17), backing vocalsJames Kottak – drums & percussion (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 4, 15, 16, 19; disc 2 tracks 1, 4, 5, 11-16, 18), backing vocals, rapping (disc 2 track 14)Curt Cress – drums (disc 1 track 8, disc 2 tracks 3), percussionHerman Rarebell – drums (disc 1 tracks 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18; disc 2 tracks 2, 6-10), backing vocalsRudy Lenners – drums (disc 2 track 17)Additional musiciansOn "Heroes Don't Cry":
Richard Baker - orchestration programmingFred White, Linda McCrary, Alfie Silas, Ricky Nelson - choirOn "Alex & Julie's Love Theme":
Brad Dechter – orchestratorArtie Kane – conductorTom Boyd – oboe soloistOn "You and I (Radio Edit)" and "When You Came Into My Life":
Luke Herzog, Koen van Bael - keyboardsOn "White Dove":
Kinderchor Majell Lustenhouwer - children's choirRocq-E Harrel - additional vocalsOn "Veter peremen" and "Viento de cambio":
Koen van Baal, Robbie Buchanan - keyboardsMichael Thompson - guitarOn "Humanity (Radio Edit)":
David Campbell – orchestra conductorOn "You Are the Champion":
Michael Kleitman – additional vocalsOn "Rhythm of Love" and "Back to You":
Christian Kolonovits – piano and Hammond organJohan Daansen – acoustic guitarMario Argandona – percussionHille Bemelmanns, Liv Van Aelst, Kristel Van Craen − backing vocalsOn "Fuchs geh' voran":
Achim Kirschning – synthesizer, keyboardsOn "We Don't Own the World":
The Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraOn "Bis wohin reicht mein Leben":
Senait – spoken word vocalsZabine – additional vocalsDawn-Faith Schönherz – choirOssi Schaller – guitarsEdvin Marton – violinRichard Schönherz – arranger 
