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 members
Klaus Meine – lead vocals
Matthias 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 vocals
Rudolf 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 vocals
Paweł Mąciwoda – bass guitar (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 16, 19, disc 2 track 11), backing vocals
Past members
Uli Jon Roth – lead guitar (disc 2 track 17), backing vocals
Ralph 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 vocals
Francis Buchholz – bass guitar (disc 1 track 18, disc 2 tracks 6, 8, 17), backing vocals
James 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), percussion
Herman Rarebell – drums (disc 1 tracks 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18; disc 2 tracks 2, 6-10), backing vocals
Rudy Lenners – drums (disc 2 track 17)
Additional musicians
On "Heroes Don't Cry":
Richard Baker - orchestration programming
Fred White, Linda McCrary, Alfie Silas, Ricky Nelson - choir
On "Alex & Julie's Love Theme":
Brad Dechter – orchestrator
Artie Kane – conductor
Tom Boyd – oboe soloist
On "You and I (Radio Edit)" and "When You Came Into My Life":
Luke Herzog, Koen van Bael - keyboards
On "White Dove":
Kinderchor Majell Lustenhouwer - children's choir
Rocq-E Harrel - additional vocals
On "Veter peremen" and "Viento de cambio":
Koen van Baal, Robbie Buchanan - keyboards
Michael Thompson - guitar
On "Humanity (Radio Edit)":
David Campbell – orchestra conductor
On "You Are the Champion":
Michael Kleitman – additional vocals
On "Rhythm of Love" and "Back to You":
Christian Kolonovits – piano and Hammond organ
Johan Daansen – acoustic guitar
Mario Argandona – percussion
Hille Bemelmanns, Liv Van Aelst, Kristel Van Craen − backing vocals
On "Fuchs geh' voran":
Achim Kirschning – synthesizer, keyboards
On "We Don't Own the World":
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
On "Bis wohin reicht mein Leben":
Senait – spoken word vocals
Zabine – additional vocals
Dawn-Faith Schönherz – choir
Ossi Schaller – guitars
Edvin Marton – violin
Richard Schönherz – arranger
