| In Trance | ||||
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| Released | 17 September 1975 (Europe) March 1976 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Dierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 37:17 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Dieter Dierks | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rock Hard | 7.0/10[3] |
| Teraz Rock |  [4] |
In Trance is the third studio album by German rock band Scorpions and it was released by RCA Records in 1975. The music was a departure from the progressive rock of the two previous albums. Instead, the album has a hard rock sound of shorter and tighter arrangements with which the band would achieve their global success and fame. Extended suites in the vein of songs such as "Lonesome Crow" and "Fly to the Rainbow" are absent altogether. This was the first of two studio albums to feature drummer Rudy Lenners, and the first album by the band to contain the now-famous logo and controversial artwork.
Artwork
The original version of the album cover--photographed by Michael von Gimbut[5] was censored for clearly showing the cover model's exposed breast[6] hanging down towards the guitar. Later releases blacked out the breast so that it is not visible. This is the first of many Scorpions album covers to have been censored. The band's former lead guitarist Uli Jon Roth claimed he may have "come up with the idea to do the thing with the guitar for the cover of In Trance".[7]
However, in a 2008 interview Roth claimed that early Scorpions album covers in general were "the record company's idea-- but we certainly didn't object. And so shame on us. Those covers were probably the most embarrassing thing I've ever been involved with." He did, though, classify the In Trance cover as "borderline".[8]
The White Stratocaster shown on the cover belonged to Roth and he can be seen playing the same guitar on the cover of the Electric Sun album Fire Wind. This is the guitar that Roth used on all subsequent Scorpions and Electric Sun albums on which he played.[9]
This was the band's first album to feature the band's name written in the now-familiar font used on nearly all subsequent album covers--as well as their first collaboration with producer Dieter Dierks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dark Lady" | Ulrich Roth | 3:30 |
| 2. | "In Trance" | Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Life's Like a River" | Roth, Schenker, Corina Fortmann | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Top of the Bill" | Schenker, Meine | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Living and Dying" | Schenker, Meine | 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Robot Man" | Schenker, Meine | 2:47 |
| 7. | "Evening Wind" | Roth | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Sun in My Hand" | Roth | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Longing for Fire" | Schenker, Roth | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Night Lights" | Roth | 3:14 |
Personnel
- Scorpions
- Klaus Meine – vocals
- Ulrich Roth – lead and slide guitar, vocals
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar
- Francis Buchholz – bass
- Rudy Lenners – drums
- Additional musician
- Achim Kirschning – keyboards
- Production
- Dieter Dierks – producer, engineer, mixing
References
- ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 721. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ↑ Weber, Barry. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2006.
- ↑ Rensen, Michael (April 2010). "Review Album: Scorpions - In Trance". Rock Hard (in German). No. 275. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "Teraz Rock review". Terazrock.pl. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ↑ In Trance Virgin Killer: The Back to Black Collection (Media notes). Scorpions. France: Axe Killer Music. 2000. 3056462.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Easton, Jeffrey. "Metal Exiles interview with Klaus Meine". Metalexiles.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑ Syrjälä, Marko. "Interview with Uli Jon Roth". Metal-rules.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ↑ Plakas, Argie. "Uli Jon Roth: 'Bridging Classical and Rock to Form Musical Bliss'". Ultimate-Guitar.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ↑ Wright, Jeb. "Uli Jon Roth: Surviving the Scorpions Sting". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2007.