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Fly To The Rainbow is the second studio album by German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
/heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
  band Scorpions
Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal music/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change "....
, released in 1974. In support of their Lonesome Crow album, Scorpions landed a spot as the opening act for the band UFO
UFO (band)

UFO is a British hard rock/heavy metal music band formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal music and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal....
. At the end of the tour, Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker is a German hard rock/heavy metal music guitarist, known as a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group, achieved fame as member of UFO in the middle of the 1970s....
 was asked to fill an open position as UFO's guitarist and accepted the role. Michael's departure temporarily resulted in the breakup of the band but Rudolf Schenker
Rudolf Schenker

Rudolf Schenker is a Germany guitarist and founding member of Heavy metal music band Scorpions , being the rhythm/lead guitarist and one of the main song-writers of the band....
 and later Klaus Meine
Klaus Meine

Klaus Meine is a Germany singer, best known as the frontman of the hard rock/Heavy metal music band Scorpions . He is well-noted for his unique voice and polished delivery which ranges from high notes to soft ballads, and is respected worldwide for his support for music and human rights....
 ultimately merged with the band Dawn Road which consisted of guitarist Ulrich Roth
Ulrich Roth

Ulrich Roth , more commonly known as Uli Jon Roth, is a Germanyguitarist and one of the earliest contributors to the neo-classical metal genre....
 filling Michael's role, as well as drummer Jürgen Rosenthal, and bassist Francis Buchholz
Francis Buchholz

Francis Buchholz is a Germany bassist best known as a member of Scorpions.Already at the age of eleven he listened to rock music. His first appearance as a bass player in a high school rock band took place at the age of 15....
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Fly To The Rainbow is the second studio album by German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
/heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
  band Scorpions
Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal music/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change "....
, released in 1974. In support of their Lonesome Crow album, Scorpions landed a spot as the opening act for the band UFO
UFO (band)

UFO is a British hard rock/heavy metal music band formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal music and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal....
. At the end of the tour, Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker is a German hard rock/heavy metal music guitarist, known as a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group, achieved fame as member of UFO in the middle of the 1970s....
 was asked to fill an open position as UFO's guitarist and accepted the role. Michael's departure temporarily resulted in the breakup of the band but Rudolf Schenker
Rudolf Schenker

Rudolf Schenker is a Germany guitarist and founding member of Heavy metal music band Scorpions , being the rhythm/lead guitarist and one of the main song-writers of the band....
 and later Klaus Meine
Klaus Meine

Klaus Meine is a Germany singer, best known as the frontman of the hard rock/Heavy metal music band Scorpions . He is well-noted for his unique voice and polished delivery which ranges from high notes to soft ballads, and is respected worldwide for his support for music and human rights....
 ultimately merged with the band Dawn Road which consisted of guitarist Ulrich Roth
Ulrich Roth

Ulrich Roth , more commonly known as Uli Jon Roth, is a Germanyguitarist and one of the earliest contributors to the neo-classical metal genre....
 filling Michael's role, as well as drummer Jürgen Rosenthal, and bassist Francis Buchholz
Francis Buchholz

Francis Buchholz is a Germany bassist best known as a member of Scorpions.Already at the age of eleven he listened to rock music. His first appearance as a bass player in a high school rock band took place at the age of 15....
. The new line up now complete, resumed under the Scorpions name and recorded Fly to the Rainbow which moved to a more heavy rock sound than the previous experimental jazzy Krautrock
Krautrock

Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain....
 of their debut album.

Cover art

When asked to comment on the cover art to the album, the band's former lead guitarist Uli Jon Roth stated "Don’t ask me what that cover means… I disliked it from the beginning. It looked ludicrous to me back then and looks just as bad today. It was done by a firm of designers in Hamburg, who had actually done a good job on the Lonesome Crow album before, but I think that time they failed miserably. As for the meaning, I can only guess, but I’d rather not…"

Track listing


Side one

  1. "Speedy's Coming" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 3:36
  2. "They Need a Million" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 4:50
  3. "Drifting Sun" (Ulrich Roth) – 7:42
  4. "Fly People Fly" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 5:03

Side two

  1. "This Is My Song" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 4:18
  2. "Far Away" (Rudolf Schenker, Michael Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 5:38
  3. "Fly to the Rainbow" (Michael Schenker, Ulrich Roth) – 9:40


Credits


  • Klaus Meine
    Klaus Meine

    Klaus Meine is a Germany singer, best known as the frontman of the hard rock/Heavy metal music band Scorpions . He is well-noted for his unique voice and polished delivery which ranges from high notes to soft ballads, and is respected worldwide for his support for music and human rights....
     - lead vocals
  • Ulrich Roth
    Ulrich Roth

    Ulrich Roth , more commonly known as Uli Jon Roth, is a Germanyguitarist and one of the earliest contributors to the neo-classical metal genre....
     - lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Drifting Sun" and "Fly To The Rainbow"
  • Rudolf Schenker
    Rudolf Schenker

    Rudolf Schenker is a Germany guitarist and founding member of Heavy metal music band Scorpions , being the rhythm/lead guitarist and one of the main song-writers of the band....
     - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "They Need A Million" and "Drifting Sun"
  • Francis Buchholz
    Francis Buchholz

    Francis Buchholz is a Germany bassist best known as a member of Scorpions.Already at the age of eleven he listened to rock music. His first appearance as a bass player in a high school rock band took place at the age of 15....
     - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jürgen Rosenthal - drums, percussion


Guest


  • Achim Kirschning - keyboards