CD: Shocking Blue - Scorpion's Dance  (C)1970
Pink Elephant/Recordsmen Comm. RCM 00104 2 Japan

Tracklist:

01. Scorpio's Dance(First Movement) 00:38 
02. Alaska County 03:52 
03. Sally Was a Good Old Girl 03:29 
04. Daemon Lover 06:04 
05. Scorpio's Dance (Instrumental) 03:44 
06. Little Cooling Planet 04:05 
07. I Love Voodoo Music 04:02 
08. Seven Is a Number in Magic 02:59 
09. Keep It If You Want It 02:55 
10. Water Boy 02:38 
Bonus Tracks:
11. Never Marry A Railroad Man 03:06 
12. Roll Engine Roll 03:19 
13. Hello Darkness 02:56 
14. Pickin' Tomatoes 03:22 
15. Keep It If You Want It(German Single Version) 02:54 
16. Sally Was a Good Old Girl(UK Single Version) 03:26 

00:53:38


Shocking Blue's second album was partly recorded in New York and continues the band's exploration of Americana and country music, although its style is firmly rooted in rock. "Alaska Country" is one of the most obvious references to America, but "Sally Was a Good Old Girl" is a cover of an early-'60s country hit by songwriter Hank Cochran; Shocking Blue's rendition chugs along in a rock groove that reveals the source of its material with a touch of banjo. As always, the focal point is the inimitable voice of Mariska Veres, but songwriter/guitarist Robby VanLeeuwen shows no sign of a sophomore slump. There isn't an obvious hit single candidate like the previous album's "Venus," but Scorpio's Dance makes up for it with solid consistency. "Daemon Lover" is moody and mesmerizing, and the title track is a spaghetti western soundtrack in search of a film (the cover photo, appropriately enough, was shot in a cactus field). "I Love Voodoo Music" is colored with bongos and jungle sound effects, while "Water Boy" sees the return of VanLeeuwen's sitar. It's a diverse collection of songs that reveals the group's artistic growth but, in America at least, saw no chart action.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/scorpios-dance-mw0000519657