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Scorpio's Dance

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Scorpio's Dance
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1970 (1970-09)[1]
Recorded1970
Studio
GenreRock, country rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock
Length33:53 (Original)
45:38 (Reissues)
LabelPink Elephant
ProducerShocking Blue
Shocking Blue chronology
At Home
(1969)
Scorpio's Dance
(1970)
Third Album
(1971)
Singles from Scorpio's Dance
  1. "Sally Was a Good Old Girl" b/w "Long and Lonesome Road"
    Released: 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Scorpio's Dance is the third album by the rock band Shocking Blue. It was released in 1970 on Pink Elephant Records. The album was released under the title Sally Was a Good Old Girl in Japan.

This album continues the band's exploration into country music and Americana with tracks like "Alaska Country" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl". It still stays true to its rock roots as well. Despite continuing their growth as a band, the album did not fare so well in America.

Since the album's reissue in 1990 it featured the singles "Send Me a Postcard", "Mighty Joe" and "Hello Darkness", the latter with B-side, as bonus tracks both on CD and LP.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Robbie van Leeuwen except for "Sally Was a Good Old Girl", which was composed by Hank Cochran

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Scorpio's Dance (First Movement)"0:38
2."Alaska Country"3:51
3."Sally Was a Good Old Girl"3:26
4."Daemon Lover"6:01
5."Scorpio's Dance"3:41
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Little Cooling Planet"3:59
7."I Love Voodoo Music"4:00
8."Seven is a Number in Magic"2:56
9."Keep It if You Want It"2:51
10."Water Boy"2:30
Bonus tracks on reissue editions
No.TitleLength
11."Send Me a Postcard"2:39
12."Mighty Joe"3:12
13."Hello Darkness"2:52
14."Pickin' Tomatoes"3:19

Personnel

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Shocking Blue

Charts

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Chart (1970) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 10

References

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  1. ^ "Shocking Blue albums".
  2. ^ Adams, Greg. Scorpio's Dance at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scorpio's Dance – At Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2022.