China White The Scorpions

China White Album: Blackout (1982)
by Scorpions

Blackout is the eighth studio album released in 1982 on Harvest Records and Mercury Records. After losing his voice during the writing of the album lead singer Klaus Meine had to undergo surgery on his vocal cords and was uncertain as to whether or not he would be able to record. Demos of the material were recorded with singer Don Dokken. However none of those recordings are featured on the album and Dokken is only credited with backing vocals.

In Kerrang! issue 12, Rudolf Schenker said that he could not choose between his guitar solos on "China White" so the US and European releases differed in this detail. "China White" was used as entrance music for the professional wrestling tag team The Skyscrapers in World Championship Wrestling.
Written by: Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine

A self-portrait of artist Gottfried Helnwein is featured on the cover of the album.

Klaus Meine – lead vocals
Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitars, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, backing vocals, lead guitars
Matthias Jabs – lead guitars, 6-string acoustic guitar, rhythm guitars
Francis Buchholz – bass
Herman Rarebell – drums