Editing Fly to the Rainbow (section)

==Background==
In support of the ''[[Lonesome Crow]]'' album, Scorpions toured as the opening act for the British rock band [[UFO (band)|UFO]]. At the end of the tour, Scorpions lead guitarist [[Michael Schenker]] was asked to fill an open position as UFO's guitarist and accepted the position.<ref>{{cite web |author=Trunk, Russell A. |title=Scorpions: Yet Another Sting in the Tale! |url=http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=805 |publisher=Annecarlini.com |access-date=12 May 2008}}</ref> Schenker's departure temporarily resulted in the breakup of the band but [[Rudolf Schenker]] and [[Klaus Meine]] ultimately merged with the band [[Dawn Road]]. The new band consisted of guitarist [[Uli Jon Roth]] replacing Michael as well as drummer Jürgen Rosenthal, keyboardist Achim Kirschnig and bass guitarist [[Francis Buchholz]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Syrjälä, Marko |title=Interview with Francis Buchholz |url=http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/content/view/791/ |publisher=Metal-rules.com |access-date=12 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618051118/http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/content/view/791 |archive-date=18 June 2012}}</ref> The new lineup assumed the Scorpions name and recorded ''Fly to the Rainbow''. Three songs on ''Fly to the Rainbow'' were co-written with departing guitarist Michael Schenker as part of his agreement on leaving the band.