Blackout is the eighth studio alb** by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1982 on EMI Germany Records and Mercury Records. After losing his voice during the writing of the alb**,] lead vocalist Klaus Meine had to undergo surgery on his vocal cords and it was uncertain whether he would be able to record it. Demos of the material were recorded with Don Dokken as vocalist; however none of those recordings are featured on the alb**. Rudolf Schenker could not choose between his guitar solos on China White , so the US and European releases differed in this small detail.