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The Singles Collection Volume 4
''The Singles Collection, Volume 4'' is a limited edition CD series compilation box set by the English rock band Queen, the fourth and last set in the collection. The box set contains remastered versions of the next thirteen top-40 charting singles released by Queen that appear subsequent to those in '' The Singles Collection Volume 3'', excluding the ''Five Live'' EP and the Small Soldiers Remix of "Another One Bites The Dust", the latter of which was not released by EMI/Parlophone. It contains the material released from the years 1988 - 1998, and covers the albums ''The Miracle'', ''Innuendo'', '' Made In Heaven'', ''Queen Rocks'' and ''Greatest Hits III''. This was the band's final release on EMI/Parlophone before their back catalogue was re-issued on Universal's Island label in 2011. Track listing Disc 1 #" The Miracle" – 5:03 #" Stone Cold Crazy" (Live At The Rainbow '74) – 2:10 Disc 2 #"Innuendo" – 6:33 #"Bijou" – 3:37 Disc 3 #" I'm Going Slightly Mad" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals) and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock. Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He joined in 1970 and suggested the name "Queen". Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their eponymous debut album in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, '' Queen II'', in 1974. '' Sheer Heart Attack'' later that year and '' A Night at the Opera'' in 1975 brought them international success. The latter featured " Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle (song)
"The Miracle" is the fifth and final single from Queen's 1989 studio album of the same name. It was composed by the entire band, though Freddie Mercury and John Deacon were the main writers. It was released as a single on 27 November 1989 and it was the band's final single release of the 1980s. Composition The idea for the song came from Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, who wrote the basic chord structure for the song. All four contributed to the lyrics and musical ideas, and the song was still credited to the entire band because they had agreed to do so during the album recording, regardless of who had been the actual writer. While both Mercury and May regarded this as one of their favourites, Taylor said in the audio commentary of Greatest Video Hits II that although it was not a favourite of his, he respected it as "an incredibly complex track". The song describes several of "God's creations, great and small", such as great buildings like the Golden Gate Bridge, the Taj Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Will Rock You
"We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album ''News of the World''. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 330 of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and it placed at number 146 on the Songs of the Century list in 2001. In 2009, "We Will Rock You" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Other than the last 30 seconds, which contains a guitar solo by May, the song is generally set in a cappella form, using only stomping and clapping as a rhythmic body percussion beat. In 1977, "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" were issued together as a worldwide top 10 single. Soon after the album was released, many radio stations played the songs consecutively, without interruption. Since its release, "We Will Rock You" has been covered, remixed, sampled, parodied, referred to, and used by multiple recording artists, TV shows, films and other media worldwide. It has also become a popular stadium anthem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Live
"Let Me Live" is a 1996 song by Queen, from the album ''Made in Heaven''. Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May share lead vocals, with Mercury singing the first verse, Taylor singing the second verse & bridge, and May singing the last verse. During the choruses, all of the band members sing (except for John Deacon), as well as a background choir, giving it a gospel sound reminiscent of the band's 1976 single " Somebody to Love". The single reached No. 9 in the UK Single Charts, becoming the band's last top ten hit in that country. History Freddie Mercury stated in an interview that this song was originally recorded with Rod Stewart in 1983. It is rumoured that this song was intended to be on Queen's '' The Works'' album in 1984. Some backing lyrics in the version intended for release on ''Made in Heaven'' had to be changed due to copyright problems, because it resembled a line from "Piece of My Heart". The first Mexican and Dutch pressings of the album, however, had the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was Born To Love You (song)
"I Was Born to Love You" is a 1985 song by Freddie Mercury that was released as a single from his first solo album, ''Mr. Bad Guy''. After Mercury's death, Queen re-worked this song for their album ''Made in Heaven'' in 1995, by having the other members play their instrumental parts over the original track, transforming the song from disco to rock. The Queen version from the ''Made in Heaven'' album also includes snippets of Mercury's ad-lib vocals taken from " A Kind of Magic" and from "Living on My Own". The song received its live debut on the 2005 tour of Japan, given by Queen + Paul Rodgers. Brian May and Roger Taylor performed the song acoustically. The song was also performed during the concerts given by Queen + Adam Lambert in South Korea and Japan, which was the first time that a full live band was used for the performance. Music videos The video for the original Freddie Mercury version of the song was directed by David Mallet and filmed at the now demolished Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Much Love Will Kill You
"Too Much Love Will Kill You" is a song written by British guitarist Brian May of Queen, Frank Musker and Elizabeth Lamers.Billboard 21 Jun 1997 . Retrieved 16 January 2011 The song reflected the breakdown of May's first marriage and attraction to his future wife, . It was first recorded by Queen around 1988 or before, and was intended to be on the band's '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Winter's Tale (Queen Song)
"A Winter's Tale" is a song by Queen, from the album ''Made in Heaven'', released in 1995 after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991. It was written after the ''Innuendo'' sessions, inspired as Mercury was staring out the windows of various places in Montreux. The song has a psychedelic, dreamy feel, and describes what Mercury saw outside the windows. Composition and lyrics Mercury wrote and composed the song, and also performed the vocals and keyboards (although the track is credited to Queen). According to May, Mercury wrote the song in a small house called "The Duck House" (seen on the album cover for ''Made in Heaven'') in Montreux. In the 1995 documentary ''Queen: Champions of the World'', it was stated that this was, if not the first, then an extremely rare style of recording for Mercury, as it was all performed in one take live in the studio. It was stated in the film that Mercury had always insisted upon music being completed prior to the vocal arrangement beginning, but ackn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven For Everyone
"Heaven for Everyone" is a song written by Queen drummer Roger Taylor. It originally appeared on his side project the Cross's album '' Shove It'', with Freddie Mercury as a guest vocalist, and it is the album's fourth track. It was reworked with Queen's music and appeared in the 1995 album ''Made in Heaven'' where it was the seventh track, and was released as the first single – four years after Mercury's death. Queen's version reached number two on the UK Singles Chart while peaking at number one in Hungary and becoming a top-ten hit in several other European nations. In 1999 it was included in Queen’s compilation album '' Greatest Hits III''. Directed by David Mallet, the music video opens with images of graffiti messages in tribute to Mercury outside his home, Garden Lodge, Kensington in London, before showing footage of Georges Méliès seminal 1902 silent film ''A Trip to the Moon'' and ''The Impossible Voyage'' (1904). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
"These Are the Days of Our Lives" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Although credited to the whole band, it was largely written by their drummer Roger Taylor, and is the eighth track on the band's 1991 album ''Innuendo''. The song was released as a single in the United States on Freddie Mercury's 45th birthday, 5 September 1991, and as double A-side single in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 9 December, in the wake of Mercury's death, with the Queen track "Bohemian Rhapsody". The double A-side debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and remained there for five weeks, topped the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks, and reached number 16 in Germany. The song was awarded a Brit Award for British Single of the Year in 1992. In 1999 it was included in Queen's compilation album '' Greatest Hits III''. Ron Hart of ''Rolling Stone'' writes, "the conga-driven synth ballad "These Are the Days of Our Lives" is ''Innuendo'' most significant single, given that it was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohemian Rhapsody
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth album, '' A Night at the Opera'' (1975). Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, the song is a six-minute suite, notable for its lack of a refraining chorus and consisting of several sections: an intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock part and a reflective coda. It is one of the few progressive rock songs of the 1970s to achieve widespread commercial success and appeal to a mainstream audience. Mercury referred to "Bohemian Rhapsody" as a "mock opera" that resulted from the combination of three songs he had written. It was recorded by Queen and co-producer Roy Thomas Baker at five studios between August and September 1975. Due to recording logistics of the era, the band had to bounce the tracks across eight generations of 24-track tape, meaning that they required nearly 200 tracks for overdubs. The song parodies elements of opera with bombastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Show Must Go On (Queen Song)
"The Show Must Go On" is a song by British rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album, '' Innuendo''. It is credited to Queen, but written mainly by Brian May. The song chronicles the effort of frontman Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life, although his diagnosis with HIV/AIDS had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill.Donald A. GuariscoQueen – The Show Must Go On Allmusic. Retrieved 23 May 2011 When the band recorded the song in 1990, Mercury's condition had deteriorated to the point that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it. May recalls; "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went, 'I'll fucking do it, darling'—vodka down—and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal". It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 14 October 1991 in promotion for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headlong (song)
"Headlong" is a song by British rock band Queen, released as the third single from fourteenth studio album, ''Innuendo'' (1991). The song was written by Queen guitarist Brian May, who intended to record it for his then-upcoming solo album '' Back to the Light'' (1992), but when he heard Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury sing the track, he allowed it to become a Queen song. As with all the songs on ''Innuendo'', the track was promptly credited to the entire band. The song was the first single to be released in the United States under their contract with Hollywood Records on 14 January 1991, though it was not released in the United Kingdom for another four months (the first single in the United Kingdom was "Innuendo", which Hollywood eventually released in the US as a promotional single for radio stations). The song charted on the Album Rock Tracks chart in the United States, reaching number three. The cover of one of the CD singles is inspired by Grandville illustrations, as are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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