Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection

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Freddie Mercury
The Solo Collection

Album GB 2000 on Parlophone label
Rock and Pop (Ballad, Classic Rock)

Presented in a deluxe 16" x 12" silver embossed slipcase hard-back book, the package includes albums, singles, rarities and interviews on CD and is complete with The Video Collection DVD and The Untold Story documentary DVD plus a comprehensive 120-page book featuring unpublished photographs and foreword by Brian May. ℗©2000 Mercury Songs Ltd

Musicians

	Freddie Mercury voc, p, 1946-1991 GB arranged by, producer, vocals, piano, synthesizer, written by, album by, music by, producer, original
	Mike Moran p, arranged by, keyboards, producer, written by, music by
	Stefan Wissnet voc, b, *1951 DE bass guitar, engineer, assistant, drum programming, synthesizer, kurzweil, sampler, fairlight
	Greg Brooks compilation producer, research, music, sleeve notes, music
	Justin Shirley-Smith , GB compilation producer, coordinator, compiled by, audio
	Tim Massey coordinator, new media
	Curt Cress dr, perc, *1952 DE drums
	Tony Hale edited by, compiled by
	Mack , DE engineer, producer, drum programming, synthesizer, kurzweil, sampler, fairlight, producer, original, written by, mixed by, surround sound
	Paul Vincent g, 1950-2016 DE lead guitar
	Jim Jenkins , liner notes, sleeve notes, music
	Fred Mandel key, syn, *1953 CA guitar, additional, synthesizer, additional, piano, additional
	Rainer Pietsch voc, DE arranged by
	Jo Burt b, *1953 GB bass, fretless
	Deborah Ann Johnston vc, cello
	Barry Castle alp, frh, GB horn
	Frank Ricotti perc, *1949 GB percussion
	Homi Kanga vn, 1922-2004 violin
	Laurie Lewis vn, voc, *1950 US violin
	Tim Rice voc, *1944 GB lyrics by, written by
	Montserrat Caballé voc, *1933 ES lyrics by
	John Deacon eb, *1951 GB bass guitar
	Andrew Flashman , arranged by, instrumentation by
	Andrew King , arranged by, instrumentation by
	Larry Lurex , performer on track
	Carl Ward , producer, recorded by, arranged by, rearranged
	Colin Peter , producer, recorded by, arranged by, rearranged
	Serge Ramaekers voc, *1966 BE producer, recorded by, arranged by, rearranged
	Brian May g, voc, *1947 GB featuring
	Ibex g, dr, performer on track
	Wreckage , performer on track
	Eddie Howell voc, acg, bvoc, performer on track, written by
	Billy Squier voc, *1950 US performer on track, arranged by, written by
	The Cross , 1987-1993 GB performer on track
	David Richards sss, dr, 1956-2013 GB written by, engineer, mixed by, mixed by, surround sound
	Peter Cobbin , GB mixed by, surround sound, engineer, surround sound
	Chris Clark , engineer, surround sound, assistant
	Jon Kelly , GB engineer, surround sound
	Dave Clark dr, *1942 GB mixed by, surround sound, written by
	Paul Hicks key, voc, GB mixed by, surround sound
	Thierry Lang p, CH performer on track, arranged by

Producers

Richard Gray art direction, design

Kris Fredriksson coordinator, additional audio, mixed by, assistant

Phil Symes edited by, contributing editor

David Richards engineer, producer, mixed by, engineer, mixed by

Andy Mason engineer, assistant

John Brough engineer, assistant

Richard Dodd engineer, assistant

Peter Mew engineer, digital audio restauration, mastered by, remastered by

Kevin Townend engineer, musical associate

Jim Beach executive-producer, conceived and produced by, film producer

Brian May liner notes, photography by

David Wigg liner notes, photography by

Sean O'Hagan liner notes

A. Sawa photography by

Bomi Bulsara photography by

Dave Clark photography by, producer

Dennis O'Regan photography by

Douglas Puddifoot photography by

George Hurrell photography by

Harry Goodwin photography by

Jer Bulsara photography by

Keith Valentine photography by

Koh Hasebe photography by

Lord Snowdon photography by

Mick Rock photography by

Misa Watanabe photography by

Naoaki Matsumoto photography by

Neal Preston photography by

Paul Humberstone photography by

Paul McAlpine photography by

Peter Hince photography by

Peter Sinclair photography by

Philip Ollerenshaw photography by

Richard Young photography by

Ron Pownall photography by

Simon Fowler photography by

Terry O'Neill photography by

Eddy Schreyer remastered by

Carol Woods backing vocals

Debbie Bishop backing vocals

Lance Ellington backing vocals

Madeline Bell backing vocals

Mark Williamson backing vocals

Miriam Stockley backing vocals

Peter Straker backing vocals

Brian Malouf mixed by

Freddie Mercury producer

Mike Moran producer

Julian Raymond producer, additional

Mack producer

Steve Brown remix, producer, additional

Nile Rodgers remix

Ron Nevison remix

Jeff Lord-Alge mixed by

Arthur Payson mixed by

Giorgio Moroder producer

Richard Wolf remix, producer, additional

Robin Geoffrey Cable producer

No More Brothers remix

Roger Sanchez remix, producer, additional

Joshua J. Macrae mixed by

Justin Shirley-Smith mixed by

Neil Amor mixed by

Dean S. Crathern mixed by, assistant

Peter Collins producer

Roger Taylor producer

Carl Ward remix

Colin Peter remix

John Beckett remix

Ray Burdis remix

Gavin Taylor film director

David Mallet film director

Hannes Rossacher film director

Rudi Dolezal film director, film producer

The Torpedo Twins film director

Composers

Freddie Mercury

Mike Moran

Tim Rice

Montserrat Caballé

Buck Ram

Dave Clark

John Christie

David Soames

Jeff Daniels

Giorgio Moroder

Spector, Greenwich & Barry

Goffin And King

Lennon-McCartney

Eddie Howell

Billy Squier

Mack

Roger Taylor

David Richards

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Mr Bad Guy	Freddie Mercury
2	Let's Turn It On	Freddie Mercury		3:42
3	Made In Heaven	Freddie Mercury		4:05
4	I Was Born To Love You	Freddie Mercury		3:38
5	Foolin' Around	Freddie Mercury		3:29
6	Your Kind Of Lover	Freddie Mercury		3:32
7	Mr Bad Guy	Freddie Mercury		4:09
8	Man Made Paradise	Freddie Mercury		4:08
9	There Must Be More To Life Than This	Freddie Mercury		3:00
10	Living On My Own	Freddie Mercury		3:23
11	My Love Is Dangerous	Freddie Mercury		3:42
12	Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow	Freddie Mercury		3:46
13	Barcelona	Freddie Mercury
14	Barcelona	Freddie Mercury		5:39
15	La Japonaise	Freddie Mercury		4:48
16	The Fallen Priest	Freddie Mercury	Tim Rice	5:45
17	Ensueño	Freddie Mercury	Montserrat Caballé	4:21
18	The Golden Boy	Freddie Mercury	Tim Rice	6:03
19	Guide Me Home	Freddie Mercury		2:49
20	How Can I Go On	Freddie Mercury		3:50
21	Overture Piccante	Freddie Mercury		6:39
22	The Great Pretender	Freddie Mercury
23	The Great Pretender	Freddie Mercury	Buck Ram	3:39
24	Foolin' Around	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:35
25	Time	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, John Christie	3:49
26	Your Kind Of Lover	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:59
27	Exercises In Free Love	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	3:56
28	In My Defence	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, David Soames, Jeff Daniels	3:51
29	Mr Bad Guy	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	4:00
30	Let's Turn It On	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:45
31	Living On My Own	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:38
32	My Love Is Dangerous	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:40
33	Love Kills	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Giorgio Moroder	3:28
34	The Singles 1973-1985	Freddie Mercury
35	I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex 1973 Single)	Larry Lurex	Spector, Greenwich & Barry	3:29
36	Going Back (Larry Lurex 1973 B-Side)	Larry Lurex	Goffin And King	3:34
37	Love Kills (1984 Single Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Giorgio Moroder	4:31
38	Love Kills (1984 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Giorgio Moroder	5:22
39	I Was Born To Love You (1985 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	7:05
40	Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:19
41	Stop All The Fighting (Non-Album B-Side Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	6:37
42	Made In Heaven (1985 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	4:50
43	She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:26
44	She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	5:50
45	Living On My Own (1985 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	6:39
46	My Love Is Dangerous (1985 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	6:29
47	Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (1985 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	5:32
48	Let's Turn It On (1985 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	5:09
49	The Singles 1986-1993	Freddie Mercury
50	Time (1986 Single/Album Version)	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, John Christie	3:58
51	Time (1986 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, John Christie	4:37
52	Time (1986 Instrumental Version)	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, John Christie	3:22
53	In My Defence (1986 Album Version)	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, David Soames, Jeff Daniels	3:57
54	The Great Pretender (1987 Single Version)	Freddie Mercury	Buck Ram	3:29
55	The Great Pretender (1987 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Buck Ram	5:54
56	Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-Album B-Side)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	3:59
57	Barcelona (1987 Single Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	4:27
58	Barcelona (1987 Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	7:07
59	How Can I Go On (1988 Single Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	4:02
60	Living On My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	5:16
61	Living On My Own (1993 Radio Mix)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:39
62	Living On My Own (1993 Club Mix)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	4:27
63	Living On My Own (1993 Underground Solutions Mix)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	5:46
64	The Instrumentals	Freddie Mercury
65	Barcelona	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	4:26
66	La Japonaise	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	4:46
67	The Fallen Priest	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	5:50
68	Ensueño	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	4:00
69	The Golden Boy	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	6:05
70	Guide Me Home	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	2:38
71	How Can I Go On	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	3:58
72	Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	4:03
73	Made In Heaven	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	4:17
74	Mr Bad Guy	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	4:14
75	There Must Be More To Life Than This	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:08
76	In My Defence	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, David Soames, Jeff Daniels	3:56
77	The Great Pretender	Freddie Mercury	Buck Ram	3:27
78	Rarities 1 - The Mr Bad Guy Sessions	Freddie Mercury
79	Let's Turn It On (A Cappella)	Freddie Mercury		3:04
80	Made In Heaven (Alternative Version)	Freddie Mercury		4:27
81	I Was Born To Love You (Vocal & Piano Version)	Freddie Mercury		2:58
82	Foolin' Around (Early Version)	Freddie Mercury		4:14
83	Foolin' Around (Original 12" Mix)	Freddie Mercury		5:37
84	Foolin' Around (Instrumental)	Freddie Mercury		3:40
85	Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version)	Freddie Mercury		4:47
86	Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version)	Freddie Mercury		3:38
87	Mr Bad Guy (Orchestral Out-Takes)	Freddie Mercury		0:35
88	Mr Bad Guy (Early Version)	Freddie Mercury		3:29
89	There Must Be More To Life Than This (Piano Out-Takes)	Freddie Mercury		2:48
90	Living On My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Version)	Freddie Mercury		4:30
91	My Love Is Dangerous (Early Version)	Freddie Mercury		2:12
92	Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Early Version)	Freddie Mercury		2:18
93	Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version)	Freddie Mercury		1:04
94	Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version)	Freddie Mercury		3:26
95	Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take)	Freddie Mercury		4:22
96	She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version)	Freddie Mercury		4:36
97	Gazelle (Demo)	Freddie Mercury		1:21
98	Money Can't Buy Happiness (Demo)	Freddie Mercury		2:37
99	Love Makin' Love (Demo)	Freddie Mercury		3:36
100	God Is Heavy (Demo)	Freddie Mercury		1:23
101	New York (Demo)	Freddie Mercury		2:13
102	Rarities 2 - The Barcelona Sessions	Freddie Mercury
103	The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract From The Garden Lodge)	Freddie Mercury	Tim Rice	3:04
104	Idea (Barcelona) (Extract From The Garden Lodge)	Freddie Mercury		1:12
105	Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract From The Garden Lodge)	Freddie Mercury		1:04
106	Barcelona (Early Version)	Freddie Mercury		4:21
107	Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave)	Freddie Mercury		4:31
108	Barcelona (Later Version)	Freddie Mercury		4:26
109	La Japonaise (Demo Vocal)	Freddie Mercury		4:41
110	La Japonaise (A Cappella)	Freddie Mercury		4:17
111	Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version)	Freddie Mercury	Tim Rice	4:46
112	Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Demo Vocal)	Freddie Mercury	Tim Rice	5:51
113	Ensueño (Live Take)	Montserrat Caballé	Montserrat Caballé	5:36
114	The Golden Boy (Early Version)	Freddie Mercury	Tim Rice	3:55
115	The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version)	Freddie Mercury	Tim Rice	2:57
116	The Golden Boy (A Cappella)	Freddie Mercury	Tim Rice	5:12
117	Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On (Alternative Version)	Freddie Mercury		6:54
118	How Can I Go On (Out-Take)	Freddie Mercury		1:31
119	How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version)	Freddie Mercury		3:46
120	When This Old Tired Boy Wants To Sing (Late Night Jam)	Freddie Mercury		2:42
121	Rarities 3 - Other Sessions	Freddie Mercury
122	In The Beginning	Freddie Mercury
123	Rain (Ibex Live 1969)	Ibex (4)	Lennon-McCartney	3:51
124	Green (Wreckage Rehearsal 1969)	Wreckage (6)	Freddie Mercury	3:15
125	Guest Appearances	Freddie Mercury
126	The Man From Manhattan (Eddie Howell 1976)	Eddie Howell	Eddie Howell	3:22
127	Love Is The Hero (12" Version Billy Squier 1986)	Billy Squier	Billy Squier	5:22
128	Lady With The Tenor Sax (Billy Squier: Work In Progress 1986)	Billy Squier	Billy Squier, Freddie Mercury	4:02
129	Hold On (Freddie Mercury And Jo Dare 1986)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mack	3:38
130	Heaven For Everyone (The Cross Version: Freddie Vocal 1988)	The Cross (3)	Roger Taylor	4:48
131	Other Rarities	Freddie Mercury
132	Love Kills (Rock Mix)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Giorgio Moroder	4:27
133	Love Kills (Instrumental)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Giorgio Moroder	4:26
134	The Great Pretender (Original Demo)	Freddie Mercury	Buck Ram	3:04
135	Holding On (Demo)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	4:12
136	It's So You (Demo)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	2:40
137	I Can't Dance/Keep Smiling (Demo)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	3:43
138	Horns Of Doom (Demo)	Freddie Mercury	David Richards	4:17
139	Yellow Breezes (Demo)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	5:26
140	Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	0:45
141	David Wigg Interviews	Freddie Mercury
142	1979, London - The Crazy Tour	Freddie Mercury		8:11
143	1984, Munich - The Works Tour	Freddie Mercury		11:27
144	1984, Munich - Pt 2 Going Solo	Freddie Mercury		7:37
145	1985, Wembley - Week Of Live Aid	Freddie Mercury		6:45
146	1986, London - The Magic Tour	Freddie Mercury		10:35
147	1987, Ibiza - Freddie's 41st Birthday	Freddie Mercury		9:56
148	1987, Ibiza - 41st Birthday. Pt 2 Montserrat Caballe	Freddie Mercury		8:21
149	1987, Ibiza - 41st Birthday. Pt 3 The Great Pretender	Freddie Mercury		10:26
150	The Video Collection	Freddie Mercury
151	Barcelona (Live Version)	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran
152	The Great Pretender (Single Version)	Freddie Mercury	Buck Ram
153	I Was Born To Love You	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury
154	Time	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, John Christie
155	How Can I Go On	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran
156	Made In Heaven	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury
157	Living On My Own	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury
158	The Golden Boy	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Tim Rice
159	The Great Pretender (Extended Version)	Freddie Mercury	Buck Ram
160	Barcelona	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran
161	In My Defence (Re-edit 2000)	Freddie Mercury	Dave Clark, David Soames, Jeff Daniels
162	Guide Me Home	Thierry Lang	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran
163	The Untold Story	Freddie Mercury
164	The Untold Story	Freddie Mercury		1:51:38

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