The Very Best

~ Release by Freddie Mercury (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Living on My Own (No More Brothers extended mix)
recording engineer:
Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Freddie Mercury, Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
remixer:
Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000)
recording of:
Living on My Own
lyricist, writer and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury55:17
2I Was Born to Love You
drums (drum set) programming and synthesizer programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Stephan Wissnet
assistant engineer:
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Freddie Mercury
additional guitar, additional piano and additional synthesizer:
Fred Mandel
bass guitar:
Stephan Wissnet
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress
guitar:
Paul Vincent
piano and synthesizer:
Freddie Mercury
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
I Was Born to Love You
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Freddie Mercury3.153:40
3Love Kills (Wolf Euro mix)
additional producer:
Richard Wolf (composer and producer Richard “Wolfie” Wolf)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Freddie Mercury and Giorgio Moroder
remixer:
Richard Wolf (composer and producer Richard “Wolfie” Wolf)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1992, in 2016)
remix of:
Love Kills (original 1984 single version) by Freddie Mercury
recording of:
Love Kills
lyricist:
Freddie Mercury and Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Giorgio Moroder Publishing (work publisher), Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury), Queen Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Freddie Mercury3:25
4The Great Pretender (Malouf mix)
additional producer:
Julian Raymond
producer:
Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
remixer:
Brian Malouf
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 1992)
remix of:
The Great Pretender by Freddie Mercury
cover recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Freddie Mercury23:39
5Let's Turn It On
assistant engineer:
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 2000)
recording of:
Let's Turn It On
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury33:43
6My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord-Alge mix)
remixer:
Jeff Lord‐Alge
remix of:
My Love Is Dangerous by Freddie Mercury
recording of:
My Love Is Dangerous
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury3:42
7Barcelona
assistant engineer:
John Brough, Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) and Andy Mason (UK producer/engineer)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
cello:
Deborah Ann Johnston
horn:
Barry Castle
keyboard:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
violin:
Homi Kanga and Laurie Lewis (bluegrass artist and violinist)
background vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) and Freddie Mercury
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 1988, in 1992)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2018 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10)
recording of:
Barcelona
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
part of:
Official Songs of the Olympic Games (number: 1992)
Freddie Mercury4.155:39
8Time (Nile Rodgers remix)
producer:
Dave Clark (UK drummer for the Dave Clark Five) and Freddie Mercury
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
remixer:
Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dave Clark Productions Ltd. (in 1992)
remix of:
Time (original 1986 single/album version) by Freddie Mercury
recording of:
Time
lyricist:
Dave Clark (UK drummer for the Dave Clark Five)
composer:
John Christie
publisher:
Spurs Music Publishing Ltd.
Freddie Mercury3:50
9Foolin' Around
Freddie Mercury3:38
10Mr. Bad Guy
drums (drum set) programming and synthesizer programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Stephan Wissnet
assistant engineer:
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Freddie Mercury
additional guitar, additional piano and additional synthesizer:
Fred Mandel
bass guitar:
Stephan Wissnet
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress
guitar:
Paul Vincent
piano and synthesizer:
Freddie Mercury
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
arranger:
Rainer Pietsch (musician, songwriter and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Mr. Bad Guy
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury44:12
11There Must Be More to Life Than This
drums (drum set) programming and synthesizer programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Stephan Wissnet
assistant engineer:
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Freddie Mercury
additional guitar, additional piano and additional synthesizer:
Fred Mandel
bass guitar:
Stephan Wissnet
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress
guitar:
Paul Vincent
piano and synthesizer:
Freddie Mercury
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
There Must Be More to Life Than This
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury43:00
12Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
drums (drum set) programming and synthesizer programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Stephan Wissnet
assistant engineer:
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Freddie Mercury
additional guitar, additional piano and additional synthesizer:
Fred Mandel
bass guitar:
Stephan Wissnet
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress
guitar:
Paul Vincent
piano and synthesizer:
Freddie Mercury
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury43:48
13In My Defence
producer:
Dave Clark (UK drummer for the Dave Clark Five) and Freddie Mercury
remixer:
Dave Clark (UK drummer for the Dave Clark Five)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dave Clark Productions Ltd. (in 2000)
recording of:
In My Defence
lyricist:
Dave Clark (UK drummer for the Dave Clark Five) and David Soames
composer:
Jeff Daniels (UK songwriter)
publisher:
Spurs Music Publishing Ltd.
Freddie Mercury43:52
14Man Made Paradise
assistant engineer:
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Freddie Mercury
bass guitar:
Jo Burt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Man Made Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury44:11
15Exercises in Free Love
producer:
Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
performer:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 1987, in 2000)
recorded at:
Ripe Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Exercises in Free Love
writer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
Freddie Mercury3:58
16Made in Heaven
drums (drum set) programming and synthesizer programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Stephan Wissnet
assistant engineer:
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Freddie Mercury
additional guitar, additional piano and additional synthesizer:
Fred Mandel
bass guitar:
Stephan Wissnet
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress
guitar:
Paul Vincent
piano and synthesizer:
Freddie Mercury
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Made in Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury3.354:08
17One Year of Love
drum machine programming:
John Deacon
assistant engineer:
Croydon (engineer)
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar, sampler and synthesizer:
John Deacon
guest saxophone:
Steve Gregory (English jazz saxophonist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
strings arranger:
Lynton Naiff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1986, in 2011)
recorded at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1985-09 until 1986-04), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-09 until 1986-04)
recording of:
One Year of Love
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
Queen2.94:28
18Who Wants to Live Forever
recording engineer:
Eric Tomlinson (British recording engineer)
drum machine programming:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
assistant engineer:
Croydon (engineer)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
electric guitar and synthesizer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Freddie Mercury
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
orchestrator:
Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Brian May (Queen guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1986, in 2011)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1985-09 until 1986-04), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-09 until 1986-04)
recording of:
Who Wants to Live Forever?
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Limited (in 1986)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen4.055:16