The Solo Collection

~ Release by Freddie Mercury (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Mr. Bad Guy
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1Let’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.
33:43
2Made 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.
3.354:06
3I 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)
3.153:39
4Foolin’ Around
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)
recording of:
Foolin’ Around
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
33:30
5Your Kind of Lover
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)
recording of:
Your Kind of Lover
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
43:33
6Mr. 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.
44:10
7Man 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.
44:09
8There 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.
43:01
9Living on My Own
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)
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.
43:24
10My Love Is Dangerous
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 2016)
recording of:
My Love Is Dangerous
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
33:43
11Love 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.
43:47
2▶CD: Barcelona
3▶CD: The Great Pretender
4▶CD: The Singles 1973-1985
5▶CD: The Singles 1986-1993
6▶CD: The Instrumentals
7▶CD: Rarities 1: The Mr. Bad Guy Sessions
8▶CD: Rarities 2: The Barcelona Sessions
9▶CD: Rarities 3: Other Sessions
10▶CD: The David Wigg Interviews

Credits

Release

liner notes:Brian May (Queen guitarist) (in 2000-07)
additional engineer:John Brough
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
Andy Mason (UK producer/engineer)
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:Greg Brooks (Queen archivist)
Justin Shirley‐Smith
mastering:Peter Mew (senior sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 2000)
remaster of:Mr. Bad Guy
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1753866 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00004YTWM [info]