The Solo Collection

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

Tracklist

1CD: Mr. Bad Guy
2CD: Barcelona
3CD: The Great Pretender
4CD: The Singles 1973-1985
5CD: The Singles 1986-1993
6CD: The Instrumentals
7CD: Rarities 1: The Mr. Bad Guy Sessions
8CD: Rarities 2: The Barcelona Sessions
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1The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (extract from Garden Lodge tape)
recording of:
The Fallen Priest
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
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 Mercury & Montserrat Caballé3:05
2Idea (Barcelona) (extract from Garden Lodge tape)
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 Mercury & Montserrat Caballé1:13
3Idea (Barcelona) (2nd extract from Garden Lodge tape)
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 Mercury & Montserrat Caballé1:05
4Barcelona (early version: Freddie’s demo vocal)
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 Mercury4:22
5Barcelona (Freddie’s vocal slave)
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 Mercury4:32
6Barcelona (later version: Freddie’s vocal only)
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 Mercury4:27
7La Japonaise (early version: Freddie’s demo vocal)
recording of:
La Japonaise
lyricist:
Freddie Mercury
composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
Freddie Mercury4:42
8La Japonaise (a cappella)
recording of:
La Japonaise
lyricist:
Freddie Mercury
composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé4:18
9Rachmaninov’s Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (early version)
recording of:
The Fallen Priest
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
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 Mercury4:47
10Rachmaninov’s Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (later version: Freddie’s demo vocal)
recording of:
The Fallen Priest
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
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 Mercury5:52
11Ensueño (Montserrat’s live takes)
recording of:
Ensueño
lyricist:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé25:37
12The Golden Boy (early version: Freddie’s demo vocal)
recording of:
The Golden Boy
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
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 Mercury3:55
13The Golden Boy (2nd early version: extract)
recording of:
The Golden Boy
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
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 Mercury2:57
14The Golden Boy (a cappella featuring gospel choir)
recording of:
The Golden Boy
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
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 Mercury & Montserrat Caballé5:13
15Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On (alternate versions)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 2000)
compilation of:
Guide Me Home (alternate version) by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé (soprano) and How Can I Go On (alternate version) by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
recording of:
Guide Me Home
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)
recording of:
How Can I Go On
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 Mercury6:55
16How Can I Go On (out‐take: extract)
piano:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
partial recording of:
How Can I Go On
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 Mercury1:32
17How Can I Go On (alternative piano version)
instrumental recording of:
How Can I Go On
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)
recording of:
How Can I Go On
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 Mercury3:46
18When This Old Tired Body Wants to Sing (late night jam)
piano:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
recording of:
When This Old Tired Body Wants to Sing
writer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
Freddie Mercury2:43
9CD: Rarities 3: Other Sessions
10CD: 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]