The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs

by Freddie Mercury

Overview

Released on what would have been the legendary Queen frontman's 60th birthday, EMI's Lover of Life, Singer of Songs collects 20 digitally remastered tracks from the late vocalist's eccentric solo career, including pre-Queen singles, soundtrack offerings, and cuts from his two official solo releases (1985's Mr. Bad Guy and 1988's Barcelona). This is good news for fans who were unwilling to dip into their savings to pick up Parlophone' s mammoth ten-disc Solo Collection, as it utilizes the majority of that collection's strengths. For the most part, this is all anyone could want from a non-Queen Mercury overview, and despite the inclusion of a few too many posthumous remixes, serves as moving eulogy to one of popular music's most beloved voices. [Lover of Life, Singer of Songs also comes in a two-disc edition, as well as a CD/DVD package.] ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/21/2006
Label:	Hollywood
UPC:	0050087100865
Rank:	61371

Tracks

Disc 1

1. In My Defence
2. The Great Pretender
3. Living on My Own
4. Made in Heaven
5. Love Kills
6. There Must Be More to Life Than This
7. Guide Me Home
8. How Can I Go On
9. Foolin' Around
10. Time
11. Barcelona
12. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
13. I Was Born to Love You
14. The Golden Boy
15. Mr Bad Guy
16. The Great Pretender
17. Love Kills
18. I Can Hear Music
19. Goin' Back
20. Guide Me Home

Disc 2

21. Love Kills
22. Made in Heaven
23. Living on My Own
24. Love Kills
25. Mr Bad Guy
26. I Was Born to Love You
27. My Love Is Dangerous
28. Love Making Love
29. Love Kills
30. I Was Born to Love You
31. Foolin' Around
32. Living on My Own
33. Love Kills
34. Your Kind of Lover
35. Let's Turn It On

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Freddie Mercury   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Montserrat Caballe   Primary Artist
Thierry Lang   Primary Artist
Queen   Primary Artist
Curt Cress   Drums
Mark Williamson   Vocals (Background)
Miriam Stockley   Vocals (Background)
Peter Straker   Vocals (Background)
Mike Moran   Piano,Keyboards
Ray Russell   Guitar
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
Andrew Pask   Bass
Barry Castle   Horn
Stephan Wissnet   Bass,Fairlight,Kurzweil 250
Deborah Ann Johnston   Violin
John Christie   Vocals (Background)
Lance Ellington   Vocals (Background)
Laurie Lewis   Violin
Fred Mandel   Piano,Guitar,Synthesizer
Harold Fisher   Drums
Carol Woods   Vocals (Background)
Madeline Bell   Vocals (Background)
Alan Rankin Jones   Bass
Brett Morgan   Drums
Homi Kanga   Violin
Graham Jarvis   Drums
Paul Vincent   Guitar
Debbie Bishop   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Brian May   Composer
Andy Mason   Assistant Engineer
Colin Peter   Engineer,Producer,Re-Arranged
Jan Erik Kongshaug   Performer,Producer
David Richards   Engineer,Producer
Robin Geoffrey Cable   Producer
Justin Shirley-Smith   Coordination
Julian Raymond   Producer
Peter Cobbin   Remixing
Richard Dodd   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Tim Rice   Composer
Mike Moran   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Brian Malouf   Mixing
Buck Ram   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Giorgio Moroder   Composer,Producer
Phil Spector   Composer
The Dave Clark Five   Producer,Remixing
Jeff Barry   Composer
Thierry Lang   Producer
Stephan Wissnet   Assistant,Drum Programming
Richard Gray   Booklet Design
Carl Ward   Engineer,Producer,Re-Arranged
Peter Sinclair   Photography
Peter Hince   Photography
A. Sawa   Photography
Neal Preston   Photography
Andrew Flashman   Instrumentation,Arrangement Collaboration
Paul Mortimer   Assistant Engineer
John Christie   Composer
David Soames   Composer
Freddie Mercury   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Carole King   Composer
John Brough   Assistant Engineer
Ashley Howe   Engineer
Kris Fredriksson   Coordination
Jim Beach   Management
Dave Clark   Composer
Rainer Pietsch   Arranger
Kevin Townend   Musical Associate
StarRider   Remix Producer
Serge Ramaekers   Engineer,Producer,Re-Arranged
Jeff Daniels   Composer
Mike Stone   Engineer
Andrew King   Instrumentation,Arrangement Collaboration
Simon Fowler   Photography