Freddie Mercury Solo Collection è un box set postumo del cantante dei Queen .
È il più grande dedicato al cantante britannico e contiene 10 CD e 2 DVD , pubblicati nel 2000 , e contenenti singoli, rarità e notizie su Freddie Mercury . I DVD comprendono una collezione video con tutti i videoclip da solista di Mercury e il documentario Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story , nel quale, attraverso la voce di parenti, amici e colleghi, è rivissuta la vita di Freddie Mercury . Nel box è contenuto anche un libro fotografico che mostra immagini, inedite e non, del cantante nelle varie fasi della sua carriera.
Tracce della versione con 3 CD
Questa versione contiene solo i due album da solista del cantante e un CD bonus.
CD 1: Mr. Bad Guy (1985)
Let's Turn It On - 3:43
Made in Heaven - 4:06
I Was Born to Love You - 3:39
Foolin' Around - 3:30
Your Kind of Lover - 3:33
Mr. Bad Guy - 4:10
Man Made Paradise - 4:09
There Must Be More to Life Than This - 3:01
Living on My Own - 3:24
My Love Is Dangerous - 3:43
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow - 3:47
CD 2: Barcelona (1988)
Barcelona - 5:39
La Japonaise - 4:49
The Fallen Priest - 5:46
Ensueño - 4:22
The Golden Boy - 6:04
Guide Me Home - 2:50
How Can I Go On? - 3:51
Ouverture Piccante - 6:40
CD 3: Bonus CD
I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex , 1973 Single) - 3:30
Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version ) - 4:31
The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) - 3:28
Living on My Own (1993 Radio mix) - 3:39
In My Defence (2000 Remix * ) - 3:55
Time (2000 Remix * ) - 4:02
Love Kills (Rock mix * ) - 4:27
Tracce della versione del box-set completo
Il contenuto del box-set sono 10 Cd appartenenti alla passata carriera dell'artista e 2 DVD documentario sul cantante.
CD 1: Mr. Bad Guy (1985)
Let's Turn It On - 3:43
Made In Heaven - 4:06
I Was Born to Love You - 3:39
Foolin' Around - 3:30
Your Kind Of Lover - 3:33
Mr. Bad Guy - 4:10
Man Made Paradise - 4:09
There Must Be More to Life Than This - 3:01
Living on My Own - 3:24
My Love Is Dangerous - 3:43
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow - 3:47
CD 2: Barcelona (1988)
Barcelona - 5:39
La Japonaise - 4:49
The Fallen Priest - 5:46
Ensueño - 4:22
The Golden Boy - 6:04
Guide Me Home - 2:50
How Can I Go On? - 3:51
Ouverture Piccante - 6:40
CD 3: The Great Pretender (1992)
The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf Remix) - 3:39
Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Remix) - 3:36
Time (Nile Rodgers Remix) - 3:50
Your Kind of Lover (Steve Brown Remix) - 4:00
Exercises in Free Love (1987 Non-Album B-Side) - 3:57
In My Defence (Ron Nevison Remix) - 3:52
Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Remix) - 4:01
Let's Turn it On (Jeff Lord-Alge Remix) - 3:46
Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Remix) - 3:39
My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord-Alge Remix) - 3:41
Love Kills (Richard Wolf Remix) - 3:29
CD 4: Singles 1973-1985
I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) - 3:30
Goin' Back (Larry Lurex, 1973 B-Side) - 3:35
Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) - 4:32
Love Kills (Original 1984 Extended Version) - 5:23
I Was Born to Love You (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 7:06
Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side) - 3:20
Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) - 6:38
Made In Heaven (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 4:51
She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side) - 3:37
She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) - 5:51
Living on My Own (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 6:40
My Love Is Dangerous (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 6:30
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 5:33
Let's Turn It On (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 5:09
CD 5: Singles 1986-1993
Time (Original 1986 Single/Album Version) - 3:59
Time (Original 1986 Extended Version) - 4:38
Time (Original 1986 Instrumental Version) - 3:23
In My Defence (1986 Album Version) - 3:58
The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) - 3:30
The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Extended Version) - 5:55
Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-Album B-Side) - 4:00
Barcelona (Original 1987 Single Version) - 4:28
Barcelona (Original 1987 Extended Version) - 7:08
How Can I Go On (Original 1989 Single Version) - 4:03
Living on My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix) - 5:17
Living on My Own (1993 Radio Mix) - 3:39
Living on My Own (1993 Club Mix) - 4:28
Living on My Own (1993 Underground Solutions mix) (o anche Roger S Mix) - 5:46
CD 6: The Instrumentals
Barcelona (Original 1987 Instrumental Version) - 4:27
La Japonaise (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 4:47
The Fallen Priest (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 5:51
Ensueño (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 4:01
The Golden Boy (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 6:06
Guide Me Home (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 2:39
How Can I Go On (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 3:59
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Original 1985 Instrumental Version) - 4:04
Made In Heaven (Original 1985 Instrumental Version) - 4:18
Mr. Bad Guy (Original 1985 Instrumental Version) - 4:15
There Must Be More to Life Than This (Original 1985 Instrumental Version) - 3:09
In My Defence (Original 1986 Instrumental Version) - 3:57
The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Instrumental Version) - 3:27
CD 7: The Rarities 1: The Mr. Bad Guy Sessions
Let's Turn It On (A Capella) - 3:05
Made In Heaven (Alternative Version) - 4:28
I Was Born to Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) - 2:59
Foolin' Around (Early Version) - 4:15
Foolin' Around (Original 1985 Unreleased 12" Mix) - 5:38
Foolin' Around (Instrumental) - 3:41
Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version) - 4:47
Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version) - 3:39
Mr Bad Guy (Orchestra out-takes) - 0:36
Mr Bad Guy (Early Version) - 3:30
There Must Be More to Life Than This (Piano Out-Takes) - 2:49
Living on My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Versions) - 4:30
My Love Is Dangerous (Early Version) - 2:13
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (1st Early Version) - 2:19
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version: Extract) - 1:04
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version) - 3:27
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take) - 4:23
She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version Featuring Brian May) - 4:37
Gazelle (Demo) - 1:21
Money Can't Buy Me Happiness (Demo) - 2:38
Love Makin' Love (Demo) - 3:36
God Is Heavy (Demo) - 1:23
New York (Demo) - 2:13
CD 8: The Rarities 2: The Barcelona Sessions
The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract From Garden Lodge Tape) - 3:05
Idea (Barcelona) (Extract From Garden Lodge Tape) - 1:13
Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract From Garden Lodge Tape) - 1:05
Barcelona (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal Demo) - 4:22
Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave) - 4:32
Barcelona (Later Version: Freddie's Vocal Only) - 4:27
La Japonaise (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal Demo) - 4:42
La Japonaise (A Capella) - 4:18
Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version) - 4:47
Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Later Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) - 5:52
Ensueño (Montserrat's Live Take) - 5:37
The Golden Boy (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) - 3:55
The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version: Extract) - 2:57
The Golden Boy (A Capella Featuring Gospel Choir) - 5:13
Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On (Alternative Versions) - 6:55
How Can I Go On (Out-Take: Extract) - 1:32
How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version) - 3:46
When This Old Tired Body Wants to Sing (Late Night Jam) - 2:43
CD 9:The Rarities 3: Other Sessions
Rain (Ibex, Live 1969) - 3:52
Green (Wreckage, Rehearsal 1969) - 3:16
Man from Manhattan (Guest Appearance: Eddie Howell - 1976) - 3:23
Love Is The Hero (Guest Appearance: Billy Squier , 12" Version - 1986) - 5:23
Lady With The Tenor Sax (Guest Appearance: Billy Squier, Work In Progress - 1986) - 4:03
Hold On (Guest Appearance: Jo Dare Song - 1986) - 3:39
Heaven for Everyone (Guest Appearance: The Cross Version - Freddie's Vocal 1988) - 4:49
Love Kills (Rock Mix * ) - 4:28
Love Kills (Instrumental) - 4:27
The Great Pretender (Original Demo) - 3:05
Holding On (Demo) - 4:13
It's So You (Demo) - 2:41
I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' (Demo) - 3:44
Horns Of Doom (Demo) - 4:17
Yellow Breezes (Demo) - 5:26
Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) - 0:46
CD 10: David Wigg Interviews
1979, London - The Crazy Tour - 8:12
1984, Munich - The Works Tour - 11:28
1984, Munich Pt.2 - Going Solo - 7:38
1985, Wembley, London - Week Of Live Aid - 6:46
1986, London - The Magic Tour - Sitting In The Garden Of Freddie's Home - 10:36
1987, Ibiza - Freddie's 41st Birthday - 9:57
1987, Ibiza - 41st Birthday Pt. 2 - Montserrat Caballe - 8:22
1987. Ibiza - 41st Birthday Pt. 3 - The Great Pretender - 10:27
DVD 1: The Video Collection
DVD 2: Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story
Curiosità
Stop All The Fighting e She Blows Hot & Cold vennero scritte da Freddie Mercury e prodotte dallo stesso cantante in collaborazione con Reinhold Mack ed incise a Monaco di Baviera nel 1984 durante le sessioni di registrazione per l'album Mr. Bad Guy (pubblicato nell'anno seguente ), ma vennero alla fine escluse dalla tracklist e si optò quindi per utilizzarle come B-Sides rispettivamente dei singoli I Was Born to Love You e Made in Heaven .
Le versioni originarie di In My Defence e Time vennero registrate rispettivamente nell'ottobre 1985 e gennaio 1986 in Abbey Road per essere incluse in un raro LP di artisti vari del 1986 intitolato Time , colonna sonora dell'omonimo musical messo in scena da Dave Clark .
la versione 2000 Remix di In My Defence è la stessa che nel 1992 venne remixata da Ron Nevison per essere inclusa nel The Freddie Mercury Album , solo rimasterizzata per l'occasione.
la versione 2000 Remix di Time è una versione fino ad allora inedita su album (sebbene molto simile a quella in studio del 1986) ed è la stessa che accompagna il videoclip.
La versione Rock Mix di Love Kills (si tratta di una versione remixata nel 1992 ) ad un primo ascolto sembra essere registrata dal vivo, ma questo è solo un effetto aggiunto in studio, in quanto questo brano non venne mai eseguito dal vivo né da Freddie Mercury né dai Queen .
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