Classic Queen (1992)


1.  A Kind Of Magic
2.  Bohemian Rhapsody
3.  Under Pressure
4.  Hammer To Fall
5.  Stone Cold Crazy
6.  One Year Of Love
7.  Radia Ga Ga
8.  I'm Going Slightly Mad
9.  I Want It All
10. Tie Your Mother Down
11. The Miracle (edited for CD)
12. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
13. One Vision
14. Keep Yourself Alive
15. Headlong
16. Who Wants To Live Forever
17. The Show Must Go On

Tracks 1,1,16 (P) 1986 Original sound recordings made by Queen Productions Ltd.
Track 2 (P) 1975 Original sound recording made by Queen Productions Ltd. 
Track 3 (P) 1981 Original sound recording made by Raincloud Productions Ltd. /
David R Jones / Mainman S.A.
Track 4,7 (P) 1984 Original sound recording made by Queen Productions Ltd. /
Raincloud Productions Ltd.
Track 5 (P) 1974 Original sound recording made by Queen.
Track 8,12,15,17 (P) 1991 Original sound recording made by Queen
Productions Ltd
Track 9,11 (P) 1989 Original sound recording made by Queen Productions Ltd. /
Raincloud Productions Ltd.
Track 10 (P) 1976 Original sound recording made by Queen Productions Ltd.
Track 13 (P) 1985 Original sound recording made by Queen Productions Ltd. /
Raincloud Productions Ltd.
Track 14 (P) 1973 Original sound recording made by Queen.


"A Kind Of Magic" : Written by Roger Taylor, and taken from the album of the
same name, it was released in the US on June 4th 1986 and was produced by Queen
and David Richards.  The song was comissioned by director Russell Mulchay to
provide the score for his feature film "Highlander". The track was a major hit
throughout the world, reaching number three in Britain, but dominating the
charts at number one in no less than 35 countries. Mulchay himself directed the
video for the single using many special effects and computer animation.


"Bohemian Rhapsody" : Written by Freddie Mercury, taken from the American top
five album "A Night At The Opera".  Produced by Roy Thomspon Baker and Queen.
The release of Freddie's 5 minute 55 second magnum opus signalled the band's
first entry into the American top ten singles chart.  Critical acclaim went hand
in hand with press hostility towards these "Pompiuas British Glam Rockers", as
the TV stations coast to coast aired the band's pioneering promotional video,
but the fans knew what they liked and radio airplay was constant, without the
track ever being edited.


"Under Pressure" : Queen and David Bowie, released in the US on October 27th
1981 and taken from the album "Hot Space", produced by Queen and David Bowie,
the song was the result of an impromptu recording session, at Mountain Studios
in Montreux and marked the band's first collaboration with another recording
artist.  It was a huge success throughout Europe, and gave Queen their second UK
number one single; it was also number one in Argentina.  It was included on some
countries's "Greatest Hits 1" album and in 1990 the bass and piano featured
again on Vanilla Ice's number one single Ice Ice Baby.


"Hammer To Fall" : Written by Brian May, produced by Queen and Mack this track
was released as a single in the US on October 12th 1984.  The fourth and final
single from "The Works", "Hammer To Fall" featured Quenn in their heaviest rock
guise, different sleeves were used to package the record, and the live picture
sleeve is now a collectors item.  The video was filmed in Brussels during the
band's Eurooean tour, and the single gave the band a European wide top twenty
hit, peaking at 13 in the UK.  The track was featured later in the film
"Highlander".


"Stone Cold Crazy" : Written by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and
John Deacon, taken from the album "Sheer Heart Attack".  Produced by Roy Thomas
Baker and Queen.   Although never released as a single, this was the first track
on which all four band members collaborated.  It was a popular track during live
shows, with the innovative use of strobe lights.  In 1991 it was covered by USA
heavy metal band Metallica.


"One Year Of Love" : Written by John Deacon, taken from the album "A Kind Of
magic".  Produced by Queen and Mack.  This gentle ballad was only released as a
single in the one or two European countries, and Australia.  The poignant song
was written for the Russell Mulchay film "Highlander".


"Radio Ga Ga" : Written by Roger Taylor for "The Works" album, their first album
to be recorded in Los Angeles.  Released in the US on February 7th 1984,
produced by Queen and Mack.  The track was inspired by "MTV", and itself
inspired a video based on Fritz Lang's famous silent movie "Metropolis", Queen
purchased parts of that film from German Government to use in the video. The
track was number sixteen in the US chart, and reached number one in 19 different
countries, it was the first to feature the band's personal catalogue number in
the UK.


"I'm Going Slightly Mad" : Written by Queen and taken from the "Innuendo" album.
Released in the UK on March 4th 1991, it was produced by Queen and David
Richards.  A complete change of mood and pace for this second single from
"Innuendo", typical Queen eccentricity with tongues planted very irmly in
cheeck.  The monochrome video features the band interacting with live penguins
and a gorilla.  The song reached 22 in the UK chart and climbed into the top
twenty all over Europe, whilst settling at number one in far flung Hong Kong.


"I Want It All" : Written by Queen and taken from the album "The Miracle".
Released in the US on May 10th 1989 and produced by Queen and David Richards.
After a two year hiatis from the European chats, Queen returned with a classic
Rock track and a perforamce video.  The single was a huge hit all over Europe,
peaking at number three in the UK but reaching number one in many other European
Territories.  The song has been heard as a rallying song for black Africa
youths.


"Tie Your Mother Down" : Written by Brian May, taken from Queen's second
American top ten album, "A Day At The Races".  Produced by Queen.  It was the
opening track on the band's 1977 American tour and the video for it was filmed
in Nassau during that tour.  It entered the US charts at just 49, but was,
again, popular on radio request shows.


"The Miracle" : Written by Queen and taken from the album of the same name.
Released in the UK on November 27th 1989 and produced by Queen and David
Richards.  It was the first time that EMI had ever released five singles from a
Queen album.  The single peaked at 21 in the UK and made top forty in Europe.
The video featured four young Queen 'lookalikes' who performed a perfectly
executed mini Queen stage show to the track - leaving the 'real Queen' to make a
mere cameo appearance during the finale.


"These Are The Days Of Our Lives" : Written by Queen, produced by Queen and
David Richards, taken fro the album 'Innuendo'.  Released initially as a single
in America, then as a double A side Bohemian Rhapsody in the UK, where it
remained at number one for five weeks.  The video, filmed on May 30th 1991,
proved to be Freddie Mercury's last performance on film.


"One Vision" : Written by Queen and released on November 4th 1985, taken from
their "A Kind Of Magic" album.  Produced by Queen and Mack, the song was
recorded after the band's triumphant appearance at Live Aid and climbed into the
top ten in most European countries, reaching number seven in the UK.  The video
marked the first collabortation between Queen and Rudi Dolezal and Hannes
Rossacher, the Austrian director and producer team who have been responsible for
many Queen Film's productions since.  The song featured in the film "Iron Eagle".


"Keep Yourself Alive" : Written by Brian May, taken from the album "Queen".
Produced by John Anthony, Roy Thomas Baker and Queen.  Queen's first worldwide
single release in 1973, it attracted a lot of media attention and many radio
airplay requests, but it had no chart success.  It was re-released in the USA in
1975 to capitalize on the band's growing popularity.


"Headlong" : Written by Queen, taken from the album "Innuendo" and released on
May 13th 1991.  Produced by Queen and David Richards.  A characteristically fast
paced Queen rocker, it was the first release in the USA for the band's new label
Hollywood Records.  The performance video to accompany the track was shot in the
London studio where much of the album had been recorded.  It climbed to 14 in
the UK chart and was a big seller throughout the rest of Europe.


"Who Wants To Live Forever" : Written by Brian May, from the "A Kind Of Magic"
album, and released in the UL on September 15th 1986.  Produced by Queen and
David Richards with Orchestral arrangements by Michael Kamen.  This poignant
ballad was composed in the back of a car after the band had first viewed the
rough cut of the film "Highlander" and became one of the central themes of the
movie.  The video for the single featured the full National Philharmonic
Orchestra, forty choirboys and two thousand candles.  It gave Queen yet another
top thirty hit in Europe, climbing to 24 in the UK.


"The Show Must Go On" : Written by Queen, taken from the 'Innuendo' album,
released October 1991 as a forerunner to "Greatest Hits II".  It signalled the
band's fortieth British single release.  Combining everything inherently Queen.
It is a perfect foil for a video depicting the best of Queen on film during the
80's.