A Day at the Races

by Queen

A Day at the Races cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 December 1976
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:06:44
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 10 ratings

Artists on this release: Roger Taylor, chorus master

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the direct companion piece to their massive breakthrough 'A Night at the Opera', Queen's fifth album maintains their wonderfully lavish, choir-heavy grandiosity. 'A Day at the Races' is a wildly eclectic, deeply passionate art-rock triumph, balancing fiercely energetic hard rock anthems with remarkably melodic, beautifully bittersweet romantic ballads.

Genres

Descriptors: arena rock, melodic, choral, theatrical, piano

Tracklist

  1. Tie Your Mother Down (4:47)
  2. You Take My Breath Away (5:06)
  3. Long Away (3:33)
  4. The Millionaire Waltz (4:55)
  5. You And I (3:26)
  6. Somebody To Love (4:56)
  7. White Man (4:58)
  8. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (2:53)
  9. Drowse (3:43)
  10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (5:55)
  11. Tie Your Mother Down - Backing Track Mix (3:48)
  12. Somebody To Love - Live At Milton Keynes Bowl / June 1982 (7:55)
  13. You Take My Breath Away - Live In Hyde Park / September 1976 (3:06)
  14. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Live On BBC Top Of The Pops / July 1977 (2:51)
  15. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (4:47)

Credits

  • Queen - primary artist, composed by, arranged by, performer [performed by], producer [produced by]
  • David Costa - art direction
  • John Deacon - bass [fender bass], acoustic guitar, written-by
  • Pete Brown - coordinator [co-ordinator]
  • John Harris - crew [crew equipment supervision], supervised by [crew equipment supervision]
  • Roger Taylor - drums, vocals [vocal], percussion, performer [pandemonium], choir [gospel choir], vocals [vocal], rhythm guitar [electric rhythm], written-by
  • Mike Stone - engineer [engineered by], vocals [additional vocal]
  • Brian May - guitar [guitars], vocals, leader [leader of the orchestra], performer [introduction], written-by, vocals [vocal], orchestrated by [guitar orchestration], choir [gospel choir], slide guitar [slide], harmonium, piano, piano [plastic piano]
  • John Reid - management
  • Cream - sleeve [inner sleeve co-ordination], coordinator [inner sleeve co-ordination]
  • Freddie Mercury - vocals [vocal], piano, chorus master [choir meister], performer [tantrums], written-by, choir [gospel choir]

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