A Night at the Opera

by Queen

A Night at the Opera cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 November 1975
  • Label: EMI, Elektra
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:59
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 23 ratings

Artists on this release: Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Named after the Marx Brothers film, Queen's fourth album 'A Night at the Opera' is a monument of 1970s rock, renowned for its ambitious scope and then-unprecedented production costs. The album showcases a remarkable stylistic range, weaving together hard rock, music hall, progressive rock, and ballads, all unified by extensive multi-track recording, dense vocal harmonies, and Brian May's layered guitar orchestrations. Anchored by the groundbreaking six-minute suite "Bohemian Rhapsody" and featuring contributions from all four members, the work's diverse songwriting and studio ingenuity established the band as global superstars.

Genres

Descriptors: operatic, theatrical, ambitious, diverse, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) (03:43)
  2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon (01:07)
  3. I'm In Love With My Car (03:04)
  4. You're My Best Friend (02:50)
  5. '39 (03:30)
  6. Sweet Lady (04:02)
  7. Seaside Rendezvous (02:14)
  8. The Prophet's Song (08:20)
  9. Love Of My Life (03:37)
  10. Good Company (03:23)
  11. Bohemian Rhapsody (05:54)
  12. God Save The Queen (01:15)

Credits

  • John Deacon - electric bass, double-bass, electric piano
  • Brian May - lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic piano, pedal harp, acoustic ukelele, acoustic koto, orchestra [orchestral backdrops]
  • Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, jangle piano, vocals [more vocals], piano [bechstein debauchery]
  • Roger Taylor - lead and backing vocals, acoustic drums, additional percussion (gong, tambourine, timpani), electric guitar
  • Roy Thomas Baker - producer
  • Mike Stone - chief engineer, engineer [executive]
  • Gary Langan - assistant engineer (sarm)
  • Gary Lyons - engineer [invaluable additional engineering]
  • Neil Kernon - assistant engineer (trident)
  • Patrick Moran - assistant engineer (rockfield)
  • Dennis Weinreich - assistant engineer (scorpio)
  • David Costa - art direction
  • John Harris - equipment [supervision]
  • John Reid - management
  • Blairs - lacquer cut by, mastered by

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