The Solo Collection

by Freddie Mercury

The Solo Collection cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 23 October 2000
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 11:42:23
  • Community rating: 4.27/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A ten-CD and two-DVD Parlophone box set of Freddie Mercury's solo work, gathering his two solo albums, singles, remixes and collaborations in complete form. It includes 'Mr. Bad Guy', 'Barcelona' with Montserrat Caball茅 and the 1993 remix material, the fullest single document of his career outside Queen.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, male-vocals, ballad, orchestral, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. Let's Turn It On (3:42)
  2. Made In Heaven (4:05)
  3. I Was Born To Love You (3:38)
  4. Foolin' Around (3:29)
  5. Your Kind Of Lover (3:32)
  6. Mr Bad Guy (4:09)
  7. Man Made Paradise (4:08)
  8. There Must Be More To Life Than This (3:00)
  9. Living On My Own (3:23)
  10. My Love Is Dangerous (3:42)
  11. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3:46)
  12. Barcelona (5:39)
  13. La Japonaise (4:48)
  14. The Fallen Priest (5:45)
  15. Ensue帽o (4:21)
  16. The Golden Boy (6:03)
  17. Guide Me Home (2:49)
  18. How Can I Go On (3:50)
  19. Overture Piccante (6:39)
  20. The Great Pretender (3:39)
  21. Foolin' Around (3:35)
  22. Time (3:49)
  23. Your Kind Of Lover (3:59)
  24. Exercises In Free Love (3:56)
  25. In My Defence (3:51)
  26. Mr Bad Guy (4:00)
  27. Let's Turn It On (3:45)
  28. Living On My Own (3:38)
  29. My Love Is Dangerous (3:40)
  30. Love Kills (3:28)
  31. I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex 1973 Single) (3:29)
  32. Going Back (Larry Lurex 1973 B-Side) (3:34)
  33. Love Kills (1984 Single Version) (4:31)
  34. Love Kills (1984 Extended Version) (5:22)
  35. I Was Born To Love You (1985 Extended Version) (7:05)
  36. Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side) (3:19)
  37. Stop All The Fighting (Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) (6:37)
  38. Made In Heaven (1985 Extended Version) (4:50)
  39. She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side) (3:26)
  40. She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) (5:50)
  41. Living On My Own (1985 Extended Version) (6:39)
  42. My Love Is Dangerous (1985 Extended Version) (6:29)
  43. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (1985 Extended Version) (5:32)
  44. Let's Turn It On (1985 Extended Version) (5:09)
  45. Time (1986 Single/Album Version) (3:58)
  46. Time (1986 Extended Version) (4:37)
  47. Time (1986 Instrumental Version) (3:22)
  48. In My Defence (1986 Album Version) (3:57)
  49. The Great Pretender (1987 Single Version) (3:29)
  50. The Great Pretender (1987 Extended Version) (5:54)
  51. Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-Album B-Side) (3:59)
  52. Barcelona (1987 Single Version) (4:27)
  53. Barcelona (1987 Extended Version) (7:07)
  54. How Can I Go On (1988 Single Version) (4:02)
  55. Living On My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix) (5:16)
  56. Living On My Own (1993 Radio Mix) (3:39)
  57. Living On My Own (1993 Club Mix) (4:27)
  58. Living On My Own (1993 Underground Solutions Mix) (5:46)
  59. Barcelona (4:26)
  60. La Japonaise (4:46)
  61. The Fallen Priest (5:50)
  62. Ensue帽o (4:00)
  63. The Golden Boy (6:05)
  64. Guide Me Home (2:38)
  65. How Can I Go On (3:58)
  66. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (4:03)
  67. Made In Heaven (4:17)
  68. Mr Bad Guy (4:14)
  69. There Must Be More To Life Than This (3:08)
  70. In My Defence (3:56)
  71. The Great Pretender (3:27)
  72. Let's Turn It On (A Cappella) (3:04)
  73. Made In Heaven (Alternative Version) (4:27)
  74. I Was Born To Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) (2:58)
  75. Foolin' Around (Early Version) (4:14)
  76. Foolin' Around (Original 12" Mix) (5:37)
  77. Foolin' Around (Instrumental) (3:40)
  78. Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version) (4:47)
  79. Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version) (3:38)
  80. Mr Bad Guy (Orchestral Out-Takes) (0:35)
  81. Mr Bad Guy (Early Version) (3:29)
  82. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Piano Out-Takes) (2:48)
  83. Living On My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Version) (4:30)
  84. My Love Is Dangerous (Early Version) (2:12)
  85. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Early Version) (2:18)
  86. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version) (1:04)
  87. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version) (3:26)
  88. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take) (4:22)
  89. She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version) (4:36)
  90. Gazelle (Demo) (1:21)
  91. Money Can't Buy Happiness (Demo) (2:37)
  92. Love Makin' Love (Demo) (3:36)
  93. God Is Heavy (Demo) (1:23)
  94. New York (Demo) (2:13)
  95. The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract From The Garden Lodge) (3:04)
  96. Idea (Barcelona) (Extract From The Garden Lodge) (1:12)
  97. Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract From The Garden Lodge) (1:04)
  98. Barcelona (Early Version) (4:21)
  99. Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave) (4:31)
  100. Barcelona (Later Version) (4:26)
  101. La Japonaise (Demo Vocal) (4:41)
  102. La Japonaise (A Cappella) (4:17)
  103. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version) (4:46)
  104. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Demo Vocal) (5:51)
  105. Ensue帽o (Live Take) (5:36)
  106. The Golden Boy (Early Version) (3:55)
  107. The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version) (2:57)
  108. The Golden Boy (A Cappella) (5:12)
  109. Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On (Alternative Version) (6:54)
  110. How Can I Go On (Out-Take) (1:31)
  111. How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version) (3:46)
  112. When This Old Tired Boy Wants To Sing (Late Night Jam) (2:42)
  113. Rain (Ibex Live 1969) (3:51)
  114. Green (Wreckage Rehearsal 1969) (3:15)
  115. The Man From Manhattan (Eddie Howell 1976) (3:22)
  116. Love Is The Hero (12" Version Billy Squier 1986) (5:22)
  117. Lady With The Tenor Sax (Billy Squier: Work In Progress 1986) (4:02)
  118. Hold On (Freddie Mercury And Jo Dare 1986) (3:38)
  119. Heaven For Everyone (The Cross Version: Freddie Vocal 1988) (4:48)
  120. Love Kills (Rock Mix) (4:27)
  121. Love Kills (Instrumental) (4:26)
  122. The Great Pretender (Original Demo) (3:04)
  123. Holding On (Demo) (4:12)
  124. It's So You (Demo) (2:40)
  125. I Can't Dance/Keep Smiling (Demo) (3:43)
  126. Horns Of Doom (Demo) (4:17)
  127. Yellow Breezes (Demo) (5:26)
  128. Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) (0:45)
  129. 1979, London - The Crazy Tour (8:11)
  130. 1984, Munich - The Works Tour (11:27)
  131. 1984, Munich - Pt 2 Going Solo (7:37)
  132. 1985, Wembley - Week Of Live Aid (6:45)
  133. 1986, London - The Magic Tour (10:35)
  134. 1987, Ibiza - Freddie's 41st Birthday (9:56)
  135. 1987, Ibiza - 41st Birthday. Pt 2 Montserrat Caballe (8:21)
  136. 1987, Ibiza - 41st Birthday. Pt 3 The Great Pretender (10:26)
  137. Barcelona (Live Version)
  138. The Great Pretender (Single Version)
  139. I Was Born To Love You
  140. Time
  141. How Can I Go On
  142. Made In Heaven
  143. Living On My Own
  144. The Golden Boy
  145. The Great Pretender (Extended Version)
  146. Barcelona
  147. In My Defence (Re-edit 2000)
  148. Guide Me Home
  149. The Untold Story (111:38)

Credits

  • Phil Symes - edited by [contributing editor]
  • Tony Hale - edited by, compiled by
  • Fred Mandel - piano [additional], synthesizer [additional], guitar [additional]
  • Rainer Pietsch - arranged by
  • Tim Rice - lyrics by, written-by
  • Andrew Flashman - arranged by, instrumentation by
  • Andrew King - arranged by, instrumentation by
  • Billy Squier - arranged by, written-by
  • David Richards - engineer, producer, mixed by, engineer, mixed by, written-by, engineer, mixed by, mixed by [surround sound]
  • Dave Clark - photography by, producer, written-by, mixed by [surround sound]
  • Carl Ward - arranged by [rearranged], producer, recorded by, remix
  • Colin Peter - arranged by [rearranged], producer, recorded by, remix
  • Serge Ramaekers - arranged by [rearranged], producer, recorded by
  • Richard Gray - art direction, design
  • Kris Fredriksson - coordinator [additional audio], mixed by [assistant]
  • Jim Beach - executive-producer [conceived and produced by], film producer
  • David Wigg - liner notes, photography by
  • Jim Jenkins - liner notes, sleeve notes [music]
  • Steve Brown - producer [additional], remix
  • Giorgio Moroder - producer, written-by
  • Richard Wolf - producer [additional], remix
  • Roger Sanchez - producer [additional], remix
  • Roger Taylor - producer, written-by
  • Peter Cobbin - mixed by [surround sound], engineer [surround sound]
  • Rudi Dolezal - film director, film producer
  • Andy Mason - engineer [assistant]
  • John Brough - engineer [assistant]
  • Richard Dodd - engineer [assistant]
  • Kevin Townend - engineer [musical associate]
  • Sean O'Hagan - liner notes
  • A. Sawa - photography by
  • Bomi Bulsara - photography by
  • Denis O'Regan - photography by
  • Douglas Puddifoot - photography by
  • George Hurrell - photography by
  • Harry Goodwin - photography by
  • Jer Bulsara - photography by
  • Keith Valentine - photography by
  • Koh Hasebe - photography by
  • Lord Snowdon - photography by
  • Mick Rock - photography by
  • Misa Watanabe - photography by
  • Naoaki Matsumoto - photography by
  • Neal Preston - photography by
  • Paul Humberstone - photography by
  • Paul McAlpine - photography by
  • Peter Hince - photography by
  • Peter Sinclair - photography by
  • Philip Ollerenshaw - photography by
  • Richard Young - photography by
  • Ron Pownall - photography by
  • Simon Fowler - photography by
  • Terry O'Neill - photography by
  • Montserrat Caball茅 - lyrics by
  • Brian Malouf - mixed by
  • Julian Raymond - producer [additional]
  • Buck Ram - written-by
  • Nile Rodgers - remix
  • John Christie - written-by
  • Ron Nevison - remix

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