Lover of Life, Singer of Songs: The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  In My Defence (2000 remix)
  3:55
  4.0 ★
• 2
  The Great Pretender (original 1987 single version)
  3:27
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Living on My Own (1993 radio mix)
  3:38
  3.8 ★
• 4
  Made in Heaven
  4:05
  3.5 ★
• 5
  Love Kills (original 1984 single version)
  4:29
  3.0 ★
• 6
  There Must Be More to Life Than This
  3:00
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Guide Me Home

  Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
  2:50
  3.2 ★
• 8
  How Can I Go On

  Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
  3:51
  3.8 ★
• 9
  Foolin' Around (Steve Brown remix)
  3:36
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Time
  3:56
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Barcelona

  Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
  5:40
  4.5 ★
• 12
  Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
  3:47
  4.0 ★
• 13
  I Was Born to Love You
  3:40
  3.1 ★
• 14
  The Golden Boy

  Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
  6:06
  3.5 ★
• 15
  Mr. Bad Guy
  4:12
  4.0 ★
• 16
  The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf remix)
  3:39
  2.0 ★
• 17
  Love Kills (Star Rider remix)
  3:39
  3.0 ★
• 18
  I Can Hear Music (1973 single)

  Larry Lurex
  3:28
  3.0 ★
• 19
  Goin' Back (1973 b-side)

  Larry Lurex
  3:34
  3.0 ★
• 20
  Guide Me Home (piano version)

  Thierry Lang
  4:18
  3.0 ★
• CD 2: Bonus Disc
• 1
  Love Kills (Sunshine People radio mix)
  3:16
  3.0 ★
• 2
  Made in Heaven (extended version)
  4:50
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Living on My Own (The Egg remix)
  5:37
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Love Kills (Rank 1 remix)
  7:18
• 5
  Mr. Bad Guy (Bad Circulation version)
  3:26
• 6
  I Was Born to Love You (George Demure Almost Vocal mix)
  4:02
• 7
  My Love Is Dangerous (extended version)
  6:28
• 8
  Love Making Love (demo)
  3:38
• 9
  Love Kills (Pixel82 remix)
  6:13
• 10
  I Was Born to Love You (extended version)
  7:05
  5.0 ★
• 11
  Foolin' Around (early version)
  4:15
• 12
  Living on My Own (No More Brothers extended mix)
  5:15
  5.0 ★
• 13
  Love Kills (More Oder rework by The Glimmers)
  6:53
• 14
  Your Kind of Lover (vocal & piano version)
  3:38
• 15
  Let's Turn It On (a cappella)
  3:04

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Release credits

• Alan Jones
  bass [2]
• Andrew Flashman
  arranger [9]
• Andrew King
  arranger [9]
• Andy Kaufhold
  additional [1], remixer [1]
• Andy Mason
  assistant [7-8, 11, 14]
• Andy Pask
  bass [1]
• Ashley Howe
  assistant [1]
• Barry Castle
  horn [11]
• Brett Morgan
  drums (drum set) [10]
• Brian Malouf
  remixer [16]
• Brian May
  background vocals [18], electric guitar [5, 18], guitar [18]
• Carl Ward
  producer [1.3, 2.12], recording [1.3, 2.12], remixer [1.3, 2.12]
• Carol Woods
  background vocals [14]
• Colin Peter
  producer [2.12, 1.3], recording [2.12, 1.3], remixer [1.3, 2.12]
• Curt Cress
  drums (drum set) [4, 6, 12-13, 15]
• Dave Clark
  producer [1, 10], remixer [1, 10]
• David Richards
  engineer [2, 7-8, 11, 14], producer [2, 7-8, 11, 14, 16]
• Debbie Bishop
  background vocals [14]
• Deborah Ann Johnston
  cello [11]
• Frank Ricotti
  percussion [11]
• Fred Mandel
  additional [4, 6, 12, 12-13, 13, 15], guitar [4, 6, 12-13, 15], piano [4, 6, 12-13, 15], synthesizer [4, 6, 12-13, 15]
• Freddie Mercury
  arranger [1, 7-8, 10-11, 14], background vocals [1-2, 10, 10-11], lead vocals [1-2, 9-11], performer [8], piano [4, 6, 12-13, 15], producer [2.1-7, 2.9-13, 1.1-17], synthesizer [4, 6, 12-13, 15], vocal [4, 6, 11-13, 15]
• George Demure
  additional [6]
• Giorgio Moroder
  producer [2.1, 2.4, 2.9, 2.13, 1.5, 1.17]
• Graham Jarvis
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Harold Fisher
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Homi Kanga
  violin [11]
• Jan Erik Kongshaug
  engineer [20]
• Jaspa Jones
  additional [1], remixer [1]
• John Brough
  assistant [7-8, 11, 14]
• John Christie
  background vocals [1, 10]
• John Deacon
  bass guitar [8], guest [8]
• Jon Kelly
  engineer [1, 10]
• Julian Raymond
  additional [16]
• Lance Ellington
  background vocals [14]
• Laurie Lewis
  violin [11]
• Mack
  drums (drum set) [4, 6, 12-13, 15], engineer [4-6, 12-13, 15], producer [2.1-7, 2.9-13, 1.1, 1.3-6, 1.9, 1.12-13, 1.15, 1.17], synthesizer [4, 6, 12-13, 15]
• Madeline Bell
  background vocals [14]
• Mark Williamson
  background vocals [14]
• Mike Moran
  arranger [1, 7-8, 10-11, 14], keyboard [2, 7-8, 10-11, 14], piano [1-2], producer [2, 7-8, 11, 14, 16]
• Mike Stone
  engineer [18-19]
• Miriam Stockley
  background vocals [14]
• Montserrat Caballé
  background vocals [11], performer [8, 14], soprano vocals [11]
• No More Brothers
  remixer [3]
• Paul Mortimer
  assistant [10]
• Paul Vincent
  guitar [1, 4, 6, 12-13, 15]
• Peter Banks
  synthesizer [1]
• Peter Cobbin
  engineer [1, 10]
• Peter Straker
  background vocals [2, 10, 14]
• Piet Blank
  additional [1], remixer [1]
• Pixel82
  remixer [9]
• Rainer Pietsch
  arranger [15]
• Rank 1
  additional [4], arranger [4]
• Ray Mang
  engineer [13]
• Ray Russell
  guitar [10]
• Richard Dodd
  assistant [7-8, 11, 14], engineer [2]
• Robin Geoffrey Cable
  producer [18-19]
• Roger Taylor
  background vocals [2, 18], percussion [18], programming [5]
• Serge Ramaekers
  producer [2.12, 1.3], recording [2.12, 1.3], remixer [1.3, 2.12]
• Star Rider
  producer [17]
• Stephan Wissnet
  assistant [4, 6, 12-13, 15], bass guitar [4, 6, 12-13, 15], drums (drum set) [4, 6, 12-13, 15], synthesizer [4, 6, 12-13, 15]
• Steve Brown
  additional [9], remixer [9]
• The Egg
  additional [3], remixer [3]
• The Glimmers
  additional [13], remixer [13]
• Thierry Lang
  producer [20]
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  Lover of Life, Singer of Songs: The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo

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  The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs

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  The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs

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