MTV Music History: The Greatest Hits III–IV

~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Queen III
▼ CD 2: Queen IV
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1The Show Must Go On
assistant engineer:
Noel Harris and Justin Shirley‐Smith
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975-2002) in Montreux (from 1989-02 until 1990-11) and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London) (from 1989-03 until 1990-11)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 36)
recording of:
The Show Must Go On (Queen song)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4.354:28
2Mr. Bad Guy
3:57
3The Invisible Man
recording engineer:
Kevin Metcalfe and Gordon Vicary
programming:
Brian Zellis
assistant engineer:
Andrew Bradfield, John Brough, Angelique Cooper, Claude Frider, Andy Mason (UK producer/engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set), keyboard and background vocals:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
guest keyboard:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
arranger:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1989, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1989)
recorded at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975-2002) in Montreux (from 1988-01 until 1989-01), Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes (from 1988-01 until 1989-01) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush (from 1988-01 until 1989-01)
recording of:
The Invisible Man
writer:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.24:00
4The Miracle
recording engineer:
Kevin Metcalfe and Gordon Vicary
assistant engineer:
Andrew Bradfield, John Brough, Angelique Cooper, Claude Frider, Andy Mason (UK producer/engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1989, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
The Miracle
writer:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.354:59
5Forever
recording of:
Forever
composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
version of:
Who Wants to Live Forever?
3:24
6Friends Will Be Friends
recording of:
Friends Will Be Friends
writer:
John Deacon and Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
4:10
7Don’t Try So Hard
recording of:
Don’t Try So Hard
writer:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3:43
8Good Old‐Fashioned Lover Boy
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
drums (drum set), triangle and wood block:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
additional guest vocals:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1976), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1976, in 2011) and Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), The Manor in Oxfordshire (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
recording of:
Good Old‐Fashioned Lover Boy (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.753:00
9Doing All Right
engineer:
Dave Henschel, John Etchells, Roy Baker (producer), Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s) and Ted Sharpe (engineer)
producer:
John Anthony (British producer and record executive), Roy Thomas Baker (producer) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and piano:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1972-06 until 1972-11)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1972-06 until 1972-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1972-06 until 1972-11)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1972-06 until 1972-11) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1972-06 until 1972-11)
vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1972-06 until 1972-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1973) and Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1974)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho
produced at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho
recording of:
Doing All Right (from 1972-06 until 1972-11)
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Tim Staffell
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.84:14
10In My Defence
recording of:
In My Defence
lyricist:
Dave Clark (UK drummer for the Dave Clark Five) and David Soames
composer:
Jeff Daniels (UK songwriter)
publisher:
Spurs Music Publishing Ltd.
3:57
11You Don’t Fool Me
engineer:
Josh Macrae (Roger Taylor/Queen producer), David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
co-producer:
Josh Macrae (Roger Taylor/Queen producer), David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
Josh Macrae (Roger Taylor/Queen producer), Queen (UK rock group), David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set), keyboard and percussion:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
background vocals:
Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
arranger:
Queen (UK rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Allerton Hill Studios in Surrey, Cosford Mill in Godalming, Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London) and Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975-2002) in Montreux
recording of:
You Don’t Fool Me
lyricist and composer:
Queen (UK rock group)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.85:31
12The Night Comes Down
recording of:
The Night Comes Down
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4:27
13Foolin’ Around
3:40
14My Baby Does Me
recording engineer:
Kevin Metcalfe and Gordon Vicary
drums (drum set) programming:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant engineer:
Andrew Bradfield, John Brough, Angelique Cooper, Claude Frider, Andy Mason (UK producer/engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
keyboard:
John Deacon and Freddie Mercury
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1989, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
My Baby Does Me
writer:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2.43:26
15The Great Pretender
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass:
Alan Jones (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Harold Fisher
keyboard and piano:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
background vocals:
Peter Straker (Jamaican born singer) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 1987, from 1999 until 2000)
recorded at:
Ripe Studios in London (Greater London) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush
cover recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
3.53:30
16Lily of the Valley
recording of:
Lily of the Valley
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
1:47
17Is This the World We Created…?
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Is This the World We Created (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.752:22
18Rock in Rio Blues
recording of:
Rock in Rio Blues
writer:
Queen (UK rock group)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. and Queen Music Ltd.
4:36
19Made in Heaven
recording of:
Made in Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
5:28