Queen II

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Queen II, 1974

Tracklists

Vinyl version 1991 Hollywood Records CD
Side 1:

01. Procession (May) - 1:13

02. Father To Son (May) - 6:14

03. White Queen (As It Began) (May) - 4:35

04. Some Day, One Day (May) - 4:22

05. The Loser In The End (Taylor) - 4:02

Side 2:

01. Ogre Battle (Mercury) - 4:07

02. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Mercury) - 2:41

03. Nevermore (Mercury) - 1:18

04. The March Of The Black Queen (Mercury) - 6:33

05. Funny How Love Is (Mercury) - 2:50

06. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Mercury) - 2:49

01. Procession (May) - 1:13

02. Father To Son (May) - 6:14

03. White Queen (As It Began) (May) - 4:35

04. Some Day, One Day (May) - 4:22

05. The Loser In The End (Taylor) - 4:02

06. Ogre Battle (Mercury) - 4:07

07. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Mercury) - 2:41

08. Nevermore (Mercury) - 1:18

09. The March Of The Black Queen (Mercury) - 6:33

10. Funny How Love Is (Mercury) - 2:50

11. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Mercury) - 2:49

12. See What A Fool I've Been (May) - 4:32

13. Ogre Battle (remix) (Mercury) - 3:29

14. Seven Seas Of Rhye (remix) (Mercury) - 6:32

History

History of this album.

Credits

  • Musicians:
Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano, harpsichord on The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
Brian May - guitars, vocals, piano on Father To Son, lead vocals on Some Day, One Day, bells on The March Of The Black Queen
John Deacon - bass guitar, acoustic guitar on Father To Son and Funny How Love Is
Roger Meddows-Taylor - drums, percussion, vocals, marimba and lead vocals on The Loser In The End
Roy Thomas Baker - virtuoso castanets on The March Of The Black Queen

Charts

Country Release date First appearance in charts Peak position Chart run Weeks in chart Additional comments
UK - 23 March 1974 5 35-7-5-10-8-11-13-13-36-28-26 11 weeks, 4 in Top Ten First run in UK charts
UK - 9 November 1974 30 45-0-30-48 3 weeks, 14 so far Second run in UK charts
UK - 22 February 1975 40 40-0-0-46 2 weeks, 16 weeks so far Third run in UK charts
UK - 17 January 1976 23 50-48-58-34-25-23-36-37-30-26-44-51-59 13 weeks, 29 weeks total. Fourth and final run in UK charts. In Top 10 for 4 total weeks.
USA - 11 May 1974 49 134-90-67-52-50-49-62-85-88-105-113-135-175 13 weeks total. -

Information supplied by Fedepeti, 24 August 2004

  • Japan: unknown.
  • Holland: did not chart.
  • Italy: did not chart.

Liner notes

  • Notes

Singles

Notes: In Japan, the B-side was The Loser In The End. See What A Fool I've Been was recorded during the album sessions but was not released on Queen II.

Reviews

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Rolling Stone Issue 163

Queen is a reasonably talented band who have chosen their models unwisely. On "Side Black," they venture into a lyrically muddled fairy-tale world with none of Genesis's wit or sophistication. They've also appropriated the most irritating elements of Yes's style — histrionic vocals, abrupt and pointless compositional complexity, and a dearth of melody. "Side White" is quite an improvement, containing many of the same muddled tendencies, but with the saving grace of timely and well-chosen power chords and some rather pretty tunes. But the album remains a floundering and sadly unoriginal affair.

Additional Reviews

Sleeves

Taiwan LP, 1974
Uruguay LP (back), 1974
Japan 2nd Pressing LP, 1974
Venezuela LP, 1975
Japan Reissue LP, 1977
Taiwan CD, 1988
Japan CD, 1988
Japan Promo CD, 1994
Japan Remaster CD, 1998
Japan Remaster CD, 2004