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'''Vinyl version''' | '''Vinyl version''' | ||
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# [[My Baby Does Me]] | # [[My Baby Does Me]] | ||
# [[Was It All Worth It]] | # [[Was It All Worth It]] | ||
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'''CD version''' | '''CD version''' | ||
# [[Party]] | # [[Party]] | ||
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# [[Hang On In There]] | # [[Hang On In There]] | ||
# [[Chinese Torture]] | # [[Chinese Torture]] | ||
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'''1991 Hollywood Records CD''' | '''1991 Hollywood Records CD''' | ||
# [[Party]] | # [[Party]] | ||
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# [[Hang On In There]] | # [[Hang On In There]] | ||
# [[Chinese Torture]] | # [[Chinese Torture]] | ||
- | # [[The Invisible Man | The Invisible Man ( | + | # [[The Invisible Man]] (extended version) |
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+ | '''2011 Universal Records CD''' | ||
+ | * '''Disc 1:''' | ||
+ | # [[Party]] | ||
+ | # [[Khashoggi's Ship]] | ||
+ | # [[The Miracle (song) | The Miracle]] | ||
+ | # [[I Want It All]] | ||
+ | # [[The Invisible Man]] | ||
+ | # [[Breakthru]] | ||
+ | # [[Rain Must Fall]] | ||
+ | # [[Scandal]] | ||
+ | # [[My Baby Does Me]] | ||
+ | # [[Was It All Worth It]] | ||
+ | * '''Disc 2 – Bonus EP:''' | ||
+ | # [[I Want It All]] (single version) | ||
+ | # [[Hang On In There]] | ||
+ | # [[Hijack My Heart]] | ||
+ | # [[Stealin']] | ||
+ | # [[Chinese Torture]] | ||
+ | # [[The Invisible Man]] (extended version) | ||
+ | * '''iTunes-exclusive bonus videos:''' | ||
+ | # [[I Want It All]] (promotional video) | ||
+ | # Documentary: ''The Making Of The Miracle Promo Videos'' | ||
+ | # Documentary: ''The Making Of The Miracle Album Cover'' | ||
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Revision as of 19:45, 31 July 2011
With an extended lay-off between the final date of the 1986 Magic tour (9 August) and commencement of recording sessions for Queen's thirteenth studio album, The Miracle, in January 1988, a lot had happened in that time frame, all of which was integral to the recording process. Solo work dominated the time off, with Roger forming The Cross and recording their first album, Shove It, while Freddie worked with Montserrat Caballé and Mike Moran on the Barcelona album. Meanwhile, Brian was working on his first solo album, which wouldn't be released until 1992 as Back To The Light. So, while Queen as a unit were largely defunct – except for the 1987 video anthology Magic Years and twelve singles being released on CD in 1988 – three of the four members were just as prolific. The time away from each other was beneficial, for everyone came back to the recording sessions well-rested and bursting with enthusiasm and ideas. (However, some major strife happened during the break: Brian's marriage to wife Chrissy fell apart, though a budding romance with Anita Dobson turned into a relationship, while his father also passed away to lung cancer in June 1988. Of course, during this time, Freddie was diagnosed with AIDS, though he wouldn't tell anyone else about it until recording sessions for Innuendo.) Sessions for the new album alternated between Olympic Studios and The Townhouse in London, and Mountain Studios in Montreux, all of which had been used on Freddie's Barcelona album and Brian's as-yet unreleased solo album. Originally titled The Invisible Men but changed to The Miracle three weeks before its release date, the album features a first for the band: each song is collectively credited to Queen, with individual credits omitted. However, it's easy to distinguish who wrote what: Freddie was the main instigator behind Khashoggi's Ship, The Miracle, the opening sequence of Breakthru, and Was It All Worth It, while Brian came up with I Want It All and Scandal. Roger wrote The Invisible Man and the main part of Breakthru, while John worked with Freddie on My Baby Does Me and Rain Must Fall, as well as composing the chord sequence for The Miracle. It would seem that Party was a genuine collaboration, albeit between all but Roger, while each band member contributed in some way to Was It All Worth It. The sessions were fairly prolific, with over thirty songs submitted, though not all were recorded; Hang On In There (Freddie and Brian), Stealin' (Freddie), Hijack My Heart (Roger), and My Life Has Been Saved (John) were all released as non-album B-sides (to I Want It All, Breakthru, The Invisible Man, and Scandal, respectively), while additional unreleased songs have since made the rounds in the collecting circles: Brian's I Guess We're Falling Out was lyrically unfinished, though the melody and music were well in place; Freddie's A New Life Is Born was used as the intro to Breakthru; and Too Much Love Will Kill You was re-recorded and released on Brian's Back To The Light and later on Queen's Made In Heaven. Despite the enthusiasm, the album was met with largely mixed reviews. In pre-release publicity, the band were quick to call the album a return to their roots, though there were just as many synthesizers and programmed sequences as The Works and A Kind Of Magic. The band even explored such territories as funk (The Invisible Man), cool soul (My Baby Does Me), and calypso (Rain Must Fall); while these songs have divided fan opinion over the years, they have largely been considered substandard to what Queen are naturally able to pull off. Fans and critics alike were displeased with the album, and it wouldn't be until 1991's Innuendo that Queen were able to deliver an album that recalled their classic years. Five singles (!) were released from the album, all reaching varying degrees of success: I Want It All (May 1989, #3), Breakthru (June 1989, #7), The Invisible Man (August 1989, #12), Scandal (October 1989, #25), and The Miracle (November 1989, #21). The videos for each of these singles were innovative and interesting, running the gamut from straightforward performance video to computer-enhanced trickery. Additional bonus tracks were issued for cassette and CD issues of the album, with Hang On In There, the orchestrated guitar workout Chinese Torture, and the extended version of The Invisible Man; the 1991 Hollywood Records CD release added the extended version of Scandal, though it wouldn't be until 1992's The 12" Collection that the third and most interesting extended version, of Breakthru, would be released. Reportedly, a mini album to be titled Another Miracle, set for release sometime in 1990, was to feature all non-album B-sides and extended remixes, but for reasons unknown, this idea was scrapped.
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