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1 Track listing  



1.1  The Freddie Mercury Album  





1.2  The Great Pretender  







2 Charts  



2.1  Weekly charts  





2.2  Year-end charts  







3 Certifications  





4 References  














The Freddie Mercury Album






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The Freddie Mercury Album
Compilation album by
Released16 November 1992 (1992-11-16) (UK)
24 November 1992 (US)
Recorded1983–1988
GenreRock, pop
Length44:16 (UK)
41:13 (US)
Label
  • Hollywood
  • ProducerVarious
    Freddie Mercury chronology
    Barcelona
    (1988)
    The Freddie Mercury Album
    (1992)
    The Solo Collection
    (2000)
    The Great Pretender
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic (TFMA)link
    AllMusic (TGP) link
    NME4/10[1]

    The Freddie Mercury Album is a posthumous solo project with material from Queen frontman and vocalist Freddie Mercury released in 1992, to observe the anniversary of his death. The album is mainly made up of new remixes, as well as the original versions of "Barcelona", "Love Kills", "Exercises in Free Love", and "The Great Pretender". A week later, The Great Pretender, its US counterpart, was released.

    There were numerous producers who had permission from Jim Beach to use the original master tapes. Reinhold Mack, who is not credited as being involved, was hired to oversee the project. The album was released by Hollywood Records on 24 November 1992. The US album differs from its UK counterpart (aside from a different running order) by replacing the original versions of "The Great Pretender" and "Love Kills" with remixes, featuring a slightly altered ending of the "Mr. Bad Guy" remix, and replacing "Barcelona" with a remix of "My Love Is Dangerous".

    Track listing[edit]

    The Freddie Mercury Album[edit]

    1. "The Great Pretender" (Ram) – 3:25
    2. "Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:36
    3. "Time (Nile Rodgers Mix)" (Clark/Christie) – 3:50
    4. "Your Kind of Lover (Steve Brown Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:59
    5. "Exercises in Free Love" (Mercury/Moran) – 3:58
    6. "In My Defence (Ron Nevison Mix)" (Clark/Daniels/Soames) – 3:52
    7. "Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:56
    8. "Let's Turn It On (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:46
    9. "Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:36
    10. "Love Kills" (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:29
    11. "Barcelona" (Mercury/Moran) – 5:37

    The Great Pretender[edit]

    1. "The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf Mix)" (Ram) - 3:39
    2. "Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:36
    3. "Time (Nile Rodgers Mix)" (Clark/Christie) - 3:50
    4. "Your Kind of Lover (Steve Brown Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:59
    5. "Exercises in Free Love" (Mercury/Moran) - 3:58
    6. "In My Defence (Ron Nevison Mix)" (Clark/Daniels/Soames) - 3:52
    7. "Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Mix)" (Mercury) - 4:01
    8. "Let's Turn It On (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:46
    9. "Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:37 (some pressings feature the No More Brothers Radio Mix instead)
    10. "My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:43
    11. "Love Kills (Richard Wolf Mix)" (Mercury/Moroder) - 3:25
    12. "Living on My Own (Techno Remix)" (Mercury) - 3:47 (available only on North American pressings)

    Charts[edit]

    Certifications[edit]

    Certifications and sales for The Freddie Mercury Album
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Argentina (CAPIF)[15] Platinum 60,000^
    Austria (IFPI Austria)[16] Platinum 50,000*
    Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[17] Gold 26,638[17]
    France (SNEP)[18] 2× Platinum 600,000*
    Germany (BVMI)[19] Platinum 500,000^
    Netherlands (NVPI)[20] Gold 50,000^
    New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Platinum 15,000^
    Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] 2× Platinum 200,000^
    Sweden (GLF)[23] Gold 50,000^
    Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Platinum 50,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[25] 2× Platinum 600,000^

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Culp, Nancy (5 December 1992). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 31.
  • ^ "Austriancharts.at – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ a b "InfoDisc: Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2013. Locate Freddie MERCURY on the drop-down menu and click OK.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Charts.nz – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1993". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  • ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1993". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  • ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  • ^ "Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  • ^ "Gold & Platinum Discs". CAPIF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Austrian album certifications – Freddie Mercury – Freddie Mercury" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ a b "Freddie Mercury" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "French album certifications – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Freddie Mercury; 'The Freddie Mercury Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "Dutch album certifications – Freddie Mercury – Freddie Mercury" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 22 December 2019. Enter Freddie Mercury in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1993 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  • ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Freddie Mercury – Freddie Mercury". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  • ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 935. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  • ^ "Gold & Platinum Certifications 1987–1998" (PDF). IFPI Sweden (in Swedish). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Freddie Mercury Album')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  • ^ "British album certifications – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 February 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Freddie Mercury Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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