Album · 2000
The Solo Collection
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Let’s Turn It On
The Solo Collection
3:43
2
Made in Heaven
The Solo Collection
4:06
3
I Was Born to Love You
The Solo Collection
3:39
4
Foolin’ Around
The Solo Collection
3:30
5
Your Kind of Lover
The Solo Collection
3:33
6
Mr. Bad Guy
The Solo Collection
4:10
7
Man Made Paradise
The Solo Collection
4:09
8
There Must Be More to Life Than This
The Solo Collection
3:01
9
Living on My Own
The Solo Collection
3:24
10
My Love Is Dangerous
The Solo Collection
3:43
11
Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow
The Solo Collection
3:47
Disc 2
1
Barcelona
The Solo Collection
5:39
2
La Japonaise
The Solo Collection
4:49
3
The Fallen Priest
The Solo Collection
5:46
4
Ensueño
The Solo Collection
4:22
5
The Golden Boy
The Solo Collection
6:04
6
Guide Me Home
The Solo Collection
2:50
7
How Can I Go On
The Solo Collection
3:51
8
Overture Piccante
The Solo Collection
6:40
Disc 3
1
The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf remix)
The Solo Collection
3:39
2
Foolin’ Around (Steve Brown remix)
The Solo Collection
3:36
3
Time (Nile Rodgers remix)
The Solo Collection
3:50
4
Your Kind of Lover (Steve Brown remix)
The Solo Collection
4:00
5
Exercises in Free Love
The Solo Collection
3:57
6
In My Defence (Ron Nevison remix)
The Solo Collection
3:52
7
Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf remix)
The Solo Collection
4:01
8
Let’s Turn It On (Jeff Lord‐Alge remix)
The Solo Collection
3:46
9
Living on My Own (Julian Raymond mix)
The Solo Collection
3:39
10
My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord‐Alge remix)
The Solo Collection
3:41
11
Love Kills (Richard Wolf remix)
The Solo Collection
3:29
Disc 4
1
I Can Hear Music
The Solo Collection
3:30
2
Goin’ Back
The Solo Collection
3:35
3
Love Kills (original 1984 single version)
The Solo Collection
4:32
4
Love Kills (original 1984 extended version)
The Solo Collection
5:23
5
I Was Born to Love You (original 1985 extended version)
The Solo Collection
7:06
6
Stop All the Fighting (1985 non‐album b‐side)
The Solo Collection
3:20
7
Stop All the Fighting (1985 non‐album b‐side extended version)
The Solo Collection
6:38
8
Made in Heaven (original 1985 extended version)
The Solo Collection
4:51
9
She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 non‐album b‐side)
The Solo Collection
3:27
10
She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 non‐album b‐side extended version)
The Solo Collection
5:51
11
Living on My Own (original 1985 extended version)
The Solo Collection
6:40
12
My Love Is Dangerous (original 1985 extended version)
The Solo Collection
6:30
13
Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow (original 1985 extended version)
The Solo Collection
5:33
14
Let’s Turn It On (original 1985 extended version)
The Solo Collection
5:09
Disc 5
1
Time (original 1986 single/album version)
The Solo Collection
3:59
2
Time (original 1986 extended version)
The Solo Collection
4:38
3
Time (original 1986 instrumental version)
The Solo Collection
3:23
4
In My Defence (1986 album version)
The Solo Collection
3:58
5
The Great Pretender (original 1987 single version)
The Solo Collection
3:30
6
The Great Pretender (original 1987 extended version)
The Solo Collection
5:55
7
Exercises in Free Love (1987 non‐album b‐side)
The Solo Collection
4:00
8
Barcelona (original 1987 single version)
The Solo Collection
4:28
9
Barcelona (original 1987 extended version)
The Solo Collection
7:08
10
How Can I Go On (1989 single version)
The Solo Collection
4:03
11
Living on My Own (1993 No More Brothers extended mix)
The Solo Collection
5:17
12
Living on My Own (1993 radio mix)
The Solo Collection
3:39
13
Living on My Own (1993 club mix)
The Solo Collection
4:28
14
Living on My Own (1993 Underground Solutions mix)
The Solo Collection
5:46
Disc 6
1
Barcelona
The Solo Collection
4:27
2
La Japonaise
The Solo Collection
4:47
3
The Fallen Priest
The Solo Collection
5:51
4
Ensueño
The Solo Collection
4:01
5
The Golden Boy
The Solo Collection
6:06
6
Guide Me Home
The Solo Collection
2:39
7
How Can I Go On
The Solo Collection
3:59
8
Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow
The Solo Collection
4:04
9
Made in Heaven
The Solo Collection
4:18
10
Mr. Bad Guy
The Solo Collection
4:15
11
There Must Be More to Life Than This
The Solo Collection
3:09
12
In My Defence
The Solo Collection
3:57
13
The Great Pretender
The Solo Collection
3:27
Disc 7
1
Let’s Turn It On (a cappella)
The Solo Collection
3:05
2
Made in Heaven (alternative version)
The Solo Collection
4:28
3
I Was Born to Love You (vocal & piano version)
The Solo Collection
2:59
4
Foolin’ Around (early version)
The Solo Collection
4:15
5
Foolin’ Around (original 1985 unreleased 12" mix)
The Solo Collection
5:38
6
Foolin’ Around (instrumental)
The Solo Collection
3:41
7
Your Kind of Lover (early version)
The Solo Collection
4:47
8
Your Kind of Lover (vocal & piano version)
The Solo Collection
3:39
9
Mr. Bad Guy (orchestra out‐takes)
The Solo Collection
0:36
10
Mr. Bad Guy (early version)
The Solo Collection
3:30
11
There Must Be More to Life Than This (piano out‐takes)
The Solo Collection
2:49
12
Living on My Own (hybrid edit: early/later versions)
The Solo Collection
4:30
13
Love Is Dangerous (early version)
The Solo Collection
2:13
14
Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow (early version)
The Solo Collection
2:19
15
Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow (2nd early version: extract)
The Solo Collection
1:04
16
Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow (3rd early version)
The Solo Collection
3:27
17
Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow (live take)
The Solo Collection
4:23
18
She Blows Hot & Cold (alternative version)
The Solo Collection
4:37
19
Gazelle (demo)
The Solo Collection
1:21
20
Money Can’t Buy Happiness (demo)
The Solo Collection
2:38
21
Love Makin’ Love (demo)
The Solo Collection
3:36
22
God Is Heavy (demo)
The Solo Collection
1:23
23
New York (demo)
The Solo Collection
2:13
Disc 8
1
The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (extract from Garden Lodge tape)
The Solo Collection
3:05
2
Idea (Barcelona) (extract from Garden Lodge tape)
The Solo Collection
1:13
3
Idea (Barcelona) (2nd extract from Garden Lodge tape)
The Solo Collection
1:05
4
Barcelona (early version: Freddie’s demo vocal)
The Solo Collection
4:22
5
Barcelona (Freddie’s vocal slave)
The Solo Collection
4:32
6
Barcelona (later version: Freddie’s vocal only)
The Solo Collection
4:27
7
La Japonaise (early version: Freddie’s demo vocal)
The Solo Collection
4:42
8
La Japonaise (a cappella)
The Solo Collection
4:18
9
Rachmaninov’s Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (early version)
The Solo Collection
4:47
10
Rachmaninov’s Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (later version: Freddie’s demo vocal)
The Solo Collection
5:52
11
Ensueño (Montserrat’s live takes)
The Solo Collection
5:37
12
The Golden Boy (early version: Freddie’s demo vocal)
The Solo Collection
3:55
13
The Golden Boy (2nd early version: extract)
The Solo Collection
2:57
14
The Golden Boy (a cappella featuring gospel choir)
The Solo Collection
5:13
15
Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On (alternate versions)
The Solo Collection
6:55
16
How Can I Go On (out‐take: extract)
The Solo Collection
1:32
17
How Can I Go On (alternative piano version)
The Solo Collection
3:46
18
When This Old Tired Body Wants to Sing (late night jam)
The Solo Collection
2:43
Disc 9
1
Rain (live 1969)
The Solo Collection
3:52
2
Green (rehearsal 1969)
The Solo Collection
3:16
3
The Man From Manhattan
The Solo Collection
3:23
4
Love Is the Hero (12" version)
The Solo Collection
5:23
5
Lady With a Tenor Sax (work in progress 1986)
The Solo Collection
4:03
6
Hold On
The Solo Collection
3:39
7
Heaven for Everyone (The Cross version: Freddie vocal)
The Solo Collection
4:49
8
Love Kills (Rock mix)
The Solo Collection
4:28
9
Love Kills (instrumental)
The Solo Collection
4:27
10
The Great Pretender (original demo)
The Solo Collection
3:05
11
Holding On (demo)
The Solo Collection
4:13
12
It’s So You (demo)
The Solo Collection
2:41
13
I Can’t Dance / Keep Smilin’ (demo)
The Solo Collection
3:44
14
Horns of Doom (demo)
The Solo Collection
4:17
15
Yellow Breezes (demo)
The Solo Collection
5:26
16
Have a Nice Day (fan club message)
The Solo Collection
0:46
Disc 10
1
1979, London: The Crazy Tour
The Solo Collection
8:12
2
1984, Munich: The Works Tour
The Solo Collection
11:28
3
1984, Munich: The Works Tour, Part 2: Going Solo
The Solo Collection
7:38
4
1985, Wembley, London: Week of Live Aid
The Solo Collection
6:46
5
1986, London: Tha Magic Tour
The Solo Collection
10:36
6
1987, Ibiza: Freddie’s 41st Birthday
The Solo Collection
9:57
7
1987, Ibiza: 41st Birthday, Part 2: Montserrat Caballé
The Solo Collection
8:22
8
1987, Ibiza: 41st Birthday, Part 3: The Great Pretender
The Solo Collection
10:27
In print
First pressed 2000, still pressed 2004 — 9 pressings across 5 countries.
Credits
Richard Gray
Art Direction
Phil Symes
Editor
Tony Hale
Editor
Andy Mason
Engineer
David Richards
Engineer
John Brough
Engineer
Kevin Townend
Engineer
Mack
Engineer
Richard Dodd
Engineer
Stephan Wissnet
Engineer
Curt Cress
Instrument · drums
Fred Mandel
Instrument · piano [additional], synthesizer [additional], guitar [additional]
Paul Vincent
Instrument · lead guitar
Greg Brooks
Liner Notes
Jim Jenkins
Liner Notes
Sean O'Hagan (2)
Liner Notes
Montserrat Caballé
Lyricist
Tim Rice
Lyricist
Eddy Schreyer
Mastering · remastered by
Peter Mew
Mastering
A. Sawa
Photography
Bomi Bulsara
Photography
Brian May
Photography
Dave Clark
Photography
David Wigg
Photography
Denis O'Regan
Photography
Douglas Puddifoot
Photography
George Hurrell
Photography
Harry Goodwin (2)
Photography
Jer Bulsara
Photography
Keith Valentine
Photography
Koh Hasebe
Photography
Lord Snowdon
Photography
Mick Rock
Photography
Misa Watanabe
Photography
Neal Preston
Photography
Paul Humberstone
Photography
Paul McAlpine
Photography
Peter Hince
Photography
Peter Sinclair (3)
Photography
Philip Ollerenshaw
Photography
Richard Young (9)
Photography
Ron Pownall
Photography
Simon Fowler
Photography
Terry O’Neill
Photography
松本直明
Photography
Freddie Mercury
Producer
Giorgio Moroder
Producer
Jim Beach
Producer · executive-producer [conceived and produced by]
Justin Shirley‐Smith
Producer · compilation producer
Mike Moran
Producer
Peter Collins
Producer
Robin Geoffrey Cable
Producer
Roger Taylor
Producer
Billy Squier
Writer
Buck Ram
Writer
David Soames
Writer
Eddie Howell
Writer
Ellie Greenwich
Writer
Goffin And King
Writer
Jeff Barry
Writer
Jeff Daniels
Writer
John Christie
Writer
John Lennon
Writer
Phil Spector
Writer
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