Lover of Life, Singer of Songs
# Lover of Life, Singer of Songs

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Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (with the subtitle The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo) is a compilation album of Freddie Mercury's solo songs. It was released (except in the U.S.) on 4 September 2006, the day before Mercury's 60th Birthday. It was released on 21 November 2006 in the U.S, three days before the 15th anniversary of Mercury's death.

## Content

The album was released in both a single disc and limited edition double disc format. A 2-disc DVD was released to accompany the CD. The DVD contained "The Untold Story" documentary on Disc 1, and various music videos on Disc 2.

## Singles

The song Love Kills [Sunshine People Remix], remixed by Blank & Jones, was released as a single.

## CD track listing

### Notes

* signifies a remix producer

## DVD track listing

### Disc one

* "The Untold Story" documentary
* "The Making Of 'The Untold Story'"

### Disc two

* "Barcelona"
* "The Great Pretender" [Original 1987 Single Version]
* "I Was Born to Love You"
* "Time"
* "How Can I Go On"
* "Made in Heaven"
* "Living on My Own"
* "The Golden Boy"
* "In My Defence" [Re-Edit 2000]
* "Barcelona" [Live Version]
* "The Great Pretender" [Extended Version]
* "Living on My Own" ['93 Remix]
* A View Forever (Unveiling Of The Freddie Statue)
* "A Winters Tale"
* "Who Wants To Live Forever"
* "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"

## Charts

### Album

| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 7 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart | 63 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 44 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) charted as Very Best of Freddie | 31 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 30 |
| European Albums Chart | 4 |
| French Compilations Chart | 14 |
| German Albums Chart | 13 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 9 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 26 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 8 |
| Polish Albums Chart | 24 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 11 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 6 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 14 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 16 |
| UK Albums Chart | 6 |

### DVD

| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Austrian Music DVDs Chart | 1 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart | 5 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart | 5 |
| Danish Music DVDs Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Music DVDs Chart | 5 |
| Hungarian DVDs Chart | 2 |
| Italian Music DVDs Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Music DVDs Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Music DVDs Chart | 1 |

## Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| France (SNEP) DVD | Gold | $10,000^*$ |
| Italy 2006 sales | — | 150,000 |
| Poland (ZPAV) DVD | Platinum | $10,000^*$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) Album | Gold | $40,000^^$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) DVD | Gold | $10,000^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) Album | Gold | $100,000^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) DVD | Gold | $25,000^^$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
