Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
# Freddie Mercury Solo Collection

Freddie Mercury Solo Collection è un box set postumo del cantante dei Queen.

È il più grande dedicato al cantante britannico e contiene 10 CD e 2 DVD, pubblicati nel 2000, e contenenti singoli, rarità e notizie su Freddie Mercury. I DVD comprendono una collezione video con tutti i videoclip da solista di Mercury e il documentario Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story, nel quale, attraverso la voce di parenti, amici e colleghi, è rivissuta la vita di Freddie Mercury. Nel box è contenuto anche un libro fotografico che mostra immagini, inedite e non, del cantante nelle varie fasi della sua carriera.

## Tracce della versione con 3 CD

Questa versione contiene solo i due album da solista del cantante e un CD bonus.

### CD 1: Mr. Bad Guy (1985)

* Let's Turn It On - 3:43
* Made in Heaven - 4:06
* I Was Born to Love You - 3:39
* Foolin' Around - 3:30
* Your Kind of Lover - 3:33
* Mr. Bad Guy - 4:10
* Man Made Paradise - 4:09
* There Must Be More to Life Than This - 3:01
* Living on My Own - 3:24
* My Love Is Dangerous - 3:43
* Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow - 3:47

### CD 2: Barcelona (1988)

* Barcelona - 5:39
* La Japonaise - 4:49
* The Fallen Priest - 5:46
* Ensueño - 4:22
* The Golden Boy - 6:04
* Guide Me Home - 2:50
* How Can I Go On? - 3:51
* Ouverture Piccante - 6:40

### CD 3: Bonus CD

* I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) - 3:30
* Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version ) - 4:31
* The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) - 3:28
* Living on My Own (1993 Radio mix) - 3:39
* In My Defence (2000 Remix * ) - 3:55
* Time (2000 Remix * ) - 4:02
* Love Kills (Rock mix * ) - 4:27

## Tracce della versione del box-set completo

Il contenuto del box-set sono 10 Cd appartenenti alla passata carriera dell'artista e 2 DVD documentario sul cantante.

### CD 1: Mr. Bad Guy (1985)

* Let's Turn It On - 3:43
* Made In Heaven - 4:06
* I Was Born to Love You - 3:39
* Foolin' Around - 3:30
* Your Kind Of Lover - 3:33
* Mr. Bad Guy - 4:10
* Man Made Paradise - 4:09
* There Must Be More to Life Than This - 3:01
* Living on My Own - 3:24
* My Love Is Dangerous - 3:43
* Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow - 3:47

### CD 2: Barcelona (1988)

* Barcelona - 5:39
* La Japonaise - 4:49
* The Fallen Priest - 5:46
* Ensueño - 4:22
* The Golden Boy - 6:04
* Guide Me Home - 2:50
* How Can I Go On? - 3:51
* Ouverture Piccante - 6:40

### CD 3: The Great Pretender (1992)

* The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf Remix) - 3:39
* Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Remix) - 3:36
* Time (Nile Rodgers Remix) - 3:50
* Your Kind of Lover (Steve Brown Remix) - 4:00
* Exercises in Free Love (1987 Non-Album B-Side) - 3:57
* In My Defence (Ron Nevison Remix) - 3:52
* Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Remix) - 4:01
* Let's Turn it On (Jeff Lord-Alge Remix) - 3:46
* Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Remix) - 3:39
* My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord-Alge Remix) - 3:41
* Love Kills (Richard Wolf Remix) - 3:29

### CD 4: Singles 1973-1985

* I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) - 3:30
* Goin' Back (Larry Lurex, 1973 B-Side) - 3:35
* Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) - 4:32
* Love Kills (Original 1984 Extended Version) - 5:23
* I Was Born to Love You (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 7:06
* Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side) - 3:20
* Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) - 6:38
* Made In Heaven (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 4:51
* She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side) - 3:37
* She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) - 5:51
* Living on My Own (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 6:40
* My Love Is Dangerous (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 6:30
* Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 5:33
* Let's Turn It On (Original 1985 Extended Version) - 5:09

### CD 5: Singles 1986-1993

* Time (Original 1986 Single/Album Version) - 3:59
* Time (Original 1986 Extended Version) - 4:38
* Time (Original 1986 Instrumental Version) - 3:23
* In My Defence (1986 Album Version) - 3:58
* The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) - 3:30
* The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Extended Version) - 5:55
* Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-Album B-Side) - 4:00
* Barcelona (Original 1987 Single Version) - 4:28
* Barcelona (Original 1987 Extended Version) - 7:08
* How Can I Go On (Original 1989 Single Version) - 4:03
* Living on My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix) - 5:17
* Living on My Own (1993 Radio Mix) - 3:39
* Living on My Own (1993 Club Mix) - 4:28
* Living on My Own (1993 Underground Solutions mix) (o anche Roger S Mix) - 5:46

### CD 6: The Instrumentals

* Barcelona (Original 1987 Instrumental Version) - 4:27
* La Japonaise (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 4:47
* The Fallen Priest (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 5:51
* Ensueño (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 4:01
* The Golden Boy (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 6:06
* Guide Me Home (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 2:39
* How Can I Go On (Original 1988 Instrumental Version) - 3:59
* Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Original 1985 Instrumental Version) - 4:04
* Made In Heaven (Original 1985 Instrumental Version) - 4:18
* Mr. Bad Guy (Original 1985 Instrumental Version) - 4:15
* There Must Be More to Life Than This (Original 1985 Instrumental Version) - 3:09
* In My Defence (Original 1986 Instrumental Version) - 3:57
* The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Instrumental Version) - 3:27

### CD 7: The Rarities 1: The Mr. Bad Guy Sessions

* Let's Turn It On (A Capella) - 3:05
* Made In Heaven (Alternative Version) - 4:28
* I Was Born to Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) - 2:59
* Foolin' Around (Early Version) - 4:15
* Foolin' Around (Original 1985 Unreleased 12" Mix) - 5:38
* Foolin' Around (Instrumental) - 3:41
* Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version) - 4:47
* Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version) - 3:39
* Mr Bad Guy (Orchestra out-takes) - 0:36
* Mr Bad Guy (Early Version) - 3:30
* There Must Be More to Life Than This (Piano Out-Takes) - 2:49
* Living on My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Versions) - 4:30
* My Love Is Dangerous (Early Version) - 2:13
* Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (1st Early Version) - 2:19
* Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version: Extract) - 1:04
* Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version) - 3:27
* Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take) - 4:23
* She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version Featuring Brian May) - 4:37
* Gazelle (Demo) - 1:21
* Money Can't Buy Me Happiness (Demo) - 2:38
* Love Makin' Love (Demo) - 3:36
* God Is Heavy (Demo) - 1:23
* New York (Demo) - 2:13

### CD 8: The Rarities 2: The Barcelona Sessions

* The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract From Garden Lodge Tape) - 3:05
* Idea (Barcelona) (Extract From Garden Lodge Tape) - 1:13
* Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract From Garden Lodge Tape) - 1:05
* Barcelona (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal Demo) - 4:22
* Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave) - 4:32
* Barcelona (Later Version: Freddie's Vocal Only) - 4:27
* La Japonaise (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal Demo) - 4:42
* La Japonaise (A Capella) - 4:18
* Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version) - 4:47
* Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Later Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) - 5:52
* Ensueño (Montserrat's Live Take) - 5:37
* The Golden Boy (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) - 3:55
* The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version: Extract) - 2:57
* The Golden Boy (A Capella Featuring Gospel Choir) - 5:13
* Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On (Alternative Versions) - 6:55
* How Can I Go On (Out-Take: Extract) - 1:32
* How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version) - 3:46
* When This Old Tired Body Wants to Sing (Late Night Jam) - 2:43

### CD 9:The Rarities 3: Other Sessions

* Rain (Ibex, Live 1969) - 3:52
* Green (Wreckage, Rehearsal 1969) - 3:16
* Man from Manhattan (Guest Appearance: Eddie Howell - 1976) - 3:23
* Love Is The Hero (Guest Appearance: Billy Squier, 12" Version - 1986) - 5:23
* Lady With The Tenor Sax (Guest Appearance: Billy Squier, Work In Progress - 1986) - 4:03
* Hold On (Guest Appearance: Jo Dare Song - 1986) - 3:39
* Heaven for Everyone (Guest Appearance: The Cross Version - Freddie's Vocal 1988) - 4:49
* Love Kills (Rock Mix * ) - 4:28
* Love Kills (Instrumental) - 4:27
* The Great Pretender (Original Demo) - 3:05
* Holding On (Demo) - 4:13
* It's So You (Demo) - 2:41
* I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' (Demo) - 3:44
* Horns Of Doom (Demo) - 4:17
* Yellow Breezes (Demo) - 5:26
* Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) - 0:46

### CD 10: David Wigg Interviews

* 1979, London - The Crazy Tour - 8:12
* 1984, Munich - The Works Tour - 11:28
* 1984, Munich Pt.2 - Going Solo - 7:38
* 1985, Wembley, London - Week Of Live Aid - 6:46
* 1986, London - The Magic Tour - Sitting In The Garden Of Freddie's Home - 10:36
* 1987, Ibiza - Freddie's 41st Birthday - 9:57
* 1987, Ibiza - 41st Birthday Pt. 2 - Montserrat Caballe - 8:22
* 1987. Ibiza - 41st Birthday Pt. 3 - The Great Pretender - 10:27

## Curiosità

* Stop All The Fighting e She Blows Hot & Cold vennero scritte da Freddie Mercury e prodotte dallo stesso cantante in collaborazione con Reinhold Mack ed incise a Monaco di Baviera nel 1984 durante le sessioni di registrazione per l'album Mr. Bad Guy (pubblicato nell'anno seguente), ma vennero alla fine escluse dalla tracklist e si optò quindi per utilizzarle come B-Sides rispettivamente dei singoli I Was Born to Love You e Made in Heaven.
* Le versioni originarie di In My Defence e Time vennero registrate rispettivamente nell'ottobre 1985 e gennaio 1986 in Abbey Road per essere incluse in un raro LP di artisti vari del 1986 intitolato Time, colonna sonora dell'omonimo musical messo in scena da Dave Clark.
* la versione 2000 Remix di In My Defence è la stessa che nel 1992 venne remixata da Ron Nevison per essere inclusa nel The Freddie Mercury Album, solo rimasterizzata per l'occasione.
* la versione 2000 Remix di Time è una versione fino ad allora inedita su album (sebbene molto simile a quella in studio del 1986) ed è la stessa che accompagna il videoclip.
* La versione Rock Mix di Love Kills (si tratta di una versione remixata nel 1992) ad un primo ascolto sembra essere registrata dal vivo, ma questo è solo un effetto aggiunto in studio, in quanto questo brano non venne mai eseguito dal vivo né da Freddie Mercury né dai Queen.
