The Freddie Mercury Album Explained

The Freddie Mercury Album
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Freddie Mercury
Cover:	FMAlbum1992.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	(UK) 24 November 1992 (US)
Recorded:	1983–1988
Genre:	Rock, pop
Length:	(UK) 41:13 (US)
Producer:	Various
Prev Title:	Barcelona
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	The Solo Collection
Next Year:	2000

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

The Freddie Mercury Album

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

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

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993)!scope="col"

Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[1]	6
French Compilations (SNEP)	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)!scope="col"

Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[3]	43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	81
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	78

Notes and References

1. Web site: InfoDisc: Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel . InfoDisc . French . 21 February 2013. Locate Freddie MERCURY on the drop-down menu and click OK.
2. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 1993. austriancharts.at. 21 December 2020.
3. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1993. dutchcharts.nl. 21 December 2020.
4. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. 21 December 2020.
5. Top 100 Albums 1993. Music Week. 15 January 1994. 25. 20 April 2022.