Greatest Hits

~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 55 available)

Annotation

Gatefold sleeve. Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-13 11:06 UTC.

Tracklist

Vinyl 1
Vinyl 2
#TitleRatingLength
C1Crazy Little Thing Called Love
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
co-producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Brian May (Queen guitarist), Queen (UK rock group) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
bass, bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
John Deacon (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
electric guitar and solo guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
performer:
Queen (UK rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1979, in 2014), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1979, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1979, in 2014)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-06 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (in 1979)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3.55?:??
C2Somebody to Love
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
bass and bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
choir vocals [gospel choir]:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
performer:
Queen (UK rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1976), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1976) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1976, in 2011)
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Queen song) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
4.35?:??
C3Now I’m Here
engineer:
Kris Fredriksson, Justin Shirley‐Smith and Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar and piano:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
organ and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
orchestrator:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen (UK rock group) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1974) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Now I’m Here
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.5?:??
C4Good Old‐Fashioned Lover Boy
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
drums (drum set), triangle and wood block:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
additional guest vocals:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1976), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1976, in 2011) and Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
recording of:
Good Old‐Fashioned Lover Boy (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.75?:??
D1Play the Game
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
co-producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
synthesizer:
Freddie Mercury
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1980-02 until 1980-05), Freddie Mercury (from 1980-02 until 1980-05) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1980, in 2014), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1980, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1980, in 2014)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-06 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Play the Game (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
3.65?:??
D2Flash
executive producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Brian May (Queen guitarist)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set), timpani and background vocals:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
lead vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1980), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1980) and Starling Productions Ltd. (in 1980)
produced for:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02 until 1980-11), The Music Center in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02 until 1980-11) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02 until 1980-11)
recording of:
Flash
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Queen Music Ltd. and Wide Music Inc.
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
3.65?:??
D3Seven Seas of Rhye
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
additional producer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable and Queen (UK rock group)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (in 1973-08)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (in 1973-08)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (in 1973-08)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (in 1973-08)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (in 1973-08) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (in 1973-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen (UK rock group) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1974), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1974, in 2011) and Trident Audio Productions Ltd. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-08)
engineered at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Seven Seas of Rhye… (in 1973-08)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
3.6?:??
D4We Will Rock You
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
assistant producer and co-producer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
foot stomps [footstomps] and handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1977), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1977) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1977, in 2001, in 2011)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 338)
recording of:
We Will Rock You (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3.9?:??
D5We Are the Champions
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
assistant producer and co-producer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar and guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1977), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1977) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1977, in 2011)
recording of:
We Are the Champions
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
4.05?:??