Classic Queen
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| Classic Queen | ||
| Image:ClassicQueenalbumcover.png | ||
| Greatest hits by Queen | ||
| Released | March 10, 1992 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 75:10 | |
| Label | Hollywood Records | |
| Producer(s) | John Anthony, Roy Thomas Baker, David Bowie, David Richards, Queen | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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Classic Queen is a 1992 compilation of songs by the English rock band Queen. It was issued in order to capitalize on the sudden Queen fever generated in the United States following the release of the movie Wayne's World, and consequently, though it was critically acclaimed as an excellent compilation, it did not fit in with the previous Queen compilations. It overlapped both the 1981 Greatest Hits and the 1991 Greatest Hits II, and contained a few tracks not found in either of the previous releases; to remedy this situation, Hollywood Records re-released Greatest Hits in the U.S. only, containing two different tracks from the 1981 release but designed specifically to complement Classic Queen. Accumulated sales (GH II and Classic Queen for the US and Canada combined) are in excess of 17 million worldwide.
[edit] Track listing
- A Kind of Magic (Roger Taylor)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie Mercury)
- Under Pressure (Queen, David Bowie) – remix
- Hammer to Fall (Brian May) – single version
- Stone Cold Crazy (John Deacon, May, Mercury, Taylor)
- One Year of Love (Deacon)
- Radio Ga Ga (Taylor)
- I'm Going Slightly Mad (Queen)
- I Want It All (Queen) – single version
- Tie Your Mother Down (May) – single version
- The Miracle (Queen) – edited version
- These Are the Days of Our Lives (Queen)
- One Vision (Queen) – edited version
- Keep Yourself Alive (May)
- Headlong (Queen)
- Who Wants to Live Forever (May)
- The Show Must Go On (Queen)
(The songs "Under Pressure", "The Miracle" and "One Vision" have been edited or remixed for this compilation.)
| Queen |
| John Deacon | Brian May | Freddie Mercury | Roger Taylor History | Live performances | Songs |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | Hot Space | The Works | A Kind of Magic | The Miracle | Innuendo | Made in Heaven |
| Live albums: Live Killers | Live Magic | Live at Wembley '86 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions |
| Compilation albums: Greatest Hits | At the Beeb | Greatest Hits II | Classic Queen | Queen Rocks | Greatest Hits III | Stone Cold Classics |
| DVDs: We Will Rock You | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Greatest Video Hits 1 | Live at Wembley Stadium | Greatest Video Hits 2 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions | Super Live in Japan |
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