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Greatest Hits III is a compilation album by British rock band Queen. It is a compilation of latter-day songs, the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists (hence the album's credit to "Queen+"). It was released on 8 November 1999.
This section includes the track listings for the original Greatest Hits in its various forms. For other compilations, including the second and third Greatest Hits albums, see the relevant articles. On the 17-track UK editions, Freddie Mercury was the writer of ten of the songs, Brian May five and John Deacon two.
Mercury Mercury [2] "Bohemian Rhapsody" ‡ A Night at the Opera: 1975 Mercury Mercury Taylor & May (part of the operatic section) [1] "Breakthru" ‡ The Miracle: 1989 Queen (Taylor/Mercury) Mercury [9] "Brighton Rock" Sheer Heart Attack: 1974 May Mercury May (one line) [10] "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" Sheer Heart Attack: 1974 Mercury ...
The album cover features the Freddie Mercury statue that overlooks Lake Geneva superimposed with Mercury's Duck House lake cabin that he had rented. This is where he had written and recorded his last songs at Mountain Studios. [195] The sleeve of the album contains the words, "Dedicated to the immortal spirit of Freddie Mercury." [195]
A live version with Elton John on vocals appeared on Queen's Greatest Hits III album. [7] The song was first played live on 20 April 1992, during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by the three remaining members of Queen, with Elton John singing lead vocals and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi playing rhythm guitar. [8]
"Barcelona" is a single released by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. A part of their collaborative album Barcelona, it also appeared on Queen's Greatest Hits III. The song reflects Mercury's love of opera with his high notes and Caballé's operatic vocals, backed by a full orchestra.
"It's a Hard Life" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead singer Freddie Mercury. It was featured on their 1984 album The Works, and it was the third single from that album. In 1991 it was included in the band’s second compilation album Greatest Hits II. [2]
Written by guitarist Brian May, the song appears on the band's seventh studio album Jazz (1978) and later on their compilation album Greatest Hits. [4] When released as a single with "Bicycle Race", the song reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 24 in the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. It is one of the band's best known songs. [5] [6]