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Greatest Hits II was released less than a month before the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury and was the last Queen release of any kind while he was still alive. The album was not initially made available in the United States and was replaced with its counterpart Classic Queen in early 1992 to capitalise on the band's renewed popularity in the country following the inclusion of "Bohemian ...
The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III is a box set by British rock band Queen which comprises their three greatest hits albums, Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits II and Greatest Hits III. The album was originally released on 13 November 2000 on the Parlophone label. A booklet with song facts and images is also included with the three CD ...
"Friends Will Be Friends" is a song performed by Queen, written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, released on 9 June 1986 as a single for the album A Kind of Magic. [1] It was the band's 30th single in the UK upon its release, reaching number 14 in the UK. "Friends Will Be Friends" was performed live on The Magic Tour.
The 1981 compilation Greatest Hits is the biggest-selling album in UK history, with 6 million copies sold by 2014. The 1991 compilation Greatest Hits II is also one of the UK's top ten biggest-sellers of all time, with 3.8 million copies sold by 2012. [8] In 1972, Queen signed a production deal with Trident Studios. [9]
Name of song, original release, year of release, writer(s) and lead vocalist Title Original release Year Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Ref. " '39" A Night at the Opera: 1975 May May [1] "Action This Day" Hot Space: 1982 Taylor Taylor & Mercury [2] "All Dead, All Dead" News of the World: 1977 May May & Mercury [3] "All God's People" Innuendo: 1991 ...
A new greatest hits compilation Absolute Greatest was released on 16 November and peaked at number 3 in the UK. [270] It contains 20 of Queen's hits spanning their career and was released in four different formats: single disc, double disc (with commentary), double disc with feature book, and a vinyl record.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released worldwide on 26 October 1981. [1] The album consisted of Queen's biggest hits since their first chart appearance in 1974 with " Seven Seas of Rhye ", up to their 1980 hit " Flash " (though in some countries " Under Pressure ", the band's 1981 chart-topper with David ...
Classic Queen is a 1992 compilation album by the British rock band Queen.The album was seen as a US version of Greatest Hits II and was issued to capitalize on the renewed popularity of Queen in the United States following the release of the movie Wayne's World [2] and the death of Freddie Mercury.