Queen – The Miracle
(Parlophone Records 1989 PCSD107)
Matrix No’s: A1/B3 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– some slight wear to edges/corners and faint sticker mark in top right corner
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle & a light click in Breakthru)
Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Queen’s earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock, into their music.
The Miracle is the thirteenth album by British rock band Queen, released in 1989. It was recorded as the band recovered from Brian May’s marital problems and Freddie Mercury’s AIDS diagnosis (which was, though known to the band, not publicised at the time). Recording started in January 1988 and lasted twelve months.
Track listing
All tracks credited to Queen. Listed below are the respective writers.
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Party” | John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury | 2:24 | |||||||
| 2. | “Khashoggi’s Ship” | Queen | 2:47 | |||||||
| 3. | “The Miracle” | Mercury, Deacon | 5:02 | |||||||
| 4. | “I Want It All” | May | 4:41 | |||||||
| 5. | “The Invisible Man“ | Roger Taylor | 3:55 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Breakthru” | Mercury (intro), Taylor | 4:07 | |||||||
| 2. | “Rain Must Fall” | Deacon (music), Mercury (lyrics) | 4:20 | |||||||
| 3. | “Scandal” | May | 4:42 | |||||||
| 4. | “My Baby Does Me” | Deacon, Mercury | 3:22 | |||||||
| 5. | “Was It All Worth It” | Mercury | 5:45 | |||||||
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury: lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesisers, programming
- Brian May: electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on “I Want It All”, synthesisers, programming
- Roger Taylor: drums, electronic drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on “The Invisible Man”, synthesiser, programming
- John Deacon: bass guitar, electric guitars, backing vocals on “The Miracle”, “I Want It All” and “Breakthru”, keyboards, synthesisers, programming
- Additional personnel
- David Richards – additional keyboards
- Engineered by David Richards
- Assistant engineers – Andrew Bradfield, John Brough, Angelique Cooper, Claude Frider, Andy Mason, Justin Shirley-Smith
- Mastered by Kevin Metcalf and Gordon Vickary
- Computer programming by Brian Zellis
- Album sleeve design by Richard Gray
- Original photography by Simon Fowler
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