ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS
DOESN'T REALLY MATTER TO ME,..
A Night at the Opera
is the fourth
studio album
by the
British
Rock Band
released on
November,28th 1975,
by EMI Records
in the
United Kingdom
and
Elektra Records
in the United States.
Produced by
Roy Thomas Baker
and
Queen,
it was reportedly
the most
expensive album
ever recorded
at the time
of its release.
Named after the
Marx Brothers' film
of the same name,
was recorded at
various studios
across a
four-month period
in 1975.
Due to
management issues,
Queen had received
almost none of
the money they
earned for their
previous albums.
Subsequently,
they ended
their contract
with
Trident Studios
and did not use
their studios
for the album
the sole exception being
"God Save the Queen",
which had been
recorded the previous year
They employed a
complex production
that extensively
used
multitrack recording,
and the songs
incorporated
a wide range
of styles,
such as
ballads,
music hall,
sea shanties,
dixie land,
hard rock
and
progressive
rock influences.
Aside from their
usual equipment,
Queen also utilized
a diverse range
of instruments
such as a
double bass,
harp,
ukulele
and more.
Upon release,
A Night at the Opera
became Queen's
first number-one album
in the UK,
topping the
UK Albums Chart
for four
non-consecutive weeks.
It peaked at
number four
on the
US Billboard Top
LPs & Tape chart
and became the band's
first
platinum-certified album
in the US.
It also produced the
band's most successful
single in the UK,
"Bohemian Rhapsody",
which became their
first number one song
in the country.
Despite being twice
as long as the
average length
of singles
during the 1970s,
the song became
immensely
popular worldwide.
Contemporary
reviews for
A Night at the Opera
were positive,
with praise for its
production and the
diverse musical themes,
and recognition
as the album that
established Queen
as
worldwide superstars.
At the
19th Grammy Awards,
its first single
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
received
Grammy Award
nominations for
Best Pop Vocal Performance
by a Duo,
Group
or Chorus
and Best
Arrangement for Voices.
It has since been hailed
as Queen's best album,
and one of the
greatest albums
of all time.
In 2020,
Rolling Stone
ranked it
number 128
on its list of the
"500 Greatest Albums
of All Time".
It was inducted into
the Grammy Hall
of Fame in 2018.
Queen's previous album,
Sheer Heart Attack
(1974),
had obtained
commercial success
and brought
the band
mainstream attention,
with the single
"Killer Queen"
reaching number two
on the
UK Singles Chart.
The album was
a minor hit
in the US,
reaching number twelve,
while
"Killer Queen"
hit the top 20.
Despite this success,
the band was
broke at the time,
largely due
to a contract
they had signed
which meant that
they would
produce albums
for a
production company,
who would then
sell the album
to a record label.
This meant that
Queen saw
almost none
of the money
they earned,
as
Trident Studios
paid them
£60 weekly.
Guitarist
Brian May
was living in a
bedsit in
Earls Court,
West London
while front man
Freddie Mercury
lived in a flat
in Kensington
that suffered from
rising damp.
The matter eventually
reached a turning point
when bassist
John Deacon,
who had
recently married,
was denied a
cash advance
of £4,000
by manager
Norman Sheffield
to put a
deposit on a house.
This increasing frustration
led to Mercury
writing the song
"Death on Two Legs",
which would serve
as the
opening track to
A Night at the Opera.
TRACK LIST
CD 1
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
I'm In Love With My Car
You're My Best Friend
'39
Sweet Lady
Seaside Rendezvous
The Prophet's Song
Love Of My Life
Good Company
Bohemian Rhapsody
God Save The Queen
CD 2
(Bonus Disc)
Keep Yourself Alive
(Long-Lost Retake)
You're My Best Friend
(Backing Track Mix)
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Piano, Vocal, Drums)
(First Part)
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Operatic Section A Cappella Mix)
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Piano, Vocal, Drums)
(Ending Part)
I'm In Love With My Car
(Guitar & Vocal Mix)
Death On Two Legs
(Live)
Keep Yourself Alive
(Live)
I'm In Love With My Car
(Live)
You're My Best Friend
(Live)
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Live)
Love Of My Life
(Live)
'39
(Live)
You're My Best Friend
(Remix)
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Remix)
Love Of My Life
(Milton Keynes 1982)
(iTunes Bonus Track)
CD 3
(Vocal Mixes)
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)
(Vocal Mix)
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
(Vocal Mix)
I'm In Love With My Car
(Just Vocals)
You're My Best Friend
(Vocal Mix)
'39
(Vocal Mix)
Sweet Lady
(Vocal, Bass and Drums)
Seaside Rendezvous
(Vocal Mix)
The Prophet's Song
(Vocal Mix)
Love Of My Life
(Vocal Mix)
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Vocal Mix)
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