Lover of Life, Singer of Songs | ||||
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Released | 4 September 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1988 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop rock, opera | |||
Length | 151:57 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Various | |||
Freddie Mercury chronology | ||||
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Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (with the subtitle The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo) is a compilation album of Freddie Mercury's solo songs. It was released (except in the U.S.) on 4 September 2006, the day before Mercury's 60th Birthday. It was released on 21 November 2006 [2] in the U.S., three days before the 15th anniversary of Mercury's death.
The album was released in both a single disc and limited edition double disc format. A 2-disc DVD was released to accompany the CD. The DVD contained "The Untold Story" documentary on Disc 1, and various music videos on Disc 2.
The song Love Kills [Sunshine People Remix], remixed by Blank & Jones, was released as a single.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In My Defence" (2000 Remix) |
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| 3:55 |
2. | "The Great Pretender" (Original 1987 Single Version) | Buck Ram |
| 3:27 |
3. | "Living on My Own" (1993 Radio Mix) | Mercury | 3:38 | |
4. | "Made in Heaven" | Mercury |
| 4:05 |
5. | "Love Kills" (Original 1984 Single Version) |
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| 4:29 |
6. | "There Must Be More to Life Than This" | Mercury |
| 3:00 |
7. | "Guide Me Home" (with Montserrat Caballé) |
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| 2:50 |
8. | "How Can I Go On" (with Montserrat Caballé) |
|
| 3:51 |
9. | "Foolin' Around" (Steve Brown Remix) | Mercury |
| 3:36 |
10. | "Time" |
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| 3:56 |
11. | "Barcelona" (with Montserrat Caballé) |
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| 5:40 |
12. | "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" | Mercury |
| 3:47 |
13. | "I Was Born to Love You" | Mercury |
| 3:40 |
14. | "The Golden Boy" (with Montserrat Caballé) |
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| 6:06 |
15. | "Mr. Bad Guy" | Mercury |
| 4:12 |
16. | "The Great Pretender" (Malouf Remix) | Ram |
| 3:39 |
17. | "Love Kills" (Star Rider Remix) (New 2006 Remix) |
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| 3:39 |
18. | "I Can Hear Music" (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) | Robin Geoffrey Cable | 3:28 | |
19. | "Goin' Back" (Larry Lurex, 1973 B-side) | Cable | 3:34 | |
20. | "Guide Me Home" (Piano Version) |
| Thierry Lang | 4:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love Kills" (Sunshine People Radio Mix) (New 2006 Remix) |
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| 3:16 |
2. | "Made in Heaven" (Extended Version) (Taken from The Solo Collection ) | Mercury |
| 4:50 |
3. | "Living on My Own" (The Egg Remix) (New 2006 Remix) | Mercury | 5:37 | |
4. | "Love Kills" (Rank 1 Remix) (New 2006 Remix) |
| 7:18 | |
5. | "Mr. Bad Guy" (Previously unavailable early version) | Mercury |
| 3:26 |
6. | "I Was Born to Love You" (George Demure Almost Vocal Mix) (New 2006 Remix) | Mercury |
| 4:02 |
7. | "My Love Is Dangerous" (Extended Version) (Taken from The Solo Collection) | Mercury |
| 6:28 |
8. | "Love Makin' Love" (Demo) (Taken from The Solo Collection) | Mercury | 3:38 | |
9. | "Love Kills" (Pixel82 Remix) (New 2006 Remix) |
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| 6:13 |
10. | "I Was Born to Love You" (Extended Version) (Taken from The Solo Collection) | Mercury |
| 7:05 |
11. | "Foolin' Around" (Early Version) (Taken from The Solo Collection) | Mercury |
| 4:15 |
12. | "Living on My Own" (No More Brothers Extended Mix) (Taken from The Solo Collection) | Mercury |
| 5:15 |
13. | "Love Kills" (More Oder Rework by the Glimmers) (New 2006 Remix) |
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| 6:53 |
14. | "Your Kind of Lover" (Vocal & Piano Version) (Taken from The Solo Collection) | Mercury |
| 3:38 |
15. | "Let's Turn It On" (A Cappella) (Taken from The Solo Collection) | Mercury |
| 3:04 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart [3] | 7 |
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart [4] | 63 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart [5] | 44 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [6] charted as Very Best of Freddie | 31 |
Dutch Albums Chart [7] | 30 |
European Albums Chart [8] | 4 |
French Compilations Chart [9] | 14 |
German Albums Chart [10] | 13 |
Hungarian Albums Chart [11] | 9 |
Irish Albums Chart [12] | 26 |
Italian Albums Chart [13] | 1 |
Norwegian Albums Chart [14] | 8 |
Polish Albums Chart [15] | 24 |
Portuguese Albums Chart [16] | 11 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] | 5 |
Spanish Albums Chart [18] | 6 |
Swedish Albums Chart [19] | 14 |
Swiss Albums Chart [20] | 16 |
UK Albums Chart [21] | 6 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Austrian Music DVDs Chart [22] | 1 |
Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart [4] | 5 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart [5] | 5 |
Danish Music DVDs Chart [23] | 3 |
Dutch Music DVDs Chart [24] | 5 |
Hungarian DVDs Chart [11] | 2 |
Italian Music DVDs Chart [25] | 1 |
Spanish Music DVDs Chart [26] | 2 |
Swedish Music DVDs Chart [27] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [28] DVD | Gold | 10,000* |
Italy 2006 sales | — | 150,000 [29] |
Poland (ZPAV) [30] DVD | Platinum | 10,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [31] Album | Gold | 40,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [26] DVD | Gold | 10,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Album | Gold | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [33] DVD | Gold | 25,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |