Freddie Mercury: Solo

This page contains details of the year 2000 10CD/2DVD boxed set release and the 3-CD album set.

The 10CD Boxed Set featured the standard remastered CD's of 'Mr Bad Guy', 'Barcelona' and 'The Great Pretender', and included most of Freddie's previously released tracks (and versions), together with, studio rarities, new demos, some collaborations, and other rare tracks.

The 3CD Boxed Set featured the standard remastered CD's of 'Mr Bad Guy' and 'Barcelona', together with a special 'Bonus Disc'.

 

This page lists the track listings of each disc, summarises missing tracks, and contains statistical information about the tracks.

Track Listings
3-CD Set 'Bonus' Disc | The Singles 1973-1985 | The Singles 1986-1993 | The Instrumentals | Rarities 1 - The Mr Bad Guy Sessions | Rarities 2 - The Barcelona Sessions | Rarities 3 - Other Sessions | The David Wigg Interviews

Track Analysis
(Considering both the 10CD and 3CD Boxed Sets)
Classification Of Tracks By Type
List Of Missing Tracks From The Boxed Sets
Songs With Most Versions In The Boxed Sets
Songs With Least Versions In The Boxed Sets

Singles:

Track Listing: Bonus CD

  1. I Can Hear Music (Single Version)
  2. Love Kills (Single Version)
  3. The Great Pretender (Single Version)
  4. Living On My Own (1993 Single Version)
  5. In My Defence (2000 Remix)
  6. Time (2000 Remix)
  7. Love Kills (Rock Mix)

Track Listing: The Singles 1973 - 1985

  1. I Can Hear Music (Single Version)
  2. Going Back (Single Version)
  3. Love Kills (Single Version)
  4. Love Kills (Extended Version)
  5. I Was Born To Love You (Extended Version)
  6. Stop All The Fighting (Single Version)
  7. Stop All The Fighting (Extended Version)
  8. Made In Heaven (Extended Version)
  9. She Blows Hot & Cold (Single Version)
  10. She Blows Hot & Cold (Extended Version)
  11. Living On My Own (Extended Version)
  12. My Love Is Dangerous (Extended Version)
  13. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Extended Version)
  14. Let's Turn It On (Extended Version)

Track Listing: The Singles 1986 - 1993

  1. Time (Single Version)
  2. Time (Extended Version)
  3. Time (Instrumental Version)
  4. In My Defence (Original Version)
  5. The Great Pretender (Single Version)
  6. The Great Pretender (Extended Version)
  7. Exercises In Free Love (Original Version)
  8. Barcelona (Single Version)
  9. Barcelona (Extended Version)
  10. How Can I Go On (Single Version)
  11. Living On My Own (1993 Extended Version)
  12. Living On My Own (1993 Radio Version)
  13. Living On My Own (1993 Club Version)
  14. Living On My Own (1993 Underground Solutions Version)

Track Listing: The Instrumentals

  1. Barcelona
  2. La Japonaise
  3. The Fallen Priest
  4. Ensueno
  5. The Golden Boy
  6. Guide Me Home
  7. How Can I Go On
  8. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
  9. Made In Heaven
  10. Mr Bad Guy
  11. There Must Be More To Life Than This
  12. In My Defence
  13. The Great Pretender

Track Listing: Rarities 1 - The Mr Bad Guy Sessions

  1. Let's Turn It On (A Capella)
  2. Made In Heaven (Alternative Version)
  3. I Was Born To Love You (Vocal and Piano Version)
  4. Foolin' Around (Early Version)
  5. Foolin' Around (Unreleased Extended Version)
  6. Foolin' Around (Instrumental)
  7. Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version)
  8. Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal and Piano Version)
  9. Mr Bad Guy (Orchestral Out-takes)
  10. Mr Bad Guy (Early Version)
  11. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Piano Out-Takes)
  12. Living On My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Versions)
  13. Love Is Dangerous (Early Version)
  14. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Early Version)
  15. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version - Extract)
  16. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version)
  17. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take)
  18. She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version with Brian May)
  19. Gazelle (Demo)
  20. Money Can't Buy Happiness (Demo)
  21. Love Makin' Love (Demo)
  22. God Is Heavy (Demo)
  23. New York (Demo)

Compiled by Justin-Shirley Smith and Greg Brooks

Track Listing: Rarities 2 - The Barcelona Sessions

  1. The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract from Garden Lodge Tape)
  2. Ideas (Barcelona) (Extract from Garden Lodge Tape)
  3. Ideas (Barcelona) (2nd Extract from Garden Lodge Tape)
  4. Barcelona (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal)
  5. Barcelona (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal Slave)
  6. Barcelona (Later Version: Freddie's Vocal Only)
  7. La Japonaise (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal)
  8. La Japonaise (A-Capella)
  9. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version)
  10. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Later Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal)
  11. Ensueno (Live Takes)
  12. The Golden Boy (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal)
  13. The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version: Extract)
  14. The Golden Boy (A-Capella)
  15. Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On (Alternative Versions)
  16. How Can I Go On (Out-Take Extract)
  17. How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version)
  18. When This Tired Old Body Wants To Sing (Late Night Jam)

Compiled by Justin-Shirley Smith and Greg Brooks

Track Listing: Rarities 3 - Other Sessions

  1. Rain (Ibex, Live Version)
  2. Green (Wreckage Rehearsal)
  3. The Man From Manhattan (Eddie Howell)
  4. Love Is The Hero (Duet with Billy Squier, 12" Version)
  5. Lady With The Tenor Sax (Duet with Billy Squier, Work In Progress Version)
  6. Hold On (Duet with Jo Dare)
  7. Heaven For Everyone (The Cross Version: Freddie Vocal)
  8. Love Kills (Rock Mix)
  9. Love Kills (Instrumental)
  10. The Great Pretender (Original Demo)
  11. Holding On (Demo)
  12. It's So You (Demo)
  13. I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' (Demo)
  14. Horns Of Doom (Demo)
  15. Yellow Breezes (Demo)
  16. Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message)

Compiled by Justin-Shirley Smith and Greg Brooks

Track Listing: The David Wigg Interviews

  1. London 1979 - The Crazy Tour (8:08)
  2. Munich 1984 - part 1 - The Works Tour (11:24)
  3. Munich 1984 - part 2 - Going Solo (7:35)
  4. London 1985 - Week Of Live Aid (6:42)
  5. London 1986 - The Magic Tour (10:33)
  6. Ibiza 1987 - part 1 - Freddie's 41st Birthday (9:52)
  7. Ibiza 1987 - part 2 - Montserrat Caballe (8:18)
  8. Ibiza 1987 - part 3 - The Great Pretender (10:25)

In 2006 a download video book was due to be released to coincide with Freddie's 60th birthday, but I am unsure as to whether it was released (as in January 2007, iTunes and 7Digital have no mention of it). It was due to feature the above eight interviews, plus an interview from Munich 1985, divided into three parts.

Classification Of Tracks By Type

  1. Standard Album Tracks (19) (from 'Mr Bad Guy' or 'Barcelona')
  2. 1992/1993 Remixes (17)
  3. Early Versions (16)
  4. Instrumental Versions (16)
  5. Original Extended Versions (13)
  6. Demos (12)
  7. Miscellaneous (12)
  8. Other Original Tracks (9) (tracks not on 'Mr Bad Guy' or 'Barcelona')
  9. Interview Tracks (8)
  10. Alternative Versions (5)
  11. Collaborations (5)
  12. A-Capella Versions (3)
  13. Single Versions of Normal Album Tracks (2)
  14. Vocal & Piano Versions (2)

This gives a total of 139 different tracks in the boxed sets.

List Of Missing Tracks (in alphabetical order)

  1. Barcelona (TV Edit)
  2. Exercises In Free Love (Montserrat's Vocal)
  3. Living On My Own (Single Version)
  4. Living On My Own (US/Brazilian Extended Version)
  5. Living On My Own (LA Mix)
  6. Living On My Own (Dub Mix)
  7. Living On My Own (Techno Mix)
  8. Love Kills (Film Version)
  9. Love Kills (Euro Wolf Version)
  10. Made In Heaven (Single Version)
  11. Mr Bad Guy (Single Version)
  12. Mr Bad Guy (The Freddie Mercury Album 1992 Remix)
  13. She Blows Hot And Cold (Reissue Version)
  14. The Fallen Priest (Single Version)
  15. The Golden Boy (Single Version)
  16. The Great Pretender (Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Insert)
  17. Time (Original Album Version)
  18. Time (Original Album 'Reprise')

Songs With Most Versions In Boxed Sets

  1. Barcelona (9 Versions: Album, Single, Extended, Instrumental, 3 Early and 'Ideas')
  2. Living On My Own (8 Versions: Album, Extended, Early, 5 Remixes)
  3. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (7 Versions: Album, Extended, Instrumental, 3 Early, Live Take)
  4. How Can I Go On? (6 Versions: Album, Single, Instrumental, 2 Alternative, Out-take)
  5. Fooling Around (5 Versions: Album, Extended, Instrumental, Early, Remix)
  6. Love Kills (5 Versions: Single, Extended, Instrumental, 2 Remixes)
  7. Mr Bad Guy (5 Versions: Album, Instrumental, Remix, Early, Out-take)
  8. The Fallen Priest (5 Versions: Album, Instrumental, 'The Duet', 'Rachmaninov's Revenge' - Early & Later)
  9. The Golden Boy (5 Versions: Album, Instrumental, 2 Early, A-Capella)
  10. The Great Pretender (5 Versions: Single, Extended, Instrumental, Remix, Demo)
  11. Time (5 Versions: Single, Extended, Instrumental, 2 Remixes)

Songs With Least Versions In Boxed Sets
This list includes only tracks that were already previously available.

  1. Exercises In Free Love (1 Version: Original)
  2. Going Back (1 Version: Single)
  3. I Can Hear Music (1 Version: Single)
  4. Man Made Paradise (1 Version: Album)
  5. Overture Piccante (1 Version: Album)
  6. Stop All The Fighting (2 Versions: Original, Extended)
  7. Ensueno (3 Versions: Album, Instrumental, Live Takes)
  8. Guide Me Home (3 Versions: Album, Instrumental, Alternative)
  9. I Was Born To Love You (3 Versions: Album, Extended, Vocal & Piano Version)
  10. She Blows Hot And Cold (3 Versions: Original, Extended, Alternative)
  11. There Must Be More To Life Than This (3 Versions: Album, Instrumental & Out-takes)