The Freddie Mercury Album

The Freddie Mercury Album is a posthumous solo project with material from Queen frontman and vocalist Freddie Mercury released in 1992, to observe the anniversary of his death. The album is mainly made up of remixes from his past releases, as well as the original versions of "Barcelona," "Love Kills," "Exercises in Free Love," and "The Great Pretender." A week later, The Great Pretender, its US counterpart, was released.

The Freddie Mercury Album
Compilation album by
Freddie Mercury
Released16 November 1992 (1992-11-16) (UK)
24 November 1992 (US)
Recorded1983–1988
GenreRock, pop
Length44:16 (UK)
41:13 (US)
Label
ProducerVarious
Freddie Mercury chronology
Barcelona
(1988)		 The Freddie Mercury Album
(1992)		 The Solo Collection
(2000)
The Great Pretender
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic (TFMA)link
Allmusic (TGP) link

There were numerous producers who had permission from Jim Beach to use the original master tapes. Reinhold Mack, who is not credited as being involved, was hired to oversee the project. The album was released by Hollywood Records on November 24, 1992. The US album differs from its UK counterpart (aside from a different running order) by replacing the original versions of "The Great Pretender" and "Love Kills" with remixes, featuring a slightly altered ending of the "Mr. Bad Guy" remix, and replacing "Barcelona" with a remix of "My Love Is Dangerous."

Track listing

The Freddie Mercury Album
  1. "The Great Pretender" (Ram) – 3:25
  2. "Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:36
  3. "Time (Nile Rodgers Mix)" (Clark/Christie) – 3:50
  4. "Your Kind of Lover (Steve Brown Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:59
  5. "Exercises in Free Love" (Mercury/Moran) – 3:58
  6. "In My Defence (Ron Nevison Mix)" (Clark/Daniels/Soames) – 3:52
  7. "Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:56
  8. "Let's Turn It On (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:46
  9. "Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Mix)" (Mercury) – 3:36
  10. "Love Kills" (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:29
  11. "Barcelona" (Mercury/Moran) – 5:37

The Great Pretender
  1. "The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf Mix)" (Ram) - 3:39
  2. "Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:36
  3. "Time (Nile Rodgers Mix)" (Clark/Christie) - 3:50
  4. "Your Kind of Lover (Steve Brown Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:59
  5. "Exercises in Free Love" (Mercury/Moran) - 3:58
  6. "In My Defence (Ron Nevison Mix)" (Clark/Daniels/Soames) - 3:52
  7. "Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Mix)" (Mercury) - 4:01
  8. "Let's Turn It On (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:46
  9. "Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:37 (some pressings feature the No More Brothers Radio Mix instead)
  10. "My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix)" (Mercury) - 3:43
  11. "Love Kills (Richard Wolf Mix)" (Mercury/Moroder) - 3:25
  12. "Living on My Own (Techno Remix)" (Mercury) - 3:47 (available only on North American pressings)

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[1] 4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[2] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 4
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 6
French Compilations (SNEP)[7] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 35

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[10] Platinum 60,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] Platinum 50,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[12] Gold 26,638[12]
France (SNEP)[13] 2× Platinum 600,000*
Germany (BVMI)[14] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[15] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Platinum 15,000^
Sweden (GLF)[17] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] 2× Platinum 600,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
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  3. "Swisscharts.com – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  7. "InfoDisc: Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2013. Locate Freddie MERCURY on the drop-down menu and click OK.
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  10. "Gold & Platinum Discs". CAPIF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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  12. "Freddie Mercury" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  13. "French album certifications – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Freddie Mercury; 'The Freddie Mercury Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  15. "Dutch album certifications – Freddie Mercury – Freddie Mercury" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 22 December 2019. Enter Freddie Mercury in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  16. "New Zealand album certifications – Freddie Mercury – Freddie Mercury". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  17. "Gold & Platinum Certifications 1987–1998" (PDF). IFPI Sweden (in Swedish). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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  19. "British album certifications – Freddie Mercury – The Freddie Mercury Album". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 February 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Freddie Mercury Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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