Queen Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2

• Artist: Queen
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1995
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Queen's greatest-hits collections have contained different track listings throughout the world. In the band's native England they scored more hits than anywhere else, hence their compilations are usually more extensive. When Hollywood Records purchased the U.S. Queen catalog in the early '90s, the label reissued the long out of print Greatest Hits album (basing the track listing on the 1981 British album of the same name but with a few changes), and released a companion album entitled Classic Queen. The rest of the world received Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 in 1991, which contained their U.K. hits from 1981-1991 (Classic Queen contained tracks by the band from all eras). Sensing that Queen completists in the U.S. would want both British-only releases for their collection, Hollywood released the two-CD Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 in 1995. Most of the tracks are available on the U.S. versions, but Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is the only compilation that includes such tracks as "Innuendo," "Breakthru," "It's a Hard Life," "The Invisible Man," and "Friends Will Be Friends." The set also comes with a special 40-page booklet. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Bohemian Rhapsody	Freddie Mercury, Queen	Queen	(5:58)
Another One Bites the Dust	John Deacon	Queen	(3:36)
Killer Queen	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(3:02)
Fat Bottomed Girls	Brian May	Queen	(3:24)
Bicycle Race	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(3:03)
You're My Best Friend	Queen, John Deacon	Queen	(2:52)
Don't Stop Me Now	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(3:31)
Save Me	Brian May	Queen	(3:48)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(2:43)
Somebody to Love	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(4:57)
Now I'm Here	Brian May	Queen	(4:15)
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(2:55)
Play the Game	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(3:33)
Flash	Brian May	Queen	(2:48)
Seven Seas of Rhye	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(2:50)
We Will Rock You	Brian May	Queen	(2:02)
We Are the Champions	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(3:01)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
A Kind of Magic	Roger Taylor	Queen	(4:22)
Under Pressure	David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon	Queen	(3:56)
Radio Ga Ga	Roger Taylor	Queen	(5:43)
I Want It All	Queen	Queen	(4:01)
I Want to Break Free	John Deacon	Queen	(4:18)
Innuendo	Queen	Queen	(6:27)
It's a Hard Life	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(4:09)
Breakthru	Queen	Queen	(4:09)
Who Wants to Live Forever	Brian May	Queen	(4:57)
Headlong	Queen	Queen	(4:33)
The Miracle	Queen	Queen	(4:54)
I'm Going Slightly Mad	Queen	Queen	(4:07)
The Invisible Man	Queen	Queen	(3:58)
Hammer to Fall	Brian May	Queen	(3:40)
Friends Will Be Friends	Freddie Mercury, John Deacon	Queen	(4:08)
The Show Must Go On	Queen	Queen	(4:23)
One Vision	Queen	Queen	(4:02)

Credits

Freddie Mercury (?), Queen (Main Performer), Brian May (?), Roger Taylor (?), John Deacon (?), Jim Jenkins (Liner Notes), Richard Gray (Design)