The Platinum Collection, Vol. 1-3

• Artist: Queen
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 18, 2001
• Type: Compilation (best of), Box set
• Genre: Rock

Review

Queen's The Platinum Collection collection places the group's three previously released Greatest Hits albums into one box set -- colored platinum, of course. Although this doesn't serve much use for fans that already have all three collections -- or all of the albums, for that matter -- it is useful for listeners that want to get all three discs in one fell swoop, and it's not a bad item for collectors to pick up (the kind of collectors that collect items and product, not the ones that just need the music). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, 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)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Show Must Go On	Queen	Elton John, Queen	(4:35)
Under Pressure [Rah Mix]	David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon	David Bowie, Queen	(4:08)
Barcelona	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballé	(4:25)
Too Much Love Will Kill You	Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers	Queen	(4:18)
Somebody to Love	Freddie Mercury	George Michael, Queen	(5:07)
You Don't Fool Me	Queen	Queen	(5:22)
Heaven for Everyone	Roger Taylor	Queen	(4:37)
Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)	Brian May	Queen	(4:29)
Driven by You	Brian May	Brian May	(4:09)
Living on My Own	Freddie Mercury	Freddie Mercury	(3:37)
Let Me Live	Queen	Queen	(4:45)
The Great Pretender	Buck Ram	Freddie Mercury	(3:26)
Princes of the Universe	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(3:31)
Another One Bites the Dust	John Deacon	Queen, Wyclef Jean, Prakazrel "Pras" Michel	(4:20)
No One But You	Brian May	Queen	(4:11)
These Are the Days of Our Lives	Queen	Queen	(4:22)
Thank God It's Christmas	Brian May, Roger Taylor	Queen	(4:19)

Credits

Andy Davis (Liner Notes), Andy Davis (Sleeve Notes), David Bowie (Producer), Steve Howe (Guitar), Elton John (Performer), Freddie Mercury (Producer), Freddie Mercury (Group Member), George Michael (Producer), George Michael (Performer), Queen (Arranger), Queen (Producer), Queen (Main Performer), Queen (Remixing), Queen (Design), Michael Kamen (Orchestral Arrangements), Brian May (Producer), Brian May (Performer), Brian May (Group Member), Roger Taylor (?), Roger Taylor (Group Member), Roy Thomas Baker (Producer), Montserrat Caballé (Performer), John Deacon (Group Member), Mike Moran (Producer), Mike Moran (Engineer), Colin Peter (Producer), Colin Peter (Engineer), Colin Peter (Re-Arranged), Mike "Clay" Stone (Production Assistant), Jim Jenkins (Liner Notes), Jim Jenkins (Sleeve Notes), Justin Shirley-Smith (Producer), Justin Shirley-Smith (Engineer), Justin Shirley-Smith (Remixing), Justin Shirley-Smith (Mixing), Simon Fowler (Photography), Neal Preston (Photography), Mick Rock (Photography), Wyclef Jean (Performer), Wyclef Jean (Remixing), David Richards (Producer), David Richards (Engineer), Peter Hince (Photography), Serge Ramaekers (Producer), Serge Ramaekers (Engineer), Serge Ramaekers (Re-Arranged), Richard Gray (Design), Richard Gray (Photography), Denis O'Regan (Photography), Josh MacRae (Producer), Josh MacRae (Engineer), Josh MacRae (Remixing), Josh MacRae (Mixing), Richard D. Young (Photography), Peacock (Design), Carl Ward (Producer), Carl Ward (Engineer), Carl Ward (Re-Arranged), Phil Symes (Sleeve Notes)