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Sold upon its November 2014 release as a compilation containing some unearthed, even "forgotten," material, Queen Forever doesn't contain much new in either its standard or deluxe versions. Just three songs, actually: a finished version of the Works outtake "Let Me in Your Heart Again," a reworked version of Freddie Mercury's solo "Love Kills" from the soundtrack to Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis, and a completed version of "There Must Be More to Life Than This," a Freddie duet with Michael Jackson from the early '80s. Relatively interesting selections all, the best is "Let Me in Your Heart Again," which approximates much of the band's peak majesty (an alternate version slathered in synths by William Orbit is not so successful), but "There Must Be More to Life Than This" is a cheery bit of showbiz schmaltz hampered only by a production that makes its piecemeal origins too clear ("Love Kills," now a ballad, is merely OK). The rest of the compilation, in either single- or double-disc format, consists of songs that have been previously released, often many times before. There doesn't seem to be much internal logic to the collection: there are some hits ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "You're My Best Friend"), a lot of album tracks, and a fair amount of latter-day material, some present in slight newer edits that don't feel all that different from the originals. The hardcore fans might notice the difference but, apart from those three songs, there's not much reason for them to pick this up because Forever consists of songs they've purchased many times over. So who is this collection for? Anybody who feels an itch in 2014 to get a new Queen collection, whether it's as a gift or nostalgia -- the real pleasure would be in the acquisition, not possession.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Justin Shirley-Smith, Producer, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Fred Mandel, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Queen, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Producer, Guitar, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Reinhold Mack, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Queen Productions Ltd
Giorgio Moroder, ComposerLyricist - Justin Shirley-Smith, Producer, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Producer, Electric Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Reinhold Mack, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Queen Productions Ltd
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Reinhold Mack, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brent Averill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Queen Productions Ltd
WILLIAM ORBIT, Unknown, Other - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Mack, Unknown, Other - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Fredriksson, Mix Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Reinhold Mack, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE BEIRIGER, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Stefan Wissnet, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Ed Delena, Unknown, Other
℗ 2014 Raincloud Productions Ltd.
Mike Stone, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Lyons, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer, Unknown, Other - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Lyons, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer, Unknown, Other - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Electric Guitar, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian May, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Roy Thomas Baker, Unknown, Other - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Baker, Producer - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Queen Productions Ltd
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Producer, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, Sound Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian May, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Engineer, Sound Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - David Richards, Producer, Engineer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Harris, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Producer, Sound Supervisor
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Brian May, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Richards, Producer, Engineer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Harris, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer, Sound Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian May, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Richards, Producer, Engineer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Harris, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack, Unknown, Other - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reinhold Mack, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Raincloud Productions Ltd.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Unknown, Orchestra/Member, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Kamen, Co-Arranger, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, String Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Richards, Producer, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Mercury, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Richards, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Mack, Unknown, Other - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Unknown, Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Reinhold Mack, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Raincloud Productions Ltd.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Mack, Unknown, Other - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, Unknown, Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Reinhold Mack, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Raincloud Productions Ltd.
Mike Stone, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Queen Productions Ltd
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Richards, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Frank Musker, ComposerLyricist - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Elizabeth Lambers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack, Producer, Unknown, Other - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reinhold Mack, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Raincloud Productions Ltd.
Album review
Sold upon its November 2014 release as a compilation containing some unearthed, even "forgotten," material, Queen Forever doesn't contain much new in either its standard or deluxe versions. Just three songs, actually: a finished version of the Works outtake "Let Me in Your Heart Again," a reworked version of Freddie Mercury's solo "Love Kills" from the soundtrack to Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis, and a completed version of "There Must Be More to Life Than This," a Freddie duet with Michael Jackson from the early '80s. Relatively interesting selections all, the best is "Let Me in Your Heart Again," which approximates much of the band's peak majesty (an alternate version slathered in synths by William Orbit is not so successful), but "There Must Be More to Life Than This" is a cheery bit of showbiz schmaltz hampered only by a production that makes its piecemeal origins too clear ("Love Kills," now a ballad, is merely OK). The rest of the compilation, in either single- or double-disc format, consists of songs that have been previously released, often many times before. There doesn't seem to be much internal logic to the collection: there are some hits ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "You're My Best Friend"), a lot of album tracks, and a fair amount of latter-day material, some present in slight newer edits that don't feel all that different from the originals. The hardcore fans might notice the difference but, apart from those three songs, there's not much reason for them to pick this up because Forever consists of songs they've purchased many times over. So who is this collection for? Anybody who feels an itch in 2014 to get a new Queen collection, whether it's as a gift or nostalgia -- the real pleasure would be in the acquisition, not possession.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:27
- Main artists: Queen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2014 Queen Productions Ltd. under exclusive licence to Universal International Music BV This Compilation ℗ 2014 Queen Productions Ltd. under exclusive licence to Universal International Music BV
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