Vol. 3-Greatest Hits (2000) ( )

Product Summary Label: Uni/hollywood UPC: 00720616225023 Release Date: 11/9/1999 Buy.com Sku: 60366196 Item#: MS6Q4Y Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Show Must Go On, The - (with Elton John) ~ Queen 2. Under Pressure - (rah mix, with David Bowie) ~ Queen 3. Barcelona - (with Freddie Mercury/Montserrat Caballe) ~ Queen 4. Too Much Love Will Kill You ~ Queen 5. Somebody To Love - (with George Michael) ~ Queen 6. You Don't Fool Me ~ Queen 7. Heaven For Everyone ~ Queen 8. Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) ~ Queen 9. Driven By You - (with Brian May) ~ Queen 10. Living On My Own - (with Freddie Mercury) ~ Queen 11. Let Me Live ~ Queen 12. Great Pretender, The - (with Freddie Mercury) ~ Queen 13. Princes Of The Universe ~ Queen 14. Another One Bites The Dust - (with Wyclef Jean/Pras Michel/Free) ~ Queen 15. No-One But You (only The Good Die Young) ~ Queen 16. These Are The Days Of Our Lives ~ Queen 17. Thank God It's Christmas - (bonus track) ~ Queen (P) 1999 Hollywood Records, Inc. (C) 1999 Hollywood Records, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Queen: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon. Additional personnel includes: David Bowie, George Michael, Elton John, Wyclef Jean, Ras Michael, Free, Montserrat Caballe (vocals). Producers include: Queen, David Bowie, David Richards, Mike Moran, Mack. Additional personnel includes: George Michael, David Bowie, Montserrat Caballe, Elton John. Audio Remixers: Justin Shirley-Smith; Wyclef Jean. Liner Note Authors: Neal Preston; Andy Davis . Photographers: Peter Hince; Suzi Gibbons; Richard Gray ; Simon Fowler. Not so much a traditional greatest-hits album in the style of the first two volumes in the series, Queen's GREATEST HITS III is more of a collection of rarities, remixes, and under-appreciated album tracks. There's only one actual chart hit in these 17 cuts, the version of "Somebody To Love" recorded at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley Stadium with George Michael on lead vocals. Other songs with guest singers include Elton John's take on "The Show Must Go On" and an interesting remix of "Another One Bites the Dust" with guest raps by Wyclef Jean. Besides that, there are three solo tracks by Mercury and one by Brian May, plus about a third of the final Queen album, MADE IN HEAVEN. Highlights include the previously rare holiday single "Thank God It's Christmas" and Queen's final recording, the tributary "No One But You (Only the Good Die Young)," recorded by the three remaining members of Queen for a charity single in the wake of Princess Diana's death. This disc was later included in its entirety as part of the three-disc box set THE PLATINUM COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS I, II, and III. Not to be confused with 1981's GREATEST HITS, 1992's CLASSIC QUEEN, or '92's reissue of '81's GREATEST HITS, 2004's GREATEST HITS is a superb 20-track sampler of Queen's best, eclipsing the all of the aforementioned packages. Excepting their late-career singles, this set spans the British group's tenure from '74's "Seven Seas of Rhye" to a '84 live performance of "Under Pressure." In between are a host of the ambitious, distinctive, and often brilliant songs on which Queen built their name. The multi-part "Bohemian Rhapsody," with its lilting melodies, layered operatic vocals, studio trickery, and heavy-metal breakdowns, epitomizes the group's recombinant aesthetic and cheeky flair. The spare, disco-funk of "Another One Bites the Dust" and the breezy, music hall-like "Killer Queen" should be familiar to anyone within earshot of a radio in the '70s and '80s. The givens--the camp-rockabilly "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and perennial stadium anthems "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions"--are here, but surprises like the exuberant "Don't Stop Me Now" give a well- rounded perspective on the band. With Brian May's unique guitar sound and Freddie Mercury's brash, personality-filled vocal performances, Queen was one of the most original and popular acts in rock history, and GREATEST HITS brings the group's peak moments together on one remarkable disc. Engineer: Colin Peter; David Richards; Serge Ramaekers; Justin Shirley-Smith Musical Guests David Bowie George Michael Elton John Wyclef Jean Ras Michael   Compilation Appearances Fm Iron Eagle Wayne's World Vol. 1-Greatest Sports Anthems Vol. 2-Greatest Sports Anthems Diana: Princess Of Wales Tribute Ladies & Gentlemen-Best Of George Michael Radio Disney Jams: Vol. 2 Survivor-Official Survivor Par Best Of Bowie Best Of Bowie (Bonus CD) (Bonus Tracks) Joel Whitburn Presents: billboard #1' Rewind: Best Of The 80's (w/Bonus DVD)(w/ Bonus DVD) Now: Classic Rock   Associated Artists and Works Tributo A Queen: Los Grandes Del Rock... ~ Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Dynamite With A Laserbeam: Queen As Heard... ~ Artists, Various Edison Male Quartet London Symphony Orchestra Michael, George Orchestra Regina Orchestra Regina Orchestra Regina Orchestra Regina Orchestra Regina A Day at the Races [Remaster] ~ Orchestra Regina Orchestra Regina Orchestra Regina Flash Gordon ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Flash Gordon [Remaster] ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Palmer, David Rodgers, Paul Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Tributo A Queen: Los Grandes Del Rock En Espanol ~ Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Dynamite With A Laserbeam: Queen As Heard Through ~ Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen ~ Various Artists Various Artists A Tribute to Queen ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 11/09/1999 Original Release Date : 2000 Catalog ID : 162250 Label : Hollywood Records Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 73m : 41s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00720616225023   Professional Reviews Mojo (Publisher) (12/99, p.104) - "...vocal magic here comes from a certain Mercurial talent, and George Michael....packing real poignancy...[it] reminds us that Freddie's tongue was still in his cheek right 'til the end..."    Product Image