Queen THE MIRACLE Virgin/EMI Records (2015 Half-Speed Mastered GERMAN Import) M

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Queen THE MIRACLE Virgin/EMI Records (2015 Half-Speed Mastered GERMAN Import)

Tracklist

A1 Party A2 Khashoggi's Ship A3 The Miracle A4 I Want It All A5 The Invisible Man

B1 Breakthru B2 Rain Must Fall B3 Scandal B4 My Baby Does Me B5 Was It All Worth It

*(all photos are of the actual item)

• Remastered At – Gateway Mastering
• Lacquer Cut at – Abbey Road Studios
• Copyright © – Queen Productions Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut By [Half-Speed Vinyl Mastering] – Miles Showell

• Freddie Mercury – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (all but 5), keyboards (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10), drum machine (1)
• Brian May – electric guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 10), keyboards (8, 10), acoustic guitar (4), co-lead vocals (4)
• Roger Taylor – drums (all but 9), backing vocals (1, 3–6, 10), percussion (2, 8, 10), drum machine (1, 7, 9), keyboards (5, 6), electric guitar (5), lead vocals (5, "Hijack My Heart")
• John Deacon – bass (all tracks), electric guitar (1, 5, 7, 9), keyboards (7, 9)

Notes

Made in Germany
     The Miracle is the thirteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 22 May 1989 by Capitol Records in the United States and by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom, where it was the band's first studio album to be released on that label. The album was recorded as the band recovered from Brian May's marital problems and Freddie Mercury's AIDS diagnosis in 1987 (which was known to the band, though not publicised at the time). Recording started in January 1988 and lasted for an entire year. The album was originally going to be called The Invisible Men, but three weeks before the release, according to Roger Taylor, they decided to change the name to The Miracle. It was also the last Queen album with a photo of the band on the front cover.
     The album reached number one in the UK, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and number 24 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The Miracle is estimated to have sold 5 million copies in total, indicating that despite slower American sales, the album sold well around the world, even without a supporting tour. AllMusic would name The Miracle as Queen's best album of the 1980s, along with The Game. It would prove to be the band's penultimate album to be recorded with Freddie Mercury, as he died on 24 November 1991, nine months after their next album, Innuendo, was released. (Wikipedia)
AllMusic Review by Greg Prato
     Following their massive 1986 European stadium tour for the A Kind of Magic album, Queen took an extended break. Rumors swirled about an impending breakup, but it turned out the break was brought on by a painful marital divorce for guitarist Brian May (who subsequently battled depression and contemplated suicide), and Freddie Mercury being diagnosed with AIDS. Instead of sinking further into misery, the band regrouped, worked on each other's mental state, and recorded one of their most inspired albums, 1989's The Miracle. Lyrically, the songs tend to reflect on the band's past accomplishments ("Khashoggi's Ship," "Was It All Worth It") as well as the state of the world in the late '80s (the title track, "I Want It All"). Produced by the band and David Richards, The Miracle packs quite a sonic punch, recalling the rich sounds of their past classics (1976's A Day at the Races, etc.). Split 50/50 between pop ("Breakthru," "The Invisible Man," "Rain Must Fall") and heavy rock (the aforementioned "I Want It All," "Khashoggi's Ship," "Was It All Worth It"), the album was another global smash, even re-establishing the band stateside (going Top 30 and attaining gold status). Along with The Game, The Miracle is Queen's strongest album of the '80s.