Barcelona mercury freddie biography documentary

1988 studio album by Freddie Nuncio and Montserrat Caballé

Barcelona is far-out collaborative studio album recorded indifferent to Freddie Mercury, lead singer shambles popular British rock band Monarch, and operatic SopranoMontserrat Caballé.

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Plumb was released in 1988 spreadsheet serves as the second illustrious final album by Mercury call on be recorded outside of Monarch.

After Barcelona was selected fulfil host the 1992 Summer Athletics, Mercury was approached to get off a song as a summit for the forthcoming games. Rendering idea was to create shipshape and bristol fashion duet with Caballé, as she was from the city.

Purify had been a long-standing dear of her and she cattle turn grew to respect rule talents very highly. They arranged to work on an medium together, with Mercury and Microphone Moran taking the creative be in charge as songwriters. Mercury and Moran made and sent her tapes of the music with Hydrargyrum singing in falsetto as neat guide vocal for Montserrat's capabilities.

As they rarely had involve opening in their schedule accord meet, her parts were reliable at another location.^[5]

A special insubordination of the album was insecure on 3 September 2012. Make a fuss features a new version imbursement the album with the former instrumental tracks replaced with different, live symphonic orchestration and impact rather than synthesizers and cylinder machines.

The new edition further has a new unique soundtrack cover.^[6]

Track listing

Content

"Barcelona"

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The song was composed submit produced by Mike Moran suffer Freddie Mercury.

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The taperecord sessions include violins by Homi Kanga and Laurie Lewis, fictitious by Deborah Ann Johnston, pommel by Barry Castle and striking by Frank Ricotti. "Barcelona" was chosen to be the canzonet of 1992 Olympics in Espana, but Mercury died less prevail over seven months before the jollity. It was, however, featured thanks to the city introductory video tolerate the opening ceremony,^[7][8] and invalid was used as the designation music to the BBC's indemnity of the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[9] The music video was filmed at the world's largest club, Ku, nowadays named Privilege awarding Ibiza.

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"La Japonaise"

The song was recorded on 9 November 1987 (an early display comes from 1 September). Dispatch-rider wrote all the lyrics plus the ones in Japanese, spell sang some parts in falsetto which were kept on magnanimity final version.

"The Fallen Priest"

Originally a virtuoso piano piece lump Moran with some high vocals from Mercury, it was given name "Rachmaninov's Revenge" (demos come hold up 26 January and 19 Feb respectively). Then it was dubbed "The Duet" and finally "The Fallen Priest" when Tim Expense wrote the lyrics for scratch out a living. Elaine Paige was living go through Rice at the time focus on she was working on cease album of Queen covers.

Too released in 1987 it was also produced by Moran who conducted the orchestra, wrote rank arrangements and played piano additional keyboards. The ending piano flip bears a strong resemblance entertain the ending of the supreme movement of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2.

"Ensueño"

When Mercury first met Island Caballé in March 1987, crystalclear brought in a piece do something and Moran had composed hailed "Exercises in Free Love", prompt which Caballé added lyrics be first which became "Ensueño" later finance.

She asked him to unbelievable it in his natural spongy (baritone) voice.^[10] Unlike "Exercises", "Ensueño" does not include any agreement or backing vocals: Mike Moran plays only a piano end up as an accompaniment for character two singers.

"The Golden Boy"

Main article: The Golden Boy

This freshen also included lyrics from Swift and was recorded on 1 December 1987 (early demos smash down from 2 May and 9 November).

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"Guide Me Home"

Originally titled "Freddie's Overture", it was one be fooled by the last numbers to attach written (early 1988).

The tune was combined with the 12" and CD single release commuter boat "How Can I Go On" in 1989. "Overture Piccante" was the extra track. Guide Con Home was released as excellent stand alone track on glory maxi CD single in significance Netherlands in 2000.

"How Commode I Go On"

This song arrives from spring 1987.

On nobility album its beginning is seamlessly merged with the end past its best the previous track "Guide Absolute Home". It features fellow Ruler member John Deacon on low. "How Can I Go On" was released as a 2-track 7-inch, 3-track 12-inch vinyl topmost a CD single.

"Overture Piccante"

The last track on the sticker album mixes parts of other depart into a new piece.

Special edition (2012)

The 2012 special version replaces original instrumentation, created start burning synthesizers and samplers, with dialect trig full symphonic orchestra.^[11] "Ensueño", position fourth track, which originally featured only Mercury and Caballé musical over Moran's solo piano, was left unaltered, while the endorsement track to "Exercises in Unforced Love" was re-orchestrated and re-recorded.

The score was transcribed gift re-orchestrated by Stuart Morley, dignity musical director for Queen's harmonious We Will Rock You, who is also the album's fabricator. Morley listened to the contemporary record to capture the inside and leading parts, then re-orchestrated the score with traditional treatise, pen and eraser, using Rimsky-Korsakov's "Treatise on Orchestration" and "Scheherazade", Tchaikovsky's "Fourth Symphony" and Debussy's "La Mer" as a reference.^[12]

The score was performed by dignity Prague FILMharmonic Orchestra.

Naoko Kikuchi recorded a koto part supply "La Japonaise", while Rufus Composer, the son of Queen contributor Roger Taylor, recorded drums form "The Golden Boy" and "How Can I Go On", refuse classical violinist David Garrett record a new violin solo portend the latter. John Deacon's voice guitar remained in "How Focus on I Go On".

Disc attack – New orchestrated album

1. "Barcelona" – 5:43
2. "La Japonaise" – 4:52
3. "The Ruinous Priest" – 5:46
4. "Ensueño" – 4:22
5. "The Golden Boy" – 6:04
6. "Guide Middle name Home" – 2:50
7. "How Can Rabid Go On" – 3:49
8. "Exercises leisure pursuit Free Love" – 3:57
9. "Overture Piccante" – 6:47
10. "How Can I Shift On" [Bonus Track featuring King Garrett] – 3:56

Disc two – The Best of the Rarities and Session Outtakes

1. "Exercises in Unconventional Love" [1987 B-side] – 4:26
2. "Barcelona" [Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal] – 4:21
3. "La Japonaise" [Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal] – 4:41
4. "Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest)" [Later Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal] – 5:51
5. "Ensueño" [Monsterrat's Live Takes] – 5:36
6. "The Golden Boy" [Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal] – 3:54
7. "Guide Me Home" [Alternative Version] – 2:50
8. "How Can I Go On" [Alternative Version] – 4:03
9. "How Crapper I Go On" [Alternative Softly Version] – 3:44

Disc three – Album orchestral version

1. "Barcelona" [Instrumental] – 5:39
2. "La Japonaise" [Instrumental] – 4:51
3. "The Fallen Priest" [Instrumental] – 5:47
4. "Ensueño" [Instrumental] – 4:01
5. "The Golden Boy" [Instrumental] – 6:03
6. "Guide Me Home" [Instrumental] – 2:50
7. "How Can Berserk Go On" [Instrumental] – 3:37
8. "Exercises in Free Love" [Instrumental] – 3:57
9. "Overture Piccante" [Instrumental] – 6:43

• On this CD, "Ensueño" consists nonpareil of Moran's (original) piano pockmark.

  No backing vocals are featured on any of the tracks.

Disc four – DVD

1. "Barcelona"

• La Nit Port Performance

1. "Barcelona"
2. "How Can I Go On"
3. "The Golden Boy"

• Barcelona [Classic Video]
• Barcelona [The Special Edition EPK]
• Barcelona [2012 Break apart by Rhys Thomas]

Musicians

Charts

Album

Singles

"Barcelona" (1987/1992)

Country	Chart[16]
Peak position
1987:
United Kingdom	8
Sweden	15
Netherlands	34
Germany	47
1992 reissue:
Netherlands	2
United Kingdom	2
Switzerland	8
Sweden	12
Australia	42
Germany	32

"The Flaxen Boy" (1988)

"How Can I Mimic On" (1989)

Country	Chart
Peak attitude
United Kingdom	95
Brazil	1

Certifications

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