Queen - The Miracle (1989) [FLAC]


Artist: Queen
Album: The Miracle
Original release: 1989
Release date: 1989
Label: Parlophone/EMI CDP 79 2357 2
Remastered: not

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Tracklisting:

# 1. Party (Queen) 2:24
# 2. Khashoggi's Ship (Queen) 2:47
# 3. The Miracle (Queen) 5:01
# 4. I Want It All (Queen) 4:41
# 5. The Invisible Man (Queen) 3:57
# 6. Breakthru (Queen) 4:08
# 7. Rain Must Fall (Queen) 4:22
# 8. Scandal (Queen) 4:42
# 9. My Baby Does Me (Queen) 3:23
# 10. Was It All Worth It (Queen) 5:44
    Extra Tracks:
# 11. Hang On In There (Queen) 3:46
# 12. Chinese Torture (Queen) 1:45
# 13. The Invisible Man (12" Version) (Queen) 5:28

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Produced by Queen and David Richards

All tracks performed exclusively by Queen
All songs written by: Freddie Mercury - Brian May - John Deacon - Roger Taylor

Management: Jim Beach

Album engineered by David Richards
Assistant engineers: Andrew Bradfield, John Brough, Angelique Cooper,
Claude Frider, Andy Mason, Justin Shirley-Smith

Album recorded at Olympic Studios and The Townhouse Studios, London, England
and Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland. Mastered at The Townhouse Studios
by Kevin Metcalf and Gordon Vickary

Computer programming: Brian Zellis
Studio equipment co-ordination: Martin P. Groves and Brian Zellis

Computer keyboards: Passport Master Tracks Software
Tannoy speakers by Tannoy Ltd.

Album sleeve design: Richard Gray - based on an idea by Queen
Quantel graphic paintbox operator: Richard Baker
Original photography: Simon Fowler
Make-up: Paul Kennington

World publicity: Roxy Meade, Lipsey Meade PR, 95, Mortimer Street, London W1N 7TA

Official International Queen Fan Club:
46, Pembridge Road, London W11 3HN, England.

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AMG's Greg Prato wrote:
Following their massive 1986 European stadium tour for the A Kind of Magic album, Queen took an extended break. Rumors swirled about an impending break-up, 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.