A Kind of Magic

Tracklist

1. 1One VisionDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor5:11
2. 2A Kind of MagicRoger Taylor4:25
3. 3One Year of LoveJohn Deacon4:27
4. 4Pain Is So Close to PleasureJohn Deacon and Freddie Mercury4:22
5. 5Friends Will Be FriendsJohn Deacon and Freddie Mercury4:08
6. 6Who Wants to Live ForeverBrian May5:17
7. 7Gimme the PrizeBrian May4:35
8. 8Don’t Lose Your HeadRoger Taylor4:38
9. 9Princes of the UniverseFreddie Mercury3:33
10. 10A Kind of ‘A Kind of Magic’Roger Taylor3:38
11. 11Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends…John Deacon and Freddie Mercury5:58
12. 12ForeverBrian May3:21

Produced by

Mack, Queen, David Richards, Reinhold Mack

Recorded at

Mountain Studios (Montreux), Musicland Studios, The Town House, Abbey Road Studios, Musicland (Munich, West Germany), Townhouse (London, UK), Abbey Road (London, UK)

Recorded

September 1985 – April 1986

Engineered by

Mack, David Richards, Eric A. Tomlinson

Labels

EMI, Capitol

Length

53:33

Line-up

• John Deacon · bass guitar, sampler, synthesizer, guitar
• Brian May · sampler, synthesizer, electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, piano, keyboard
• Freddie Mercury · sampler, background vocals, lead vocals, synthesizer, piano
• Roger Taylor · drums (drum set), electronic drum set, drum machine, synthesizer, background vocals, lead vocals
• Steve Gregory · saxophone · guest
• Spike Edney · keyboard · guest
• Joan Armatrading · other vocals · guest

Singles

• “One Vision” · 4 November 1985
• “Princes of the Universe” · 12 March 1986 (US)
• “A Kind of Magic” · 17 March 1986 (UK)
• “Friends Will Be Friends” · 9 June 1986 (UK)
• “Pain Is So Close to Pleasure” · 20 August 1986 (US)
• “Who Wants to Live Forever” · 15 September 1986
• “One Year of Love” · September 1986 (France)

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