The Singles Collection, Volume 1

Tracklist

Disc 1: Keep Yourself Alive

1. 1Keep Yourself Alive3:49
2. 2Son & Daughter3:21

Disc 2: Seven Seas of Rhye

1. 1Seven Seas of Rhye2:51
2. 2See What a Fool I’ve Been4:29

Disc 3: Killer Queen

1. 1Killer Queen3:03
2. 2Flick of the Wrist3:19

Disc 4: Now I'm Here

1. 1Now I’m Here4:16
2. 2Lily of the Valley1:40

Disc 5: Bohemiam Rhapsody

1. 1Bohemian Rhapsody5:56
2. 2I’m in Love With My Car3:13

Disc 6: You're My Best Friend

1. 1You’re My Best Friend2:52
2. 2’393:31

Disc 7: Somebody To Love

1. 1Somebody to Love4:59
2. 2White Man5:01

Disc 8: Tie Your Mother Down

1. 1Tie Your Mother Down3:47
2. 2You and I3:26

Disc 9: Queen's First E.P.

1. 1Good Old‐Fashioned Lover Boy2:58
2. 2Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)3:44
3. 3Tenement Funster2:56
4. 4White Queen (As It Began)4:35

Disc 10: We Are The Champions

1. 1We Are the Champions3:04
2. 2We Will Rock You2:02

Disc 11: Spread Your Wings

1. 1Spread Your Wings4:35
2. 2Sheer Heart Attack3:26

Disc 12: Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls

1. 1Bicycle Race3:03
2. 2Fat Bottomed Girls3:23

Disc 13: Don't Stop Me Now

1. 1Don’t Stop Me Now3:32
2. 2In Only Seven Days2:31

Running time 1:39:21

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

The Singles Collection, Volume 1 is a limited edition CD series compilation box set by the British rock band Queen, released in 2008. The box set contains remastered versions of the first 13 worldwide top-40 charting singles released by Queen, including b-sides.

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Who made it

Played on it

• Brian Mayguitar, background vocals, electric guitar, piano, other vocals, handclaps, acoustic guitar, lead vocals · on 23 tracks
• Roger Taylordrums (drum set), tambourine, background vocals, percussion, triangle, wind chime, timpani, gong · on 23 tracks
• Freddie Mercurybackground vocals, lead vocals, vocals, piano, tack piano, organ, other vocals, handclaps · on 23 tracks
• John Deaconbass guitar, keyboard, electric piano, handclaps, double bass, bass, acoustic guitar, foot stomps · on 22 tracks
• Mike Stonevocals · on 1 track

Production

• Peter Mewmastering
• Queenproducer, additional producer, arranger
• Mike Stoneengineer, executive engineer, assistant producer, co producer · on 21 tracks
• Roy Thomas Bakerengineer, producer · on 19 tracks
• Kris Fredrikssonengineer, additional engineer · on 7 tracks
• Brian Mayproducer, executive producer · on 5 tracks
• Roger Taylorproducer, executive producer · on 5 tracks
• Gary Lyonsadditional sound · on 4 tracks
• John Etchellsadditional engineer, engineer · on 4 tracks
• Geoff Workmanengineer · on 4 tracks
• Justin Shirley‐Smithengineer · on 3 tracks
• David Hentschelengineer · on 2 tracks
• Ted Sharpengineer · on 2 tracks
• John Anthonyproducer · on 2 tracks
• Robin Geoffrey Cableadditional producer · on 2 tracks

The sleeve

• Richard Graydesign

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The record

• First released
  1 Dec 2008
• Label
  Parlophone 50999 243358 2 9
• Kind
  Album (compilation)
• Formats
  CD 13 editions
• Running time
  1:39:21
• Barcode
  5099924335829

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Books

• The Queen of the DamnedThe Queen of the DamnedAnne Rice · 1988About Queen
• Mercury and meMercury and meJim Hutton, Tim Wapshott · 1994About Queen

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