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Released
  
11 November 2009

Length
  
79:29

Artist
  
Queen

Label
  
Parlophone

Recorded
  
1973–1995

Producer
  
various

Release date
  
11 November 2009

Genre
  
Rock music

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Absolute Greatest (2009)
  
The Singles Collection Volume 3 (2010)

Similar
  
Queen albums, Rock music albums

Absolute Greatest is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen. The album features 20 of their most famous hits throughout their career on one CD for the very first time and is available in several formats, including the single CD edition, a 2 CD special edition featuring audio commentaries by Brian May and Roger Taylor, a 52-page hardback book with the 2 CDs, digital download, and an LP edition box set. Each track has been remastered from the original tapes.

Contents

A promotion running on the band's official website, Queen Online, gave fans the opportunity to guess the placings of the tracks on the album and win a prize if their answer was correct (a new track was revealed daily). The prize winner was then chosen in a random selection.

Queen we will rock you official video


Personnel

  • Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Brian May - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, orchestral arrangements on "Who Wants to Live Forever", lead vocals on "I Want It All" and "Who Wants to Live Forever"
  • Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer, electronic drums, backing vocals
  • John Deacon - bass guitar, piano, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • David Bowie - vocals, hand claps, finger snaps, keyboards on "Under Pressure"
  • Fred Mandel - synthesizer on "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want To Break Free"
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra - strings on "Who Wants To Live Forever"
  • Michael Kamen - conductor and orchestral arrangements on "Who Wants To Live Forever"

    • Songs

    1We Will Rock You2:02
    2We Are the Champions3:01
    3Radio Ga Ga5:45

    References

    Absolute Greatest Wikipedia
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