Back to the Light

Alternative versions

An alternative version of "Too Much Love Will Kill You" was also recorded by Queen and can be found on their Made in Heaven album (1995), with vocals by Freddie Mercury. Brian May also recorded an instrumental guitar version of the song.

An alternate "explicit" version of "Love Token" was recorded with lyrics which may have been deemed offensive by the record label. The lyric "shit for brains" was replaced by "meat for brains," while the lyrics "well, fuck you" were replaced by "that's a shame." The original "explicit" version was never officially released except on a free CD packaged with RCD Magazine, Vol. 4.

Three more versions of "Driven by You" are known. The first was made famous in a Ford advertisement, with slightly altered lyrics. Another one is a rare instrumental remix of the song, called "Driven by You Too." The last was a rock re-mix with a new drum track from Cozy Powell for the US release of Back to the Light, as a bonus track.

The track "Just One Life" was written as a tribute to the actor Philip Sayer, who died in 1989.

"Headlong" and "I Can't Live with You" were originally intended to be included on the album, but when Brian May heard Freddie Mercury singing the tracks, he instead allowed them to become Queen songs on the album Innuendo.

Track listing

All songs written by Brian May, except where noted

1. "The Dark" – 2:20
2. "Back to the Light" – 4:59
3. "Love Token" – 5:55
4. "Resurrection" (Brian May, Cozy Powell, Jamie Page) – 5:27
5. "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers) – 4:28
6. "Driven by You" – 4:11
7. "Nothin' But Blue" (Brian May, Cozy Powell) – 3:31
8. "I'm Scared" – 4:00
9. "Last Horizon" – 4:10
10. "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head" – 3:51
11. "Just One Life" – 3:38
12. "Rollin' Over" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 4:36
13. "Driven by You" (rock re-mix on the US and Canadian versions only) – 4:11

Singles

1. "Driven by You" / "Just One Life" (Guitar Version, Instrumental) (November 1991) – No. 6
2. "Too Much Love Will Kill You" / "I'm Scared" (August 1992) – No. 5
3. "Back to the Light" / "Nothin' But Blue" (November 1992) – No. 19
4. "Resurrection" / "Love Token" / "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (Live) (June 1993) – No. 23
5. "Last Horizon" / "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head" (Live) (December 1993) – No. 51

Miscellaneous credits

All music, words, vocals, backing vocals, guitars and keyboards and anything else around by Brian May, unless stated below.

"Resurrection" is credited to Brian May for the words and to Brian May, Cozy Powell and Australian guitarist Jamie Page for the music. It also features material engineered by Sean Lynch and Leif Masses at Mono Valley Studio and Marcus Studios.

"Driven By You" was recorded and mixed with David Richards co-producing at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, 1991.

"Nothin' But Blue" includes material engineered by Sean Lynch and Leis Masses at Mono Valley Studios and Marcus Studios.

"I'm Scared" includes material engineered by Pete Schwier, assisted by Richard Edwards.

"Last Horizon" includes material recorded with David Richards at Sarm Studios.

"Let Your Heart Rule Your Head" includes material engineered by Pete Schwier, assisted by Richard Edwards at Sarm Studios, March 1988.

"Just One Life" includes material engineered by David Richards at Mountain Studios, Montreux.

"Rollin' Over" includes material engineered by Pete Schwier, assisted by Richard Edwards, March 1988 at the Townhouse.