Released 5 September 1994 Length 48:15 Artist Roger Taylor Label Parlophone Producers Roger Taylor, Josh Macrae | Recorded 1993-94 Happiness?
(1994) Electric Fire
(1998) Release date 5 September 1994 Genre Rock music | |
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Happiness? is the third solo album by the English musician Roger Taylor, best known as the drummer for the band Queen. It was his first album since Queen's 1991 album Innuendo, and his first solo album since 1984's Strange Frontier.
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Recording
Writing of Roger Taylor's material spanned way before initial recording in 1993. Taylor, like his other band mates, were mourning the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury. Recording mostly took place in his home studio over the final months of 1993 to the beginning of 1994. Halfway through recording, Taylor had collaborated with Japanese musician, Yoshiki. The result of the collaboration was the track "Foreign Sand".
Track listing
All songs written by Roger Taylor, except "Foreign Sand" written by Taylor and Yoshiki.
- "Nazis 1994" – 2:35
- "Happiness" – 3:17
- "Revelations" – 3:44
- "Touch the Sky" – 5:04
- "Foreign Sand" – 6:53
- "Freedom Train" – 6:12
- "‘You Had to Be There’" – 2:55
- "The Key" – 4:25
- "Everybody Hurts Sometime" – 2:52
- "Loneliness..." – 2:25
- "Dear Mr Murdoch" – 4:19
- "Old Friends" – 3:33
Controversy
Although released as a single, the lyrics of the track Nazis 1994 were deemed so controversial that it was banned by UK commercial radio stations. Additionally, it was banned from being advertised and many record stores refused to stock the single. Ironically, the publicity aided in the album's success.
Personnel
All tracks except Foreign Sand:
Foreign Sand:
Singles
"Nazis 1994" - (UK No. 22)
"Foreign Sand"- (UK No. 26)
"Happiness?" - ( UK No. 32)
Songs
1Nazis 19942:37
2Happiness3:17
3Revelations3:44