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The Golden Boy

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Released
  
24 October 1988

Genre
  
Classical crossover

Recorded
  
1987

Length
  
6:05

B-side
  
"The Fallen Priest" (5:46)

Format
  
7"/12" single, 5" CD single

The Golden Boy is a song recorded by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury together with Catalan operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.

Contents

Overview

Originally included in the 1988 album Barcelona, the song was released as a 45 rpm two weeks after its appearance in the main album, with another excerpt from the LP, "The Fallen Priest", as the B-side. An instrumental version of the song was included in both the 12" vinyl and the 5" CD single releases. The single reached #83 in the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

  • Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Montserrat Caballe - vocals
  • Mike Moran - keyboards, programming, arrangements
  • Madeline Bell - backing vocals
  • Dennis Bishop - backing vocals
  • Lance Ellington - backing vocals
  • Miriam Stockley - backing vocals
  • Peter Straker - backing vocals
  • Mark Williamson - backing vocals
  • Carol Woods - backing vocals

    • Videoclip

    The song's music video is footage of the artists' performance at the open air "La Nit" festival in Barcelona on 8 October 1988 (Mercury's last live performance before his illness got worse), where the song was performed along with "Barcelona" and "How Can I Go On". The video was first released as part of a 5" CD video single.

    References

    The Golden Boy Wikipedia
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