Mr. Bad Guy

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Mr. Bad Guy
Freddie Mercury Mr. Bad Guy.jpg
Studio album by Freddie Mercury
Released 29 April 1985
Recorded Early 1983 January 1985[1]
Studio Musicland Studios, Munich, West Germany
Genre Pop rock, disco
Length 40:41
Label Columbia
Producer Reinhold Mack, Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury chronology
Mr. Bad Guy
(1985)
Barcelona
(1988)Barcelona1988
Singles from Mr. Bad Guy
  1. "I Was Born to Love You"
    Released: 9 April 1985
  2. "Made in Heaven"
    Released: 1 July 1985
  3. "Living on My Own"
    Released: 2 September 1985
  4. "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"
    Released: 18 November 1985
Freddie's liner notes in the booklet:[2]

"This album is dedicated to my cat Jerry - also Tom, Oscar and Tiffany, and all the cat lovers across the universe - screw everybody else!"

Freddie
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone (positive)[4]

Mr. Bad Guy is the debut solo album from Queen singer, Freddie Mercury. Released in 1985, during a period in which Queen were on hiatus from recordings, it contains eleven songs, all written by him.[2]

For the album, Mercury compiled influences ranging from disco to dance music; this was in contrast to Queen's typical work, as they were rock-oriented. The album took nearly two years to record as Mercury had to gather enough material, while committing to band activities.[4] Initially, the album was supposed to feature duets with Mercury and Michael Jackson. They recorded "There Must Be More to Life Than This", but Mercury dropped out of any further collaboration after feeling uncomfortable working with Jackson's pet llama in the studio.[5] Recording was taxing on Mercury as he took part in everything from performing the tracks to sound engineering to obtain his desired effect. Mercury used synthesizers and orchestration in track development, adding to the diversity in each piece.[6][7]

The song "Living on My Own" was re-released in 1993 in a remixed form by No More Brothers, while "I Was Born to Love You" and "Made in Heaven" were later reworked by the surviving three Queen members and included in the 1995 curtain-call Made in Heaven. The album was originally planned to be called Made in Heaven.[8]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Freddie Mercury.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Let's Turn It On" 3:42
2. "Made in Heaven" 4:05
3. "I Was Born to Love You" 3:38
4. "Foolin' Around" 3:29
5. "Your Kind of Lover" 3:32
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Mr. Bad Guy" 4:09
7. "Man Made Paradise" 4:08
8. "There Must Be More to Life Than This" 3:00
9. "Living on My Own" 3:23
10. "My Love Is Dangerous" 3:42
11. "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" 3:46

Personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

Country Charts
Peak position Weeks
United Kingdom 6 23
Australia[10] 38 10
Switzerland 14 6
Japan 20 21
Netherlands 20 11
Austria 23 4
United States 159 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mr. Bad Guy (album) queenpedia.com Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  2. ^ a b Jen Longshaw. "Freddie Mercury's Cats". Retrieved 2012-08-10. 
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mr. Bad Guy - Freddie Mercury". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 
  4. ^ a b Holmes, Tim. "Mr Bad Guy - Rolling Stone (Issue 450)". Queen Archives. Retrieved 2013-01-02. 
  5. ^ "Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender - Documentary". 
  6. ^ "Queen: Days of Our Lives - Documentary". 
  7. ^ "Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury". inquistr.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015. 
  8. ^ "Freddie Mercury interview (1985)". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 
  9. ^ "Freddie Mercury - Mr. Bad Guy". 
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 19701992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.