Never Boring

~ Release by Freddie Mercury (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Set includes a 120-page 10”x10” hardback book and a double-sided poster.
Made in Czech Republic.

Annotation last modified on 2019-11-21 09:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Barcelona (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Barcelona (in 2012)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
part of:
Official Songs of the Olympic Games (number: 1992)
4.55:45
2La Japonaise (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Japonaise
lyricist:
Freddie Mercury
composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
44:52
3The Fallen Priest (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Fallen Priest
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
45:47
4Ensueno (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ensueño
lyricist:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
54:23
5The Golden Boy (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
drums (drum set):
Rufus Taylor (drummer for The Darkness)
background vocals:
Madeline Bell, Debbie Bishop, Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing), Freddie Mercury, Miriam Stockley, Peter Straker (Jamaican born singer), Mark Williamson and Carol Woods
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Golden Boy
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
56:04
6Guide Me Home (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Guide Me Home
writer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
42:50
7How Can I Go On (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Rufus Taylor (drummer for The Darkness)
piano:
Stuart Morley
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
How Can I Go On
writer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
43:50
8Exercises In Free Love (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Stuart Morley
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Exercises in Free Love
writer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
53:57
9Overture Piccante (New Orchestrated Version)
engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Kris Fredriksson, Jan Holzner, David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Kris Fredriksson, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer), Stuart Morley and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
orchestra:
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
conductor:
Adam Klemens
arranger:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
orchestrator:
Stuart Morley
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Overture Piccante
writer:
Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury)
46:45
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:Czechia
art direction and design:Darren Evans (Graphic Design)
photography:Dave Clark (UK drummer for the Dave Clark Five)
Simon Fowler (English photographer)
Koh Hasebe (photographer)
Peter Hince
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
Terry O’Neill (photographer)
Neal Preston (photographer)
Douglas Puddifoot (photographer)
Peter Röshler
Richard Young (photographer)
liner notes:Rami Malek (US actor) (in 2019)
assistant engineer:John Brough
Michal Hradiský
Roland Kovac
Andy Mason (UK producer/engineer)
Paul Pritchard (recording engineer)
producer:Kris Fredriksson
Justin Shirley‐Smith
drums (drum set) programming and keyboard programming:Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
Stephan Wissnet
mastering:Adam Ayan (Gateway Mastering)
Tim Young (mastering engineer)
additional guitar, additional piano and additional synthesizer:Fred Mandel
bassoon:Svatopluk Čech (bassoonist and rock musician)
Lumír Vaněk (bassoonist)
celesta:Jaromír Klepáč (pianist)
cello:David Havelík
Petr Houdek
Petr Malíšek
Petra Malíšková
Jaroslav Matějka (cellist)
Jaroslav Ondráček
Helena Příhodová
Martin Sedlák
Petr Šporcl
Roman Stehlík
Vladimír Sůva
Barbora Švýcarská
Michaela Zelenková
clarinet:Aleš Hustoleš
Michal Kostiuk
Jan Mach
Vlastimil Mareš (clarinettist)
Miroslav Plechatý
double bass:Rudolf Andrš
Ondřej Balcar
Václav Hoskovec
Roman Koudelka
Marek Lustig
Michal Mandel
Michal Novák
Jindřich Schuchman
Radomír Žalud
drums (drum set):Curt Cress
flute:Robert Heger (flute)
Martin Klimánek
Mario Mesány (flautist)
Petra Hod'ánková
French horn:Pavel Douba
Petr Hernych
Tomáš Kirschner
František Langweil
Zuzana Rzounková
Blanka Vojtíšková
guitar:Paul Vincent
Hammond organ:Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
harp:Hana Jouzová
Lucie Navrátilová
koto:Naoko Kikuchi
oboe:Jana Brožková (oboist)
Radim Kocina
Liběna Séquardttová (oboist)
Jitka Tomšíčková
percussion:Svatopluk Čech (bassoonist and rock musician)
Karel Fingl
Ivan Hoznedr (percussionist)
Miroslav Kejmar (percussion)
Oleg Sokolov
Jiří Svoboda (percussionist)
piano:Freddie Mercury
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
synthesizer and background vocals:Freddie Mercury
trombone:Petr Čihák
Jirí Novotny (Czech classical trombonist and tuba player)
Tomáš Řehák
Jan Triebenekl
František Zazvonil
trumpet:František Bílek
Luboš Jurníček
Marek Vajo
Svatopluk Zaal
tuba:Karel Malimánek
viola:Vladimír Bažant
Pavel Ciprys
Pavel Hořejší
Martin Jirka
Jiří Kabát
Ondrej Kameš
Jan Mareček
Oldřich Smola, ml. (Czech violist)
Jaromír Páviček
Jiří Poslední
Radim Sedmidubský
Dominik Trávníček
Eduard Vaníček
violin:Otakar Bartoš
Josef Bauer (classical violinist)
Antonín Burda
Rita Čepurčenko
Markéta Dobešová
Jan Dudek (Czech violinist)
Luboš Dudek (violinist)
František Eret
František Havlín
Pavel Herajn
Petr Hlaváč
Lucie Sedláková Hůlová
Jan Jouza
Ester Kabátová
Jaroslav Kořán (improvisator, multiinstrumentalist, composer, photographer)
Marcel Kozánek
Vladimír Kučera (violinist)
Pavel Kutman
Jan Ludvík
Petr Novobilský
Eva Nykrýnová
Martin Pachner
Jan Petřík
Václav Prudil
Josef Riedlbauch
Eva Rohanová
Jiří Ševčík
Jiří Škoda
David Šroubek
Zdeněk Starý
Jiljí Teringer
Jindřich Vácha
Anna Vaňková
Marie Vaňková
Miroslav Vilímec
David Voráč
Zdeněk Zelba
Vlastimil Zeman
concertmaster:Rita Čepurčenko
František Havlín
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 2019)
licensed to:Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only)
recorded at:Air-Edel Recording Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Dean St. Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland
Smecky Music Studios in Praha (Prague), Czechia
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mastered at:Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, United States
Metropolis Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom