Queenhas unveiled a previously unheard song recorded withFreddie Mercury!Months after guitaristBrian Mayand drummerRoger Taylorteased the release of a rediscovered track recorded with the legendary vocalist during sessions for Queen’s 1989The Miraclealbum, the song — a powerful ballad called “Face It Alone” — was released on Thursday.“We’d kind of forgotten about this track, but there it was, this little gem,” said Taylor, 73, in a press statement. “It’s wonderful, a real discovery. It’s a very passionate piece.“May, 72, also gave a press statement about the track and noted that former Queen member John Deacon — who left the band in 1997 — worked on the track as well. “I’m happy that our team were able to find this track,” he said. “After all these years, it’s great to hear all four of us … yes, Deacy is there too … working in the studio on a great song idea which never quite got completed … until now!“Queen.Courtesy Hollywood RecordsCrafted just a few years before Mercury’s 1991 deathat 45 from AIDS-related complications, “Face It Alone” will appear on a box set reissue of the album it was originally recorded for, titledQueen The Miracle Collector’s Edition, set for a Nov. 18 release.For more on Queen, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.Featuring eight discs, the box set will include a vinyl LP of a long-lost version of the album with its original track listing, 5 CDs — the album in its known version, aMiracle Sessionsset of demo recordings and studio banter, a planned follow-up album titledAlternative Miraclefeaturing B-sides and alternative mixes, an instrumental version calledMiracu-mentalsand a disc of 1989 radio interviews with the band — as well as a Blu-Ray/DVD of music videos, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.May and Taylor firstteased the release of “Face It Alone"in a June interview onBBC Radio 2. “We did find a little gem from Freddie that we’d kind of forgotten about,” the drummer told host Zoe Ball. “And it’s wonderful. Actually, it was a real discovery.“Queen.Courtesy Hollywood Records"It was kind of hiding in plain sight,” he explained of the song, the title of which was then unknown. “We looked at it many times and thought, ‘Oh no, we can’t really rescue that.'“More recently, he noted at the time, they had a change of heart — thanks to a fresh opinion. “But in fact, we went in there again and our wonderful engineering team went, ‘OK, we can do this and this,'” May revealed. “It’s like stitching bits together. But it’s beautiful. It’s touching.“Queen has posthumously released recordings featuring Mercury’s vocals before, most recently on the 2014 compilation albumQueen Forever. The multi-disc set featured three previously unheard songs: “Let Me in Your Heart Again,” “Love Kills,” and “There Must Be More to Life Than This” featuring the lateMichael Jackson.Prior toQueen Forever, Mercury was partially featured on Queen’s final studio album, 1995’sMade in Heaven, which was recorded before and after his death.
Queenhas unveiled a previously unheard song recorded withFreddie Mercury!
Months after guitaristBrian Mayand drummerRoger Taylorteased the release of a rediscovered track recorded with the legendary vocalist during sessions for Queen’s 1989The Miraclealbum, the song — a powerful ballad called “Face It Alone” — was released on Thursday.
“We’d kind of forgotten about this track, but there it was, this little gem,” said Taylor, 73, in a press statement. “It’s wonderful, a real discovery. It’s a very passionate piece.”
May, 72, also gave a press statement about the track and noted that former Queen member John Deacon — who left the band in 1997 — worked on the track as well. “I’m happy that our team were able to find this track,” he said. “After all these years, it’s great to hear all four of us … yes, Deacy is there too … working in the studio on a great song idea which never quite got completed … until now!”
Queen.Courtesy Hollywood Records
Crafted just a few years before Mercury’s 1991 deathat 45 from AIDS-related complications, “Face It Alone” will appear on a box set reissue of the album it was originally recorded for, titledQueen The Miracle Collector’s Edition, set for a Nov. 18 release.
For more on Queen, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
Featuring eight discs, the box set will include a vinyl LP of a long-lost version of the album with its original track listing, 5 CDs — the album in its known version, aMiracle Sessionsset of demo recordings and studio banter, a planned follow-up album titledAlternative Miraclefeaturing B-sides and alternative mixes, an instrumental version calledMiracu-mentalsand a disc of 1989 radio interviews with the band — as well as a Blu-Ray/DVD of music videos, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
May and Taylor firstteased the release of “Face It Alone"in a June interview onBBC Radio 2. “We did find a little gem from Freddie that we’d kind of forgotten about,” the drummer told host Zoe Ball. “And it’s wonderful. Actually, it was a real discovery.”
“It was kind of hiding in plain sight,” he explained of the song, the title of which was then unknown. “We looked at it many times and thought, ‘Oh no, we can’t really rescue that.'”
More recently, he noted at the time, they had a change of heart — thanks to a fresh opinion. “But in fact, we went in there again and our wonderful engineering team went, ‘OK, we can do this and this,'” May revealed. “It’s like stitching bits together. But it’s beautiful. It’s touching.”
Queen has posthumously released recordings featuring Mercury’s vocals before, most recently on the 2014 compilation albumQueen Forever. The multi-disc set featured three previously unheard songs: “Let Me in Your Heart Again,” “Love Kills,” and “There Must Be More to Life Than This” featuring the lateMichael Jackson.
Prior toQueen Forever, Mercury was partially featured on Queen’s final studio album, 1995’sMade in Heaven, which was recorded before and after his death.
source: people.com
