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Album: Barcelona
# Song Title   Time
1)    Barcelona More Info...
2)    La Japonaise More Info...
3)    The Fallen Priest More Info...
4)    Ensueño More Info...
5)    The Golden Boy More Info...
6)    Guide Me Home More Info...
7)    How Can I Go On More Info...
8)    Exercises in Free Love More Info...
9)    Overture Piccante More Info...
10)    How Can I Go On (Feat. David Garrett) More Info...
 
Album: Barcelona
# Song Title   Time
1)    Barcelona More Info...
2)    La Japonaise More Info...
3)    The Fallen Priest More Info...
4)    Ensueño More Info...
5)    The Golden Boy More Info...
6)    Guide Me Home More Info...
7)    How Can I Go On More Info...
8)    Exercises in Free Love More Info...
9)    Overture Piccante More Info...
10)    How Can I Go On (Feat. David Garrett) More Info...
 
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Performer Notes
  • This is a collection of Spanish and American songs by Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury and opera singer Montserrat Caballe.
  • Personnel: Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballe (vocals); Homi Kanga, Laurie Lewis (violin); Deborah Ann Johnson (cello); Barry Castle (horn); Mike Moran (keyboards); John Deacon (bass); Frank Ricoffi (percussion); Madeline Bell, Debbie Bishop, Lance Ellington, Miriam Stockely, Peter Straker, Mark Williamson, Carol Woods (background vocals).
  • Recorded at The Townhouse Studios, London, England and Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland.
  • Personnel: Freddie Mercury (background vocals); Hana Jouzov?, Lucie Navr?tilov? (harp); Naoko Kikuchi (koto); Jan Jouza, Frantisek Eret, Petr Novobilsky, Pavel Kutman, Vlastimil Zeman, Josef Bauer, Marcel Koz?nek, Petr Hlav?c, Jan Dudek, Miroslav Vilimec, Antonin Burda, Lubos Dudek, Jaroslav Ko An, Jan Pet Ik, Jan Ludv?k, Frantisek Havl?n, Eva Rohanov?, Ester Kab?tov?, David Vor?, David Sroubek, Anna Va Kov?, Zden K Zelba, Zden K Stary, Vladim?r Ku Era, V?clav Prudil, Rita Epur Enko, Pavel Herajn, Otakar Bartos, Martin Pachner, Mark?ta Dobesov?, Marie Va Kov?, Lucie Sedl?kov? H Lov?, Jind Ich V?cha, Jilj? Teringer, Ji I Sev Ik Skoda, Josef Riedbauch, Eva Nykrynov? (violin); Radim Sedmidubsky, Jarom?r P?vi?ek, Pavel Ciprys, Vladimir Bazant, Martin Jirka, Dominik Tr?vn?cek, Ji I Kab?t, Jan Mare Ek, Eduard Van? Ek, Pavel Ho Ejs?, Ond Ej Kames, Old Ich Smola, Ji I Posledn? (viola); Petr Mal?sek, David Havel?k, Martin Sedl?k, Barbora Svycarsk?, Jaroslav Ondr? Ek, Jaroslav Mat Jka, Helena P Ihodov?, Vladim?r S Va, Roman Stehl?k, Petra Mal?skov?, Petr Sporcl, Petr Houdek, Michaela Zelenkov? (cello); Robert Heger, Petra Ho Ankov?, Martin Klim?nek, Mario Mesany (flute); Jan Mach, Ales Hustoles, Vlastimil Mares, Michal Kostiuk, Miroslav Plechty (clarinet); Jana Brozkova, Jitka Tomsickov?, Radim Kocina, Lib Na S?quardtov? (oboe); Svatopluk Eech (bassoon, percussion); Lum?r Van K (bassoon); Marek Vajo, Svatopluk Zaal, Frantisek Bilek, Lubos Jurn? Ek (trumpet); Petr Hernych, Frantisek Langweil, Blanka Vojt?skov?, Zuzana Rzounkov?, Tom?s Kirschner, Pavel Douba (French horn); Ji I Novotny, Jan Triebenekl, Frantisek Zazvonil, Tom?s Eh?k, Petr Ih?k (trombone); Karel Malim?nek (tuba); Mike Moran (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Jarom?r Klep? (celesta); Ivan Hoznedr, Miroslav Kejmar, Oleg Sokolov, Karel Fingl, Ji I Svoboda (percussion).
  • Liner Note Author: Rhys Thomas.
  • Recording information: Air Edel Studios, London; Dean St Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux; Ripe Records, Radlett; Smecky Studio, Prague; Townhouse Studios, London; Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
  • Photographers: Terry O'Neill ; Richard Young .
  • Arrangers: Mike Moran ; Freddie Mercury.
  • With Barcelona, Queen singer Freddie Mercury realized his long-lived dream of performing with an opera singer; in this case, Montserrat Caballe. While it's certainly a treat for any fan of Mercury's to hear this album, it's a difficult record to recommend. Most fans of opera will probably find it far too simplistic and pop-based, while many rock fans are sure to find the record too classical. The first half of the album, however, is deserving of a spin for any open-minded listener. Consisting of semi-operatic melodies with grand production, songs like "Barcelona" and the Eastern-sounding "La Japonaise" are startling in their beauty; the two singers from opposite ends of the music spectrum working surprisingly well off each other. The most classically operatic pieces of the project, "Ensueno" and "The Fallen Priest," are alternately gorgeous and powerfully dramatic. Unfortunately, the second half of the album is less successful as it reverses the formula of the first half. While Mercury can do well in semi-operatic settings, Caballe sounds awkward on the more pop-oriented tracks "Guide Me Home" and "How Can I Go On." "The Golden Boy," largely a gospel track with a full choir, is well-written and performed by Mercury, but Caballe's voice is simply not suited for the genre and the operatic opening sounds jarring against the gospel midsection. Nonetheless, despite its weaknesses, the record contains some beautiful and passionate music that is unlike anything most fans of rock and pop are likely to have heard before. For that alone it should be commended. ~ Geoff Orens
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (8/7/92, p.60) - "..Mercury's reverence for [Caballe] and his flair for kitsch make this a novelty item too cracked to resist.." - Rating: B

Stereo Review (12/92, p.100) - "..a unique souvenir of Mercury, and its posthumous release is a touching way of saying `Vaya con Dios' to a uniquely gifted rock showman.."
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