Red Special (album)
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Red Special is a mini album released by Queen
guitarist, Brian May
. It contains live tracks recorded at the European part of his Another World tour, edits from tracks taken from the Another World
album and B-sides. The album was a Japan-only release to promote the tour in Japan.
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
guitarist, Brian May
Brian May
Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
. It contains live tracks recorded at the European part of his Another World tour, edits from tracks taken from the Another World
Another World (Brian May album)
Another World is the second full studio album delivered by Queen guitarist, Brian May. Recorded at his home studio after the completion of the last Queen album, Made in Heaven, the album was released in the UK on 1 June 1998 and on 15 September of that year in the US. The album itself started life...
album and B-sides. The album was a Japan-only release to promote the tour in Japan.
Track listing
- "On My Way Up" (Live in Paris, June 98) (May)
- "Why Don't We Try Again" (May)
- "Maybe Baby" (Petty / Hardin)
- "Business (USA Radio Mix Uncut)" (May)
- "Another World" (May)
- "Only Make Believe" (Twitty / Nance)
- "Hammer to FallHammer to Fall"Hammer to Fall" is a 1984 song by the British rock group Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, the song is the eighth track on their 1984 album The Works....
" (Live in Paris, June 98) (May) - "Brian Talks (A Tribute to Cozy Powell)"
Personnel
- Arrangement and Production – Brian May
- Engineering and Co-Production – Justin Shirley-Smith
- Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming by Brian May
- Except track 2: Cozy PowellCozy PowellColin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
– Drums and Percussion, David RichardsDavid Richards (record producer)David Richards is an English-born Swiss-based record producer, engineer and musician. In the Mountain Studios in Montreux, owned by the rock band Queen, and in Attalens he engineered and co-produced many albums by Queen, David Bowie and other artists. Richards also played keyboards on some records...
– Additional Recording. Track 4: Cozy Powell – Drums, Neil Amor – Additional Mixing. Track 5: Steve FerroneSteve FerroneSteven "Steve" Ferrone is a British drummer.He was a member of the Average White Band, and has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Slash, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Scritti Politti...
– Drums and Percussion, Ken Taylor – Bass, Mixed by David Richards. Tracks 3, 6: Cozy Powell – Drums, Neil MurrayNeil Murray (British musician)Philip Neil Murray is a Scottish bass player, best known for his work in Whitesnake and Black Sabbath.-Early days:Originally a drummer, Murray formed his first band with school friends in 1967 and his musical tastes were heavily influenced by the mid-1960s 'blues boom' bands and musicians,...
– Bass, Jamie MosesJamie MosesJamie Moses is an Anglo-American rock guitarist who joined, in mid-1990s, the Tex-Mex band Los Pacaminos, led by Paul Young and, between 2005 and 2008, was rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for Queen + Paul Rodgers....
– Guitar, Spike EdneySpike EdneyPhilip 'Spike' Edney is a British musician who, since early 1970s, has performed with a number of bands, most notably, Queen, where his participation, starting in 1984, has been so extensive that some writers have described him as the "fifth member of Queen". In the earlier phase of his career,...
– Keyboards.
- Live tracks feature: Spike Edney – Keyboards, Jamie Moses – Guitar, Steve FerroneSteve FerroneSteven "Steve" Ferrone is a British drummer.He was a member of the Average White Band, and has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Slash, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Scritti Politti...
– Cocktail Kit, Neil Murray – Bass, Susie Webb and Zoe Nicholas – Backing Vocals.
- Design – Richard GrayRichard GrayRichard Gray may refer to:*Richard Gray , late 19th- and early 20th-century association football goalkeeper*Richard Gray , video game designer*Richard Gray , British fashion illustrator*Richard E...
- Equipment Supervision and Maintenance – Peter Malandrone
- Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe at The Soundmasters