The Solo Collection

Infobox Album
Name = The Solo Collection
Type = box
Artist = Freddie Mercury


Released = 23 October 2000 nowrap|("The Solo Collection")
7 November 2000 ("Solo")
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, rock
Length =
Label = Parlophone
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "The Great Pretender" (1992)
This album = "The Solo Collection"
(2000)
Next album = "Lover of Life, Singer of Songs"
(2006)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = box


Lower caption = Cover of "Solo", a three-disc sampler of the album

"The Solo Collection" is a box set detailing the solo career of Freddie Mercury; it includes the material Mercury recorded before joining up with Queen, up through the 1993 No More Brothers remixes. Mercury's singles and two studio albums are included, as well as a disc of instrumentals, numerous rare tracks, and a set of interviews conducted by David Wigg. Also included are two DVDs: a collection of music videos, and a documentary covering Mercury's life.

Track listing

"The Solo Collection" (twelve-disc edition)

Disc one: "Mr. Bad Guy" (1985)

#Let's Turn It On (Mercury) – 3:42
#Made in Heaven (Mercury) – 4:05
#I Was Born to Love You (Mercury) – 3:38
#Foolin' Around (Mercury) – 3:29
#Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) – 3:32
#Mr Bad Guy (Mercury) – 4:09
#Man Made Paradise (Mercury) – 4:08
#There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) – 3:00
#Living on My Own (Mercury) – 3:23
#My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) – 3:42
#Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) – 3:46

=Disc two: "Barcelona" (1988)=

#Barcelona (Mercury/Moran) – 5:39
#La Japonaise (Mercury/Moran) – 4:48
#The Fallen Priest (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:45
#Ensueño (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 4:21
#The Golden Boy (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 6:03
#Guide Me Home (Mercury/Moran) – 2:49
#How Can I Go On (Mercury/Moran) – 3:50
#Overture Piccante (Mercury/Moran) – 6:39

=Disc three: "The Great Pretender" (1992)=

#The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf Mix) (Ram) – 3:39
#Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Mix) (Mercury) – 3:35
#Time (Nile Rodgers Mix) (Clark/John Christie) – 3:49
#Your Kind Of Lover (Steve Brown Mix) (Mercury) – 3:59
#Exercises In Free Love (Mercury/Moran) – 3:56
#In My Defence (Ron Nevison Mix) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:51
#Mr Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Mix) (Mercury) – 4:00
#Let's Turn It On (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix) (Mercury) – 3:45
#Living on My Own (Mix) (Mercury) – 3:38
#My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix) (Mercury) – 3:40
#Love Kills (Richard Wolf Mix) (Mercury/Moroder) – 3:28

Disc four: "The Singles 1973–1985"

#I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) (Greenwich/Spector/Barry) – 3:29
#Goin' Back (Larry Lurex, 1973 B-side) (Goffin/King) – 3:34
#Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:31
#Love Kills (Original 1984 Extended Version) (Mercury/Moroder) – 5:22
#I Was Born to Love You (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 7:05
#Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-album B-side) (Mercury) – 3:19
#Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-album B-side Extended Version) (Mercury) – 6:37
#Made in Heaven (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 4:50
#She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-album B-side) (Mercury) – 3:26
#She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-album B-side Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:50
#My Love Is Dangerous (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 6:29
#Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:32
#Let's Turn It On (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:08

Disc five: "The Singles 1986–1993"

#Time (Original 1986 Single/Album Version) (Clark/Christie) – 3:58
#Time (Original 1986 Extended Version) (Clark/Christie) – 4:37
#Time (Original 1986 Instrumental Version) (Clark/Christie) – 3:22
#In My Defence (1986 Album Version) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:57
#The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) (Ram) – 3:29
#The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Extended Version) (Ram) – 5:54
#Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-album B-side) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:59
#Barcelona (Original 1987 Single Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:27
#Barcelona (Original 1987 Extended Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 7:07
#How Can I Go On (1989 Single Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:02
#Living on My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix) (Mercury) – 5:16
#Living on My Own (1993 Radio Mix) (Mercury) – 3:38
#Living on My Own (1993 Club Mix) (Mercury) – 4:27
#Living on My Own (1993 Underground Solutions Mix) (Mercury) – 5:45

Disc six: "The Instrumentals"

#Barcelona (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:26
#La Japonaise (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:46
#The Fallen Priest (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:50
#Ensueño (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 4:00
#The Golden Boy (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 6:05
#Guide Me Home (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 2:38
#How Can I Go On (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:58
#Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:03
#Made in Heaven (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:17
#Mr Bad Guy (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:14
#There Must Be More To Life Than This (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 3:08
#In My Defence (Instrumental) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:56
#The Great Pretender (Instrumental) (Ram) – 3:26

Disc seven: "Rarities 1"

#Let's Turn It On (A Capella) (Mercury) – 3:04
#Made in Heaven (Alternative Version) (Mercury) – 4:27
#I Was Born to Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) (Mercury) – 2:58
#Foolin' Around (Early Version) (Mercury) – 4:14
#Foolin' Around (Original 1985 Unreleased 12" Mix) (Mercury) – 5:37
#Foolin' Around (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 3:40
#Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version) (Mercury) – 4:47
#Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version) (Mercury) – 3:38
#Mr Bad Guy (Orchestra Out-takes) (Mercury) – 0:35
#Mr Bad Guy (Early Version) (Mercury) – 3:29
#There Must Be More To Life Than This (Piano Out-takes) (Mercury) – 2:48
#Living on My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Versions) (Mercury) – 4:29
#Love Is Dangerous (Early Version) (Mercury) – 2:12
#Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Early Version) (Mercury) – 2:18
#Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version: Extract) (Mercury) – 1:03
#Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version) (Mercury) – 3:26
#Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take) (Mercury) – 4:22
#She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version featuring Brian May) (Mercury) – 4:36
#Gazelle (Demo) (Mercury) – 1:20
#Money Can't Buy Happiness (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:37
#Love Makin' Love (Demo) (Mercury) – 3:35
#God Is Heavy (Demo) (Mercury) – 1:22
#New York (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:12

Disc eight: "Rarities 2"

#The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mer/Mor/Rice) – 3:04
#Idea (Barcelona) (Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:12
#Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:04
#Barcelona (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:21
#Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:31
#Barcelona (Later Version: Freddie's Vocal only) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:26
#La Japonaise (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal only) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:41
#La Japonaise (A Capella) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:17
#Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 4:46
#Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Later Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) – 5:51
#Ensueño (Montserrat's Live Takes) (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 5:36
#The Golden Boy (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 3:54
#The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version: Extract) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 2:56
#The Golden Boy (A Capella featuring Gospel Choir) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:12
#Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On (Alternative Versions) (Mercury/Moran) – 6:54
#How Can I Go On (Out-take: Extract) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:31
#How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:45
#"When this old tired body wants to sing" (Late Night Jam) (Mercury/Moran) – 2:42

Disc nine: "Rarities 3"

#Rain (Ibex, Live 1969) (Lennon/McCartney) – 3:51
#Green (Wreckage, Rehearsal 1969) (Mercury) – 3:15
#The Man From Manhattan (Eddie Howell 1976) (Howell) – 3:22
#Love Is The Hero (Billy Squier: 12" Version 1986) (Squier) – 5:22
#Lady With A Tenor Sax (Billy Squier: Work In Progress 1986) (Squier/Mercury) – 4:02
#Hold On (Freddie Mercury and Jo Dare 1986) (Mercury/Mack) – 3:38
#Heaven for Everyone (The Cross Version: Freddie Vocal 1988) (Taylor) – 4:48
#Love Kills (Rock Mix) (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:27
#Love Kills (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:26
#The Great Pretender (Original Demo) (Ram) – 3:04
#Holding On (Demo) (Mercury) – 4:12
#It's So You (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:40
#I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' (Demo) (Mercury) – 3:43
#Horns Of Doom (Demo) (Richards) – 4:16
#Yellow Breezes (Demo) (Mercury/Moran) – 5:25
#Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) (Mercury/Moran) – 0:45

Disc ten: "The David Wigg Interviews"

#1979, London (The Crazy tour) – 8:11
#1984, Munich (The Works tour) – 11:27
#1984, Munich (Pt. 2 Going solo) – 7:37
#1985, Wembley, London (Week of Live Aid) – 6:45
#1986, London (The Magic tour) – 10:35
#1987, Ibiza (Freddie's 41st birthday) – 9:56
#1987, Ibiza (41st birthday. Pt. 2 Montserrat Caballé) – 8:21
#1987, Ibiza (41st birthday. Pt. 3 The Great Pretender) – 10:26

Disc eleven: "The Video Collection" (DVD)

*Barcelona (Live Version) (Mercury/Moran)
*The Great Pretender (Single Version) (Ram)
*I Was Born to Love You (Mercury)
*Time (Clark/Christie)
*How Can I Go On (Mercury/Moran)
*Made in Heaven (Mercury)
*Living on My Own (Mercury)
*The Golden Boy (Mercury/Moran/Rice)
*The Great Pretender (Extended Version) (Ram)
*Barcelona (Mercury/Moran)
*In My Defence (Re-edit 2000) (Clark/Soames/Daniels)
*Guide Me Home (Mercury/Moran)

Disc twelve: "The Untold Story" (DVD)

*Spice Island Dawn
*Strange Discipline
*Culture Shock
*The Draftsman Of Ealing
*Musical Awakenings
*Love of My Life
*Bacchus And Aphrodite
*Butterflies And Peacocks
*A Day At The Opera
*My Kind Of Towns
*Last Days

"Solo" (three-disc edition)

The box set was also released as a three-disc sampler titled "Solo". This edition contains Mercury's two original studio albums, as well as a third disc of selected tracks from the twelve-disc box set.

Disc one: "Mr. Bad Guy"

This disc has the same content as "The Solo Collection".

=Disc two: "Barcelona"=

This disc has the same content as "The Solo Collection".

Disc three: "Bonus CD"

#I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) – (Greenwich/Spector/Barry) – 3:29
#Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) – (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:31
#The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) – (Ram) – 3:29
#Living on My Own (1993 Radio Mix) – (Mercury) – 3:38
#In My Defence (2000 Remix) – (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:55
#Time (2000 Remix) – (Clark/Christie) – 4:02
#Love Kills (Rock Mix) – (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:27