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| Released | 28 October 1991 (UK) 19 April 2011 (U.S. and Japan) | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1990 1981–1995 (2011 Japan reissue edition) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
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Greatest Hits II is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released on 28 October 1991.[2] It reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, and is the tenth best-selling album in UK Chart history with sales of 3.9 million copies as of 2014, and has sold over 22 million copies worldwide. Accumulated sales (Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen for the US and Canada combined) are in excess of 25 million worldwide.[3][4] It is also the best-selling album by a foreign artist in Finland.[5][6]
Freddie Mercury designed the crest on the album cover, using the astrological signs of the four members: two Leos, one Cancer and one Virgo.[7]
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Content[edit]
The compilation contains most of Queen's hits from 1981 to 1991. The singles 'Body Language', 'Back Chat', 'Las Palabras de Amor', 'Thank God It's Christmas', 'Princes of the Universe' and 'Scandal' were omitted for this release.[8] 'Las Palabras de Amor', 'Thank God It's Christmas' and 'Princes of the Universe' were later included on Greatest Hits III.
Release[edit]
Greatest Hits II was released less than a month before the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury and was the last Queen release of any kind while he was still alive. The album was not initially available in the United States and was later replaced with its counterpart Classic Queen in early 1992. Greatest Hits II was later made available in the US in two box sets: Greatest Hits I & II and The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III. On April 19, 2011, Hollywood Records released the newly remastered version of Greatest Hits II in the United States and Japan.
A companion video release entitled Greatest Flix II was released at the same time, but is currently out of print. Most of the videos are now available on the DVD Greatest Video Hits 2 with the exception of the videos from the 1991 Innuendo album.
Track listing[edit]
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | 'A Kind of Magic' (from A Kind of Magic, 1986) | Roger Taylor | 4:22 |
| 2. | 'Under Pressure' (with David Bowie; from Hot Space, 1982) | Queen, David Bowie | 3:57 |
| 3. | 'Radio Ga Ga' (from The Works, 1984) | Taylor | 5:43 |
| 4. | 'I Want It All' (single mix, from The Miracle, 1989) | Queen (Brian May) | 4:01 |
| 5. | 'I Want to Break Free' (single mix, from The Works, 1984) | John Deacon | 4:18 |
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| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 6. | 'Innuendo' (from Innuendo, 1991) | Queen (Mercury/Taylor) | 6:27 |
| 7. | 'It's a Hard Life' (from The Works, 1984) | Freddie Mercury | 4:09 |
| 8. | 'Breakthru' (from The Miracle, 1989) | Queen (Mercury/Taylor) | 4:09 |
| 9. | 'Who Wants to Live Forever' (from A Kind of Magic, 1986) | Brian May | 5:16 |
| Side three | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 10. | 'Headlong' (from Innuendo, 1991) | Queen (May) | 4:37 |
| 11. | 'The Miracle' (from The Miracle, 1989) | Queen (Mercury/Deacon) | 5:01 |
| 12. | 'I'm Going Slightly Mad' (from Innuendo, 1991) | Queen (Mercury) | 4:22 |
| 13. | 'The Invisible Man' (from The Miracle, 1989) | Queen (Taylor) | 3:58 |
| Side four | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | 'Hammer to Fall' (single mix, from The Works, 1984) | May | 3:40 |
| 15. | 'Friends Will Be Friends' (from A Kind of Magic, 1986) | Mercury, Deacon | 4:08 |
| 16. | 'The Show Must Go On' (from Innuendo, 1991) | Queen (May) | 4:37 |
| 17. | 'One Vision' (single mix, from A Kind of Magic, 1986) | Queen (Taylor) | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 76:32 | ||
| CD Version Some tracks were edited for CD by David Richards. | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | 'A Kind of Magic' (early fade) | 4:22 |
| 2. | 'Under Pressure' (edited version) | 3:58 |
| 3. | 'Radio Ga Ga' | 5:43 |
| 4. | 'I Want It All' (single version) | 4:01 |
| 5. | 'I Want to Break Free' (single remix) | 4:18 |
| 6. | 'Innuendo' | 6:27 |
| 7. | 'It's a Hard Life' | 4:09 |
| 8. | 'Breakthru' | 4:09 |
| 9. | 'Who Wants to Live Forever' (edited version) | 4:57 |
| 10. | 'Headlong' (original Innuendo LP edit) | 4:33 |
| 11. | 'The Miracle' (early fade) | 4:54 |
| 12. | 'I'm Going Slightly Mad' (original Innuendo LP edit) | 4:07 |
| 13. | 'The Invisible Man' | 3:58 |
| 14. | 'Hammer to Fall' (single version) | 3:40 |
| 15. | 'Friends Will Be Friends' | 4:10 |
| 16. | 'The Show Must Go On' (early fade-out) | 4:23 |
| 17. | 'One Vision' (single version) | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 75:57 | |
| 2011 Japan Reissue Edition From the bonus track for Japan, Available in iTunes. | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 18. | 'I Was Born to Love You' (From Made in Heaven, 1995) | Mercury | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 79:53 | ||
Charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[23] | Diamond | 500,000^ |
| Australia (ARIA)[24] | 8× Platinum | 560,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[25] | 4× Platinum | 200,000* |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[26] | 2× Platinum | 500,000* |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[27] | 2× Platinum | 149,622[27] |
| France (SNEP)[29] | Diamond | 1,238,700[28] |
| Germany (BVMI)[30] | 9× Gold | 2,250,000^ |
| Italy (FIMI)[31] | Platinum | 100,000* |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[33] | Platinum | 250,000[32] |
| Sweden (GLF)[34] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] | 5× Platinum | 250,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[37] | 13× Platinum | 3,900,000[36] |
*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Rolling Stone Album Guide
- ^Queen; Greatest Hits, Vol. 2. AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^BPI – UK Best Selling Albums of All Time (14 June 2009), Retrieved 13 June 2011
- ^Queen Greatest Hits I and II Review BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2011
- ^'Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit' (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^'Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit' (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^Anderson, Sarah 50 Geeky Facts About Queen, NME. Accessed May 28, 2014.
- ^http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/discography/greatest-hits-ii/
- ^'Queen – Greatest Hits II (Album)'(ASP). Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Queen – Greatest Hits II (Album)'(ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Queen – Greatest Hits II (Album)'(ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Queen – Greatest Hits II (Album)'(ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'All the Number One Albums: 1991'. The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Queen – Greatest Hits II (Album)'(ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Les 'Charts Runs' de chaque Album Classé'. InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original(PHP) on 18 February 2010. Find 'QUEEN' under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
- ^'Chartverfolgung / Queen / Longplay'. Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Archivum: Top 40 Album'. Mahasz (in Hungarian). Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Queen – Greatest Hits II (Album)'(ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Queen – Greatest Hits II (Album)'(ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ ab'Los más vendidos 2018' (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^'Queen – Greatest Hits II (Album)'(ASP). Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^'Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts' (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^'Discos de oro y platino' (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^'Austrian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits II' (in German). IFPI Austria.Enter Queen in the field Interpret. Enter Greatest Hits II in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen.
- ^'Brazilian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits II' (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
- ^ ab'Queen' (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^'Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums Tout Temps' (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^'French album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits Vol. 2' (in French). InfoDisc.Select QUEEN and click OK.
- ^'Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'Greatest Hits II')' (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^'Italian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits II' (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 December 2018. Select '2018' in the 'Anno' drop-down menu. Select 'Greatest Hits II' in the 'Filtra' field. Select 'Album e Compilation' under 'Sezione'.
- ^'QUEEN Greatest Hits II Mexico Promo award disc'. Eil.com. 30 September 1992. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^'Certificaciones' (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Type Queen in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Greatest Hits II in the box under TÍTULO
- ^'Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998'(PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
- ^'The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'Greatest Hits II')'. IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^'Queen's Greatest Hits becomes first album to sell 6 million copies in the UK'(webpage). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^'British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits (Vol II)'. British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field.Select Platinum in the Certification field.Type Greatest Hits (Vol II) in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
External links[edit]
- Queen official website: Discography: Greatest Hits II: includes lyrics of 'Hitman.'
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Nile Rodgers produced hits for Chic, David Bowie, Madonna, Duran Duran and more.
(Photo: Owen Sweeney)
Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – For while, it seemed like Chic would never make it into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Technically, the band still isn’t in. But Nile Rodgers’ receiving the Music Excellence Awards as part of the 2017 Ceremony in April does shine a light on Chic’s influence and how important Rodgers and co-founder Bernard Edwards were as songwriters.
Here’s a look back at the best songs written, produced and performed by Rodgers over the years, including Chic’s best work.
25. Fonzi Thornton - 'I'll Change My Game' (1980)
Thornton was a longtime collaborator and singer with Chic before he embarked on a solo career in the 1980s. The best thing to come out of it was the unreleased dance anthem “I’ll Change My Game,” produced by Chic’s Rogers and Bernard Edwards.
24. Laurie Anderson - 'Language is a Virus' (1986)
Anderson is know to some as the widow of Lou Reed. But she actually had a good experimental pop music career. One of the highlights is avant-garde sounding “Language is a Virus,” produced by Rodgers for Anderson’s fourth album “Home of the Brave.”
23. Disclosure - 'Together' (2013)
“Together” is a bonus cut from electronic duo Disclosure’s brilliant 2014 album “Settle.” It features vocals from Sam Smith and a heck of an instrument display from Rodgers.
22. Chic - 'Everybody Dance' (1977)
Chic’s second single wasn’t as big of a hit as what followed. In retrospect, “Everybody Dance,” is a straightforward anthem that embodies the spirit of disco during its heyday
21. Carly Simon - 'Why?' (1982)
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Rodgers and Edwards handled the music for the 1982 romantic comedy “Soup For One.” The movie tanked, but the soundtrack became a hit, thanks in large part to Simon’s melodic single.
20. Grace Jones - 'I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)' (1986)
Jones had been trying to collaborate with Rodgers for a while and finally got her chance with her eighth album “Inside Story.” The album wasn’t nearly as much of a success as Jones’ previous work. But she and Rodgers were a good fit on the lead single “I’m Not Perfect.”
19. Chic - 'Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)' (1977)
It didn’t take long for Chic to make a splash on the charts. The R&B group instantly moved to the forefront of disco with hits first single “Dance, Dance, Dance.”
18. Duran Duran - 'The Wild Boys' (1984)
The run of successful collaboration between Rodgers and Duran Duran included The Wild Goys” off of the live album “Arena.” The track became one of Duran Duran’s biggest hits worldwide.
17. Madonna - 'Material Girl' (1985)
Overshadowed a bit in history by Madonna’s landmark single “Like a Virgin,” the video for “Material Girl” remains one of the pop star’s most memorable images. Rodgers produced the track using the kind of robotic vocals that are commonplace in dance music today.
16. INXS - 'Original Sin' (1983)
INXS was looking for a bit of an edgier sound with its album “The Swing.” The new wave and rock fusion it put together was highlighted by the single “Original Sin,” produced by Nile Rodgers and featuring some assisted vocals from Daryl Hall. “The Swing” wound up helping INXS break into the U.S. market.
15. Duran Duran - 'Notorious' (1986)
Rodgers breathed new life into Duran Duran’s career with the band’s “Notorious” album, featuring the New Wave funk title track and lead single that worked its way to No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
14. Sister Sledge - 'He's the Greatest Dancer' (1979)
Rodgers and Edwards built a production masterpiece with Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” album. That includes the amazing “He’s The Greatest Dancer,” which many younger folks will recognize as the track sampled by Will Smith for his massive hit “Getting’ Jiggy Wit’ It.”
13. Diana Ross - 'Upside Down' (1980)
Rodgers and Edwards were a go-to songwriting/production team for artists wanting to go in a new direction and make a splash. Diana Ross was one of those acts, coming in towards the end of discos run with the funky dance classic “Upside Down.”
12. Daft Punk - 'Lose Yourself to Dance' (2013)
If you weren’t already acquainted with Rodgers’ brilliant guitar work, that certainly changed with Daft Punk’s Grammy-winning album “Random Access Memories.” Rodgers all but steals the track “Lose Yourself to Dance” with his irresistible guitar groove.
11. Sister Sledge - 'We Are Family' (1979)
The title track from Sister Sledge’s 1979 album was rejected by Atlantic Records at first. Thankfully, someone at the label came to his or her senses. “We Are Family” was a huge hit and established Rodgers and Edwards as a songwriting force outside of Chic.
10. B-52's - 'Roam' (1989)
Producers Nile Rodgers and Don Was were pushing The B-52’s into comeback mode on the 1989 album “Cosmic Thing.” The final result was a massive success with two monster singles. “Love Shack” is still a bit polarizing (and cheesy). But “Roam” is truly beloved and thought by many to be among the B-52’s best work.
9. Chic - 'I Want Your Love' (1979)
“I Want Your Love” is part of the holy trinity of Chic’s disco hits and may be the track that has endured the most. It showcased another level of instrumentation and production from the group and became yet another pop hit for the band.
8. Madonna - 'Like a Virgin' (1984)
Rodgers was the production force behind Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” album, which meant he helmed one of her most important singles. “Like a Virgin,” and its accompanying video, cemented Madonna’s persona as a boundary-pushing artist.
7. Duran Duran - 'The Reflex' (1984)
Rodgers wasn’t involved in the original version of Duran Duran’s “The Reflex.” But it was his remixed version for the 7-inch and 12-inch singles that would take off. It marked Rodgers’ first work with the band and would set the stage for Duran Duran’s “Notorious” album.
6. Daft Punk - 'Get Lucky' (2013)
Rodgers earned a Grammy for Record of the Year for his show-stopping guitar work on “Get Lucky,” which features one of the best dance grooves of any post-2000s song.
5. Sister Sledge - 'Lost in Music' (1979)
“We Are Family” and “He’s the Greatest Dancer” were huge hits. But “Lost in Music” stayed on the dance charts for much longer and is on another level in terms of Rodgers and Edwards’ production skills. It’s the song that clearly showcased what was to come from the duo and Rodgers later career production work.
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4. Diana Ross - 'I'm Coming Out' (1980)
Ross wanted “I’m Coming Out” to be the song that launched the next chapter of her career (and it did). But the track took on a life of its own in other ways. Rodgers got the idea for “I’m Coming Out” after attending a drag show where several participants were dressed as Ross. He and Edwards then put together the top-five hit, which would become an unofficial anthem of gay pride.
3. David Bowie - 'Let's Dance' (1983)
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If really want to understand Rodgers’ legacy as a producer, this is it. The Chic co-founder had an uncanny ability to take already establish artists and point them in a new direction that produced awesome results. Rodgers produced Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” album, delivering the iconic title track. The album would go on to sell well over 10 million copies.
2. Chic - 'Le Freak' (1978)
Perhaps no song (including anything by Donna Summer or the Bee Gees) embodies the positive aspects of the disco era more than “Le Freak.” Rodgers and Edwards were inspired to write the song based on the long lines outside of Studio 54. That led to one of the most played tracks of its time, as “Le Freak” landed at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 three different times.
1. Chic - 'Good Times' (1979)
“Le Freak” and “Good Times” are both two of the most important dance songs ever made. But “Good Times” gets the top spot for being one of the most sampled (and copied) songs in music history. Most importantly, it became the genre-building template for hip-hop when The Sugarhill Gang sampled “Good Times” for “Rapper’s Delight.”