I wanted to cover such things as reggae rhythms and I’ve done a couple of things with a symphony orchestra. I’ve wanted to do a solo album for a long time and the rest of the band have encouraged me to do it. It has some very moving ballads - things to do with sadness and pain, but at the same time they’re frivolous and tongue-in-cheek, because that’s my nature. The music is vibrant and the lyrics as candid as ever, taking on issues never very far from Freddie’s consciousness, evident on songs like Living On My Own, Your Kind Of Lover, Foolin’ Around, My Love Is Dangerous and the album’s semi-autobiographical title track.įreddie: “I’ve put my heart and soul into this album. What emerged in April 1985, was a rich fusion of material spanning the entire spectrum of human emotion from the upbeat optimism of I Was Born To Love You and Let’s Turn It On, to the subdued poignancy of Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow and There Must Be More To Life Than This.įor the most part, Mr Bad Guy finds Freddie in typically jovial mood, enjoying a particularly creative period, and in fine voice. Mack had already forged a working relationship with the band, having co-produced Flash Gordon, The Game and Hot Space. In early 1983, hot on the heels of exhaustive Queen tours of Europe, Canada, North America and Japan, Freddie and German record producer Reinhold Mack returned to Musicland studios in Munich to commence recording sessions for Freddie’s first solo album.
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