Made in Heaven

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This is about the Queen album. Made in Heaven is also the name of a documentary about the recording of Miles Davis's Kind of Blue

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Made in Heaven, which was released in November 1995, was Queen's last proper album. After Freddie Mercury's death in 1991, the remaining members John Deacon, Roger Taylor, and Brian May worked with Mercury's pre-recorded vocals to create the final Queen album.

"It's a Beautiful Day" is the opening track with lush synthesizers and great guitars to set the mood. The title track was actually a solo song by Freddie Mercury from the mid 80s. "Let Me Live", a gospel-influenced track, started life as a jam with Rod Stewart in the 80s. This one has the least Freddie input as Brian and Roger sing all of it, save the first verse and chorus, with the help of backing singers. The next, the bluesy "Mother Love", was the last song Mercury recorded before his death; its coda featured snatches of Mercury live, a sample of him singing "Going Back" (Mercury's earliest released recording), and a final sound of a baby crying. Freddie did not live to finish writing or recording the song; Brian wrote and sings the final verse. "My Life Has Been Saved" started life in 1989 as a b-side, and the remaining members reworked it into a pop song. Another Freddie Mercury solo track gets the Queen treatment in "I Was Born To Love You".

Roger Taylor's "Heaven For Everyone" was originally recorded with his band The Cross and released in 1988 with Mercury's vocals. It is a song calling for peace and understanding and the complete opposite of the next song: Brian May's "Too Much Love Will Kill You." "You Don't Fool Me" features a classic guitar solo by Brian May while "A Winter's Tale" is a poignant look at winter in Switzerland where Queen recorded; it was the final song ever written by Mercury. A reprise of "It's A Beautiful Day", a heavy rocker featuring May's eastern-tinged guitar and shades of the band's early hit "Seven Seas of Rhye," closes the album.

After the last track, however, there is an extended and untitled instrumental, with haunting synthesizers, and carrying on some of the musical themes from "It's A Beautiful Day". Inserted are a few Freddie Mercury quotes, such as "Are you running?", laughter, and finally at the end of the track "Fab." Most find the song to be ethereal, as if it's an idea of Mercury's journey to Heaven.

Track listing

1. "It's a Beautiful Day" (Queen) – 2:32
2. "Made in Heaven" (Mercury) – 5:25 - Originally a Freddie Mercury solo song on Mr. Bad Guy, the original vocals are in this song
3. "Let Me Live" (Queen) – 4:45 *
4. "Mother Love" (May, Mercury) – 4:49
5. "My Life Has Been Saved" (Deacon) – 3:15 - Originally a non-album B-Side from The Miracle, 1989
6. "I Was Born to Love You" (Mercury) – 4:49 * - Originally a Freddie Mercury solo song on Mr. Bad Guy, the original vocals are in this song
7. "Heaven for Everyone" (Taylor) – 5:36 * - Originally a Roger Taylor song first recorded with Queen and later with The Cross, 1988
8. "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (May, Musker, Lamers) – 4:20 * - Originally released as a Brian May solo song on Back To The Light, 1992 (Mercury sang his vocals earlier)
9. "You Don't Fool Me" (Queen) – 5:24 *
10. "A Winter's Tale" (Mercury) – 3:49 *
11. "It's a Beautiful Day (Reprise)" (Queen) – 3:01
12. "Yeah" (Queen) – 0:04
13. "Untitled Instrumental Track" (Queen) – 22:32

On the album "My Life Has Been Saved" and "A Winter's Tale" are credited to "Queen".

"Made in Heaven", "My Life Has Been Saved", "I Was Born to Love You", "Heaven for Everyone", and "Too Much Love Will Kill You" were completely re-worked for the Made in Heaven album.

(* singles)

Personnel

• Freddie Mercury – vocals, piano, keyboards
• John Deacon – bass guitar, keyboards
• Roger Taylor – drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals
• Brian May – guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Extra vocals in Let Me Live: Rebecca Leigh-White, Gary Martin, Catherine Porter, Miriam Stockley
• David Richards – mixing supervision
• Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
• Richard Gray – artwork

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