A Night at the Opera (Queen-Album)
Occupation
- Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano
- Brian May - guitars, vocals
- John Deacon - Bass
- Roger Taylor - drums, vocals
A Night at the Opera is the 1975 published, fourth studio album by British rock band Queen. The title comes from the eponymous film of the Marx Brothers from 1935.
The album
The recordings for A Night at the Opera took place from August to November 1975. The published November 21 album with the hit single Bohemian Rhapsody remained 50 weeks in the UK charts and reached there first place with a triple platinum award, the album was also in the United States a great commercial success. It is regarded by many as one of the greatest achievements of the band. The single Bohemian Rhapsody reached number 1 in the UK and rank 9 in the U.S.. When the title was in 1991 or 1992 again released as a single, it was back to square one in the UK and # 2 in the U.S.. The album also includes You're My Best Friend, which went to number 14 in the U.S. charts. I'm in Love with My Car is a written and sung by drummer Roger Taylor hard rock tracks, dedicated to the racing enthusiast Queen roadie John Harris. The piece was many years later also used in commercials for the car brand Jaguar Cars.
A musical fun is Seaside Rendezvous is, imitating a band of the 1920s in the Mercury and Taylor. The accompaniment on the electric piano to You're My Best Friend is played by Deacon. May accompanied Love of My Life on a Harp and The Prophet 's Song with a toy koto. In Good Company he represents with his " Red Special " is a complete jazz band, here also the ukulele used again. The conclusion is the interpreted by Brian May and Roger Taylor British national anthem God Save the Queen.
Of 14 November 1975 to 22 April 1976, the band with A Night at the Opera on tour in the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and Australia.
The album celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2005 and was therefore released in a special edition on DVD, on which the songs were released in part with newly assembled videos.
A Night at the Opera was elected in 2003, published by the American music magazine Rolling Stone list of the " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time " at number 230.
Title list
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(* Singles )
Chart positions
Album
- # 1 - Great Britain ( platinum).
- # 1 - Netherlands.
- # 4 - Norway, United States (Gold / Elektra, 3x platinum / Hollywood Records).
- # 5 - Germany ( platinum).
- # 9 - Japan, Austria.
- # 10 - Sweden.
- # 23 - Portugal.
Singles
- Bohemian Rhapsody ( October 1975 ) - # 1: Australia, UK (platinum ), Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, The Netherlands; # 2: USA (Gold); # 4: Switzerland; # 7: Germany; # 19: Sweden # 48: Japan. The chart positions of the re-release of 1991/1992 have been taken into account!
- You're My Best Friend (May 1976) - # 7: Great Britain; # 9: The Netherlands; # 11: Canada; # 14: USA; # 35: Australia; # 90: Japan.
Trivia
The intro of '39 was the group Puhdys as a template for their song Old like a tree.
In 2010, Wolfmother who covered the song You're My Best Friend in a video message as a birthday greeting for Brian May
Swell
John Deacon Brian May • • • Freddie Mercury Roger Taylor
Queen • Queen II • Sheer Heart Attack • A Night at the Opera • A Day at the Races • News of the World • Jazz • The Game • Flash Gordon • Hot Space • The Works • A Kind of Magic • The Miracle • Innuendo • Made in Heaven
Live Killers • Live Magic • Live at Wembley '86 • Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl Return of the Champions • • queen rock Montreal • Live in Ukraine
Flash Gordon
Discography • Songs
- Queen album
- Album ( rock )
- 1975 album
- Number-one album
- Multi-platinum album (United States)