Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (with the subtitle The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo) is a compilation album of Freddie Mercury's solo songs. It was released (except in the U.S.) on 4 September 2006, the day before Mercury's 60th Birthday. It was released on 21 November 2006 in the U.S., three days before the 15th anniversary of Mercury's death.
Content The album was released in both a single disc and limited edition double disc format. A 2-disc DVD was released to accompany the CD. The DVD contained "The Untold Story" documentary on Disc 1, and various music videos on Disc 2.
Singles The song Love Kills [Sunshine People Remix], remixed by Blank & Jones, was released as a single.
Track listing CD
Notes signifies a remix producer
DVD
Disc one "The Untold Story" documentary "The Making of 'The Untold Story'"
Disc two "Barcelona" "The Great Pretender" (original 1987 single version) "I Was Born to Love You" "Time" "How Can I Go On" "Made in Heaven" "Living on My Own" "The Golden Boy" "In My Defence" (re-edit 2000) "Barcelona" (live version) "The Great Pretender" (extended version) "Living on My Own" ('93 remix) A View Forever (Unveiling of the Freddie Statue) "A Winters Tale" "Who Wants to Live Forever" "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"
Charts
Album Chart (2006)PeakpositionAustrian Albums Chart7Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart63Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart44Dutch Albums Chart30European Albums Chart4French Compilations Chart Locate Freddie MERCURY on the drop-down menu and click OK.14German Albums Chart13Hungarian Albums Chart Search for Freddie Mercury and click Keresés.9Irish Albums Chart26Italian Albums Chart1Norwegian Albums Chart8Polish Albums Chart24Portuguese Albums Chart11Spanish Albums Chart6Swedish Albums Chart14Swiss Albums Chart16UK Albums Chart6
DVD Chart (2006)PeakpositionAustrian Music DVDs Chart1Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart5Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart5Danish Music DVDs Chart3Dutch Music DVDs Chart5Hungarian DVDs Chart2Italian Music DVDs Chart1Spanish Music DVDs Chart2Swedish Music DVDs Chart Search for Freddie Mercury and click Sök.1
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