Lover of Life, Singer of Songs

Lover of Life, Singer of Songs, sous-titré The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo, est une compilation de Freddie Mercury, chanteur et leader du groupe britannique Queen, sortie en 2006. Il est sorti (sauf aux États-Unis) le 4 septembre 2006, la veille du 60^e anniversaire de Freddie Mercury. Il est sorti le 21 novembre 2006 aux États-Unis, trois jours avant le 15^e anniversaire de la mort de Mercury.

Le titre, se traduisant « Amoureux de la vie, chanteur de chansons », est une épitaphe de Brian May, notamment présent sur la statue de Freddie Mercury à Montreux^[1].

Liste des titres

L'album est sorti sous deux formats : l'un avec le premier disque, l'autre étant un double album à tirage limité.

Disque un

1. In My Defence [2000 Remix] – 3:55
2. The Great Pretender [Original 1987 Single Version] – 3:27
3. Living on My Own [1993 Radio Mix] – 3:38
4. Made in Heaven – 4:05
5. Love Kills [Original 1984 Single Version] – 4:29
6. There Must Be More To Life Than This – 3:00
7. Guide Me Home – 2:50
8. How Can I Go On – 3:51
9. Foolin' Around [Steve Brown Remix] – 3:36
10. Time – 3:56
11. Barcelona – 5:40
12. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow – 3:47
13. I Was Born to Love You – 3:40
14. The Golden Boy – 6:06
15. Mr. Bad Guy – 4:12
16. The Great Pretender [Malouf Remix] – 3:39
17. Love Kills [Star Rider Remix] – 3:39
18. I Can Hear Music [Larry Lurex], 1973 Single] – 3:28
19. Goin' Back [Larry Lurex, 1973 B-Side] – 3:34
20. Guide Me Home [Piano Version par Thierry Lang] – 4:18

Disque deux

1. Love Kills [Sunshine People Radio Mix] – 3:17
2. Made in Heaven [Extended Version] – 4:51
3. Living on My Own [The Egg Remix] – 5:38
4. Love Kills [Rank 1 Remix] – 7:19
5. Mr Bad Guy [Bad Circulation Version] – 3:26
6. I Was Born to Love You [George Demure Almost Vocal Mix] – 4:02
7. My Love Is Dangerous [Extended Version] – 6:29
8. Love Making Love [Demo Version] – 3:38
9. Love Kills [Pixel82 Remix] – 6:14
10. I Was Born to Love You [Extended Version] – 7:06
11. Foolin' Around [Early Version] – 3:32
12. Living on My Own [No More Brothers Extended Mix] –
13. Love Kills [More Order Rework] –
14. Your Kind of Lover [Vocal & Piano Version] –
15. Let's Turn It On a cappella –

Classements

CD

Pays	Classement		Ventes
	Place	Semaines	Certification	Ventes
Italie	1	3
Espagne	6
Royaume-Uni	6	6	Or	100.000
Autriche	7
Norvège	8
Hongrie	9
Portugal	11	5
Allemagne	13
France	14	3
Mexique	14
Suède	14
Suisse	16
Irlande	26	5
Pays-Bas	30
Finlande	55
Danemark	60	3
Japon	65	3
Belgique	69	3

DVD

Pays	Charts		Ventes
	Place	Weeks	Certification	Ventes
Autriche	1	2
Italie	1	3
Suède	1	2
Royaume-Uni	1	2	Or	25.000
Allemagne	2
Hongrie	2
Portugal	2
Espagne	2
Arabie saoudite	3
Danemark	3
France	3
Irlande	4
Pays-Bas	5
Mexique	6
Belgique	7

Notes et références

Liens externes

• (en) Lover of Life, Singer of Songs sur AllMusic
• (en) Site officiel

v · m Freddie Mercury
Albums studio	Mr. Bad Guy Barcelona
Compilations	The Freddie Mercury Album The Solo Collection Lover of Life, Singer of Songs Messenger of the Gods: The Singles
Singles	I Can Hear Music Love Kills I Was Born to Love You Made in Heaven Living on My Own Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow Time The Great Pretender Barcelona The Golden Boy Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On In My Defence
Articles liés	Queen Brian May Roger Taylor John Deacon Montserrat Caballé Bohemian Rhapsody (17473) Freddiemercury The Freddie Mercury Tribute Mercury Phoenix Trust (en) The Hectics (en) Cirolana mercuryi (en) Mercurana myristicapalustris Logan Place (en) Bohemian Rhapsody (film)
Discographie

v · m Queen
Freddie Mercury John Deacon Brian May Roger Taylor Adam Lambert Paul Rodgers
Albums studio	Queen (1973) Queen II (1974) Sheer Heart Attack (1974) A Night at the Opera (1975) A Day at the Races (1976) News of the World (1977) Jazz (1978) The Game (1980) Hot Space (1982) The Works (1984) A Kind of Magic (1986) The Miracle (1989) Innuendo (1991) Made in Heaven (1995) The Cosmos Rocks (2008)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1981) Greatest Hits II (1991) Queen in Nuce (1995) Queen Rocks (1997) Greatest Hits III (1999) The Platinum Collection (2000) Absolute Greatest (2009) Deep Cuts (Vol. 1, Vol. 2 et Vol. 3) (2011) Queen Forever (2014)
En concert	Live Killers (1979) Live Magic (1986) At the Beeb (1989) Live at Wembley '86 (1992) Five Live (1993) Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl (2004) Return of the Champions (2005) Queen Rock Montreal (2007) Live Around the World (2020)
Bandes originales	Flash Gordon (1980) Highlander (1986) Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Albums solos	Freddie Mercury Mr. Bad Guy (1985) Barcelona (1988) The Freddie Mercury Album (1992) The Solo Collection (1993) Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (2006) Messenger of the Gods: The Singles (2016) Brian May Star Fleet Project (1983) Back to the Light (1992) Live at the Brixton Academy (1994) Another World (1998) Red Special (1998) Furia (2000) Roger Taylor Fun in Space (1981) Strange Frontier (1984) Happiness? (1994) Electric Fire (1998) Fun on Earth (2013) Outsider (2021)
Comédie musicale	We Will Rock You
Tournées	Queen I Tour Queen II Tour Sheer Heart Attack Tour A Night at the Opera Tour A Day at the Races Tour News of the World Tour Jazz Tour Crazy Tour The Game Tour Hot Space Tour The Works Tour The Magic Tour Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour Rock the Cosmos Tour The Rhapsody Tour
Articles liés	Red Special Deacy Amp Smile The Cross Studios Mountain David Richards (producteur) Spike Edney (musicien de scène) Bohemian Rhapsody (film) Queen + Paul Rodgers Queen + Adam Lambert Queen: Days of Our Lives (documentaire)
Discographie

• Portail du rock
• Portail des années 2000