The Golden Boy
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| "The Golden Boy" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé | |
| from the album Barcelona | |
| B-side | "The Fallen Priest" (5:46) |
| Released | 24 October 1988 |
| Recorded | 1987 |
| Genre | Classical crossover, gospel |
| Length | 6:05 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Composer(s) | |
| Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice |
| Producer(s) |
|
| Freddie Mercury singles chronology | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Number One | [1] |
"The Golden Boy" is a song recorded by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury together with Catalan operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.
Overview
[edit ]Originally included in the 1988 album Barcelona , the song was released as a 45 rpm two weeks after its appearance in the main album, with another excerpt from the LP, "The Fallen Priest", as the B-side. An instrumental version of the song was included in both the 12" vinyl and the 5" CD single releases. The single reached #86 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Personnel
[edit ]- Freddie Mercury – vocals, piano, arrangements
- Montserrat Caballe – vocals
- Mike Moran – keyboards, programming, arrangements
- Madeline Bell – backing vocals
- Dennis Bishop – backing vocals
- Lance Ellington – backing vocals
- Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
- Peter Straker – backing vocals
- Mark Williamson – backing vocals
- Carol Woods – backing vocals
Releases and track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Golden Boy" | Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Tim Rice | 6:05 |
| 2. | "The Fallen Priest" | Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Tim Rice | 5:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Golden Boy" | 6:05 |
| 2. | "The Fallen Priest" | 5:46 |
| 3. | "The Golden Boy (Instrumental)" | 6:05 |
Videoclip
[edit ]The song's music video is footage of the artists' miming performance at the open air "La Nit" festival in Barcelona on 8 October 1988 (Mercury's last live performance before his illness got worse[3] ), where the song was performed along with "Barcelona" and "How Can I Go On". The video was first released as part of a 5" CD video single.
References
[edit ]- ^ Beatmasters and P. P. Arnold (26 October 1988). "Review: Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé – "The Golden Boy" (Polydor)". Number One . No. 280. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 41.
- ^ "Freddie Mercury full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Freddie Mercury: biography. Freddie.ru. Retrieved on 2011年03月01日.