Queen II
Appearance
| Queen II | ||||
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| Released | 8 March 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 5 August 1973 – 20 February 1974[1] | |||
| Studio | Trident, London | |||
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| Length | 40:42 | |||
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| Singles from Queen II | ||||
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Queen II is the second studio album by Queen and was released on 8 March 1974 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. It went to number 5 in the United Kingdom, number 19 in Norway, number 26 in Japan, number 40 in Canada and number 49 in the United States. It did poorly in the chart in Australia where it made #79.
Track listing
[change | change source]Original release
[change | change source]All lead vocals by Freddie Mercury unless noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Procession" | Brian May | Instrumental | 1:12 |
| 2. | "Father to Son" | May | 6:14 | |
| 3. | "White Queen (As It Began)" | May | 4:34 | |
| 4. | "Some Day One Day" | May | Brian May | 4:23 |
| 5. | "The Loser in the End" | Roger Taylor | Roger Taylor | 4:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ogre Battle" | Freddie Mercury | 4:10 | |
| 2. | "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" | Mercury | 2:40 | |
| 3. | "Nevermore" | Mercury | 1:17 | |
| 4. | "The March of the Black Queen" | Mercury |
| 6:33 |
| 5. | "Funny How Love Is" | Mercury | 2:50 | |
| 6. | "Seven Seas of Rhye" | Mercury | 2:50 | |
| Total length: | 40:42 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "See What a Fool I've Been" (B-side to "Seven Seas of Rhye") | May[3] | 4:32 |
| 13. | "Ogre Battle" (1991 Bonus Remix) | Mercury | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Seven Seas of Rhye" (1991 Bonus Remix) | Mercury | 6:35 |
| Total length: | 54:36 | ||
Universal Music reissue (2011)
[change | change source]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "See What a Fool I've Been" (BBC session, July 1973 - remix 2011) | 4:22 |
| 2. | "White Queen (As It Began)" (live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975) | 5:34 |
| 3. | "Seven Seas of Rhye" (instrumental mix 2011) | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Nevermore" (BBC session, April 1974) | 1:29 |
| 5. | "See What a Fool I've Been" (B-side version, February 1974) | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 19:06 | |
iTunes deluxe edition (2011)
[change | change source]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Queen (As It Began)" (live at The Rainbow '74) | |
| 2. | "Seven Seas of Rhye" (live at Wembley Stadium '86) | |
| 3. | "Ogre Battle" (live at Hammersmith Odeon '75) |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "QUEENLIVE.ca". Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ↑ "Queen singles".
- ↑ "Queen "Queen II" album and song lyrics". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.