The Golden Boy
"The Golden Boy" | ||||
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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) |
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Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice | |||
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Freddie Mercury singles chronology | ||||
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"The Golden Boy" is a song recorded by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury together with Catalan operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.
Overview
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
- 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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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1. | "The Golden Boy" | 6:05 |
2. | "The Fallen Priest" | 5:46 |
3. | "The Golden Boy (Instrumental)" | 6:05 |
Videoclip
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.
See also
- Barcelona (album)
References
- ^ 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 2011-03-01.
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- Barcelona (with Montserrat Caballé)
- The Freddie Mercury Album
- The Solo Collection
- Lover of Life, Singer of Songs
- Messenger of the Gods: The Singles
- Never Boring
- "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"
- "In My Defence"
- Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God (play)
- Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (documentary)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (film)