Lover of Life, Singer of Songs: The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo by Freddie Mercury

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1. In My Defence (2000 remix)
3:55
2. The Great Pretender (original 1987 single version)
3:28
3. Living on My Own (radio mix)
3:39
4. Made in Heaven
4:06
5. Love Kills (original 1984 single version)
4:30
6. There Must Be More to Life Than This
3:01
7. Guide Me Home
2:50
8. How Can I Go On
3:52
9. Foolin' Around (Steve Brown remix)
3:37
10. Time
3:57
11. Barcelona
5:40
12. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
3:48
13. I Was Born to Love You
3:40
14. The Golden Boy
6:07
15. Mr. Bad Guy
4:12
16. The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf remix)
3:40
17. Love Kills (Star Rider remix)
3:40
18. I Can Hear Music (1973 single)
3:29
19. Goin' Back (1973 b-side)
3:35
20. Guide Me Home (piano version)
4:19
1. Love Kills (Sunshine People radio mix)
3:17
2. Made in Heaven (extended version)
4:50
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)
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)
4:16
12. Living on My Own (1993 No More Brothers extended mix)
5:16
13. Love Kills (More Oder rework by The Glimmers)
6:53
14. Your Kind of Lover (vocal & piano version)
3:38
15. Let's Turn It On (a cappella)
3:04

Released on what would have been the legendary Queen frontman's 60th birthday, EMI's Lover of Life, Singer of Songs collects 20 digitally remastered tracks from the late vocalist's eccentric solo career, including pre-Queen singles, soundtrack offerings, and cuts from his two official solo releases (1985's Mr. Bad Guy and 1988's Barcelona). This is good news for fans who were unwilling to dip into their savings to pick up Parlophone' s mammoth ten-disc Solo Collection, as it utilizes the majority of that collection's strengths. For the most part, this is all anyone could want from a non-Queen Mercury overview, and despite the inclusion of a few too many posthumous remixes, serves as moving eulogy to one of popular music's most beloved voices.