QUEEN "THE MIRACLE" 1989 CAPITOL-STILL SEALED-CUT OUT HOLE IN JACKET-RARE OOP

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ARTIST- QUEEN

TITLE- “THE MIRACLE”

TRACK LISTING- SEE BELOW

YEAR OF RELEASE-1989

LABEL- CAPITOL RECORDS

CAT.#-C1-92357

RECORD CONDITION- STILL SEALED

JACKET CONDITION- STILL SEALED- HOLE IN THE JACKET DONE BY THE RECORD LABEL

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Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock, into their music.

Before forming Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in a band named Smile. Freddie Mercury (then known by his birth name of Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara) was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. Mercury joined the band in 1970, suggested "Queen" as a new band name, and adopted his familiar stage name. John Deacon was recruited prior to recording their eponymous debut album in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, Queen II, in 1974, but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack later that year and A Night at the Opera in 1975 which brought them international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody", which stayed at number one in the UK for nine weeks and popularised the music video. Their 1977 album, News of the World, contained "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions", which have become anthems at sporting events. By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world. Their performance at 1985's Live Aid is ranked among the greatest in rock history by various music publications, with a 2005 industry poll ranking it the best. In 1991, Mercury died of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997. Since then, May and Taylor have occasionally performed together, including with Paul Rodgers (2004–09) and with Adam Lambert (since 2011).

The band have released a total of 18 number one albums, 18 number one singles, and 10 number one DVDs. Estimates of their record sales generally range from 150 million to 300 million records, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. Queen received the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1990. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

The Miracle is the thirteenth studio album by British rock band Queen, released in 1989. The album was recorded as the band recovered from Brian May's marital problems and Freddie Mercury's AIDS diagnosis in 1987 (which was, though known to the band, not publicised at the time). Recording started in January 1988 and lasted for an entire year.

The album was originally going to be called The Invisible Men, but three weeks before the release, according to Roger Taylor, they decided to change the name to The Miracle. It is also the last album to feature a band photo with all four original members on the front cover.

The album reached #1 in the UK, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and #24 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The Miracle is estimated to have sold 5 million copies, indicating that despite lower sales in the United States, the band had excellent numbers in the world, even without touring. Allmusic would name The Miracle as Queen's best album of the 1980s, along with The Game.

It would prove to be the band's penultimate album to be recorded with Freddie Mercury, as he died in November 1991, less than a year after the next album, Innuendo, was released.

Track listing

All tracks credited to Queen. Listed below are the respective writers.

Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Party"   John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury 2:24 2. "Khashoggi's Ship"   Queen 2:47 3. "The Miracle"   Mercury, Deacon 5:02 4. "I Want It All"   May 4:41 5. "The Invisible Man"   Roger Taylor 3:55 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Breakthru"   Mercury, Taylor 4:07 2. "Rain Must Fall"   Deacon (music), Mercury (lyrics) 4:20 3. "Scandal"   May 4:42 4. "My Baby Does Me"   Mercury, Deacon 3:22 5. "Was It All Worth It"   Mercury 5:45

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Top Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsOne of THEIR best, One of THE best By D. Rausch on May 16, 2004 Format: Audio CD As always, a Queen recording has something for everyone. Not so much as always, 1989's "The Miracle" begins the revelation (subtle at the time) that days are numbered and getting darker. The tours were over, Freddie's image was more gaunt, and much was done (including more facial hair than usual) to obscure the real person behind it all. Not a word was spoken about it, and otherwise, everyone acted the same as always.
Which is even more of a chilling thought. The unknown is always more provoking than the black and white. This was where Freddie's tragic (UNBELIEVABLY tragic) bout with AIDS started to really come into play. The next album, "Innuendo," would take all of this, including the depth of the music, to an even HIGHER level, though barely even thought possible. That does nothing to take away from the fact that atleast one "70's band," albeit for the worst reasons, flexed its biggest muscles in future decades.
"The Miracle" is epic. Plenty of music for all moods, from the obligatory party songs in the beginning (such as "Party"), to the confused confrontations with the idea of death ("Was it All Worth It"), and everything in between. Queen already had established themselves as a band that showcases emotion of the highest levels, and now that special talent would be put into overdrive. "Breakthru" starts with a wonderful trademark "Freddie Choir" but quickly breaks into a rushing, impatient, pressed song of just wishing that one thing would happen to make life seem worth living. Excellently written. "I Want It All" says the same message, but more blatantly. In retrospect, it's easy to see from this music, that Freddie felt short on time. That's just too depressing to dwell on.
So, what is there besides gutwrenching lyrics? There is MUSIC!!! I always counted on Queen to be a bit better than just a regular "rock band." And it doesn't take long here to maintain that glorious reputation. The swirling 64th notes in the bridge of the previously mentioned "I Want It All" confirm Queen as masters of arranging and playing. Plus, the song rocks as good as anything. Heart and brains, heart and brains!
The title track is one of the top Queen songs ever written, thus of course translating into one of the better songs ever written, even if there is much competition in that department. Orchestrated strings, sound effects, entire sections morphing into others, INCREDIBLE guitar work - what more can you possibly ask for?
Only two songs, "Rain must fall" and "My baby does me", don't keep even with the supreme quality of everything else. Which really isn't saying that much, as I challange anybody to make an album half as good as this in THIS day and age. I still respect those two songs, however, as even in the late hour of Queen, they never stopped experimenting with diversity. So one can not dare call it filler. Check out the highly innovative "Chinese Torture" - the band has some of the highest creativity possible.
This album is pretty close to perfection, and the next album "Innuendo" would take care of that. You can put "The Miracle" on and zone out, getting lost in the colorful musical textures of the substantial lengthed recording. You can do this time and time again, as it never wears out. That's what good music should do for you. Queen was and is as close to "Gods" that you can really get away with calling rock stars. Music must have been put on earth for some sort of divine purpose, in my belief, so anyone who can channel that purpose into execution and reality can't be too far off the page. God Bless You Freddie, you're still here every day, as far as I'm concerned.
Queen's best album since The Game By Terrence J. Reardon on November 9, 2007 Format: Audio CD Queen's fourteenth album (not counting compilations) The Miracle was released in May of 1989 in the US.
The Miracle saw Queen going back slowly to the sound that made them famous in the 1970s.
Guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, bass player John Deacon and lead singer Freddie Mercury took some time off after The Magic Tour of 1986 to work on other projects but went in the studio in 1988 to record Queen's strongest album since 1980's The Game. Also, the band switched co-producers to David Richards for a change. Lastly, the band would co-write all of the songs TOGETHER as a UNIT. Would this change be good or bad, read on.
We begin The Miracle album with "Party" and "Khashoggi's Ship", two good partying songs. Party is a short but good opening track which gets the mood of the album off on the right foot. We follow with the rocker Khashoggi's Ship which is a killer rocker. Each time I hear the fast section at the end, I want to speed down the highway doing 90, it rocks! The Miracle's title cut is next and is a beautiful number. This number is a great uplifting song when things look down (its video was priceless as it depicted four young kids playing the Queen members and executing the movements of the four Queen-men well). Next is the rocker "I Want It All" which is classic stadium rock Queen at its best. Sad that Queen never got the chance to play this live despite the fact, the band made a performance clip for the track. This track gave Queen their first American rock radio hit since Under Pressure in 1981 hitting #3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts and the song just rocks. The version on the Hollywood Records version of the album is a different mix to the one on the EMI and Capitol versions of the album. Next up is the great, up number "The Invisible Man" which is one of my favorites on the album for its great Deacon bass line and had a great video to go with it.
The second half of the album starts with "Breakthru" and is my absolute favourite on the album and one of Queen's best singles. It sounds like it is another Bohemian Rhapsody before we go, BANG, into a rocker which rocks (its video was classic as it depicted the band playing on a moving freight train. Next is the poppish but great "Rain Must Fall". The lyrics of the song show that for all the good in life, 'into every life a little rain must fall' sometime. "Scandal" is next and is one of the best rockers Queen ever did and why this song gets ignore I will not ever know. The poppish "My Baby Does Me" follows and is a great calm song before the album's final ending storm which is "Was It All Worth It". The track is the greatest ending to a Queen album ever. This is a hard rock anthem with great lyrics reflecting on Queen's history, whether the risks paid off and if they lived their lives in the best way possible.
The original CD version had three bonus tracks, the rocker "Hang On in There" (which is I Want it All's flip side), Brian's guitar solo called "Chinese Torture" and a 12" mix of The Invisible Man.
The Miracle originally peaked at #24 in the US and did modest and deserved Gold status but Queen's relationship with Capitol/EMI in the US and Canada was so bad that it didn't get certified.
In 1991, Hollywood Records for the US and Canada re-issued The Miracle with the aforementioned bonus tracks, a different mix of I Want it All and a 12" mix of Scandal.
The Miracle was to me Queen's best album since The Game and was the stepping stone towards Queen's equivalent to The Beatles' Abbey Road.
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