We Will Rock You (The Original London Cast Recording)

The We Will Rock You Original London Cast Recording is a live album released in promotion of the award-winning West End musical We Will Rock You (musical) in 2002. The album was recorded over two nights of the original West End production at the Dominion Theatre and was the first audio release of the musical. Both instrumental pieces (Ogre Battle and One Vision) are the original recordings made by Queen in 1973 and 1985 respectively. The recording misses several tracks that were present in the original production. These are: Bicycle Race, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to...), Fat Bottomed Girls and Headlong (Reprise).

We Will Rock You - Cast Album (The Music From The Rock Theatrical)
Cast recording by
the Original We Will Rock You London Cast
Released11 November 2002
Recorded12 & 13 July 2002
GenreRock, musical
Length74:03
LabelEMI
ProducerJustin Shirley-Smith and Brian May

In 2012, a special 2-CD 10th Anniversary edition was produced, consisting of the original album along with a CD of bonus material.

Track listing

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Original album

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No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Innuendo"Roger Taylor & Freddie MercuryFreddie Mercury & The Cast of "We Will Rock You"2:29
2."Radio Ga Ga"Roger TaylorGa Ga Kids3:34
3."I Want to Break Free"John DeaconTony Vincent (Gallileo) & Hannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche)3:28
4."Somebody to Love"Freddie MercuryHannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche) & Teen Queens3:27
5."Killer Queen"Freddie MercurySharon D. Clarke (Killer Queen) & Yuppies2:27
6."Play the Game"Freddie MercurySharon D. Clarke (Killer Queen) & Yuppies3:14
7."Under Pressure"Queen & David BowieTony Vincent (Gallileo) & Hannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche)3:47
8."A Kind of Magic"Roger TaylorSharon D. Clarke (Killer Queen), Alexander Hanson (Khashoggi) & Yuppies3:35
9."I Want It All"Brian MayNigel Clauzel (Britney), Kerry Ellis (Meat) & The Cast Of We Will Rock You3:21
10."Headlong"Brian MayNigel Clauzel (Britney), Kerry Ellis (Meat), Tony Vincent (Gallileo), Hannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche) & The Cast Of We Will Rock You3:25
11."No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"Brian MayKerry Ellis (Meat) & The Bohemians4:43
12."Ogre Battle" (Instrumental)Freddie Mercury 0:39
13."One Vision"QueenGa Ga Kids4:35
14."Who Wants to Live Forever"Brian MayTony Vincent (Gallileo) & Hannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche)4:17
15."Flash"Brian MayAlexander Hanson (Khashoggi), Police & Captive Bohemians0:42
16."Seven Seas of Rhye"Freddie MercurySharon D. Clarke (Killer Queen)2:32
17."Don't Stop Me Now"Freddie MercurySharon D. Clarke (Killer Queen)1:08
18."Another One Bites the Dust"John DeaconNigel Planer (Pop) & Bar Patrons3:03
19."Hammer to Fall"Brian MayTony Vincent (Gallileo) & Hannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche)3:03
20."These Are the Days of Our Lives"Roger TaylorNigel Planer (Pop) & Bar Patrons3:06
21."We Will Rock You"Brian MayTony Vincent (Gallileo) & We Will Rock You Ensemble2:08
22."We Are the Champions"Freddie MercuryThe Cast Of We Will Rock You Cast2:26
23."We Will Rock You [Fast]"Brian May 2:39
24."Bohemian Rhapsody"Freddie MercuryTony Vincent (Gallileo), Alexander Hanson (Khashoggi), Sharon D. Clarke (Killer Queen) & The Cast Of We Will Rock You5:53
25."Another One Bites The Dust (2003 Remix)"John DeaconQueen & Annie Crummer3:51


Bonus CD (10th Anniversary)

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  1. Sólo Por Ti (No One But You) (In Spanish) (Short Version) – Eva Maria Cortes, Queen
  2. Sin Control (Headlong) (In Spanish) – The Spanish Cast
  3. Algo Loco Es El Amor (Crazy Little Thing Called Love) (In Spanish) – The Spanish Cast
  4. Killer Queen (In German) – The German Cast
  5. Play The Game (In German) – The German Cast
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody ('Party at the Palace' Live At Buckingham Palace, 2002) - The London Cast, Queen
  7. Radio Ga Ga ["Wetten, dass..?" German TV Live Performance, 2004] – The German Cast
  8. Somebody To Love ["Wetten, dass..?" German TV Live Performance, 2004] - The German Cast, Queen
  9. We Will Rock You ["Wetten, dass..?" German TV Live Performance, 2004] - The German Cast, Queen
  10. We Are The Champions ["Wetten, dass..?" German TV Live Performance, 2004] - The German Cast, Queen

Personnel

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Performers
  • Sharon D. Clarke (Killer Queen)
  • Nigel Clauzel (Brit)
  • Kerry Ellis (Meat)
  • Hannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche)
  • Alexander Hanson (Khashoggi)
  • Nigel Planer (Pop)
  • Tony Vincent (Gallileo)
Band
  • Tony Bourke (Drums)
  • Alan Darby (Guitar)
  • Mike Dixon (Piano)
  • Spike Edney (Keyboards)
  • Jeff Leach (Keyboards, Synthesisers)
  • Neil Murray (Bass)
  • Julian Poole (Percussion)
  • Andy Smith (Keyboards)
  • Laurie Wisefield (Guitar)
Writers
  • John Deacon (Music, Lyrics)
  • Ben Elton (Script)
  • Brian May (Music, Lyrics)
  • Freddie Mercury (Music, Lyrics)
  • Roger Taylor (Music, Lyrics)
Production
  • Catherine Ashmore (Photography)
  • Jim Beach (Management)
  • Dave Bennett (Photography)
  • Richard Gray (Packaging)
  • Joshua J. Macrae (Mixing)
  • Justin Shirley Smith (Mixing)
  • Miles Showell (Mastering)

Mixed at Allerton Hill Studio and Cosford Mill Studio. Mastered at Metropolis Mastering.

References

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