Credits

• Written by: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, and Jeff Barry
• Produced by: Robin Geoffrey Cable
• Musicians:

Freddie Mercury - lead vocal

Brian May - electric guitar solo

Roger Taylor - percussion

other personnel unknown

• Length: 3:27

Discography

Albums:

• none

Singles:

I Can Hear Music, 1973 A-side

Compilations:

Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs: The Very Best Of Freddie Mercury, 2006

Solo, 2000

The Solo Collection, 2000

First recorded by:

• The Ronettes, 1966

Additional info

• Recorded during downtime in the summer of 1972 while Queen were working on their debut album. Producer Robin Geoffrey Cable recruited Freddie to sing vocals, and when Cable was unable to get a decent sound from a synthesizer for the solo, Freddie suggested Brian be brought in and play the solo on his guitar. Roger was also hanging around doing nothing, so he was asked to contribute some percussion.
• Not strictly a Freddie solo performance, it was released as Larry Lurex in the summer of 1973, a fortnight prior to Keep Yourself Alive. Needless to say, nobody knew who Larry Lurex was, and the single sunk without a trace.

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