The Works (Queen album)

The Works
Studio album by
Queen
Released27 February 1984
RecordedAugust 1983 – January 1984
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles, California and Musicland, Munich, Germany
Genre
Length37:15 (LP and remastered 2011 CD)
54:19 (1991 Hollywood Records reissue CD)
Label
Producer
  • Queen
  • Reinhold Mack
Queen chronology
Hot Space
(1982)		 The Works
(1984)		 The Complete Works
(1985)
Singles from The Works
  1. "Radio Ga Ga"
    Released: 23 January 1984
  2. "I Want to Break Free"
    Released: 2 April 1984
  3. "It's a Hard Life"
    Released: 16 July 1984
  4. "Hammer to Fall"
    Released: 10 September 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[3]
People(favourable)[4]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[5]
Sounds3/4 stars[6]

The Works is a 1984 pop/rock album by English band Queen. It was the band's eleventh studio album.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Radio Ga Ga"Roger Taylor5:44
2."Tear It Up"Brian May3:28
3."It's a Hard Life"Freddie Mercury4:08
4."Man on the Prowl"Mercury3:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Machines (Or 'Back to Humans')"May, Taylor5:10
6."I Want to Break Free"John Deacon3:20
7."Keep Passing the Open Windows"Mercury5:21
8."Hammer to Fall"May4:28
9."Is This the World We Created...?"Mercury, May2:13
Bonus tracks (1991 Hollywood Records CD reissue)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."I Go Crazy" (Original B-side)May3:42
11."Radio Ga Ga" (Extended Version)Taylor6:50
12."I Want to Break Free" (Extended Mix)Deacon7:12
2011 Bonus EP
No.TitleLength
1."I Go Crazy (B-Side)" 
2."I Want To Break Free (Single Remix)" 
3."Hammer To Fall (Headbanger’s Mix)" 
4."Is This The World We Created…? (Live in Rio, January 1985)" 
5."It's A Hard Life (Live in Rio, January 1985)" 
6."Thank God It's Christmas (Non-Album Single)" 
2011 iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus videos
No.TitleLength
1."Tear It Up (Live @ Wembley Stadium, London – 7/11/1986)" 
2."I Want to Break Free (Live @ Rock in Rio – January 1985)" 
3."Radio Ga Ga (Promo Video, 1984)" 

References

  1. ↑ "The Works by Queen". Classic Rock Review. Here the group fused May and Taylor's rock sound with some of the German-influenced electro pop...
  2. ↑ "The Works". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2017-08-31. The Works is a royal feast of hard rock...
  3. ↑ The Works at AllMusic
  4. ↑ "Queen - 05-14-1984 - The Works - People Weekly". Queen Archives. 14 May 1984. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Puterbaugh, Parke (12 April 1984). "The Works". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Queen – 02-25-1984 – The Works – Sounds". Queen Archives. 25 February 1984. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.


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