Brian Solo Work

Star Fleet Project

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Released: October 1983
Recorded: April 21 & 22, 1983
Length: 28:11

Track Listing
1.        "Star Fleet" (Bliss/Arr. May) – 8:05
2.        "Let Me Out" (Brian May) – 7:13
3.        "Blues Breaker" (Dedicated to Eric Clapton) (May/Van Halen/Gratzer/Chen/Mandel) – 12:51

Personnel
Brian May – guitar, vocals, production
Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
Alan Gratzer – drums
Phil Chen – bass guitar
Fred Mandel – keyboards
Roger Taylor – backing vocals on "Star Fleet"
Mack – mixing
Mike Beiriger – engineering
Nick Froome – additional engineering

Back to the Light

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Released: September 18, 1992 (UK), February 2, 1993 (US)
Recorded: 1988- 1992
Length: 51:12
Label: Parlophone, Hollywood
Producer: Brian May, Justin Shirley-Smith

Track Listing
1.        "The Dark" – 2:20
2.        "Back to the Light" – 4:59
3.        "Love Token" – 5:55
4.        "Resurrection" (May, Jamie Page, Cozy Powell) – 5:27
5.        "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (Elizabeth Lamers, May, Frank Musker) – 4:28 6.        "Driven by You" – 4:11
7.        "Nothin' But Blue" (May, Powell) – 3:31
8.        "I'm Scared" – 4:00
9.        "Last Horizon" – 4:10
10.     "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head" – 3:51
11.     "Just One Life" – 3:38
12.     "Rollin' Over" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 4:36
13.     "Driven by You" (rock re-mix on the US and Canadian versions only)
*all tracks by Brian May, except where noted

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Back to the Light (US cover)

Resurrection Japanese Mini Tour Album

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Released: November 10, 1993 (Japan only)
Label: EMI


Track Listing:
1.      Resurrection
2.      Love Token
3.      Too Much Love Will Kill You (live)
4.      Back To The Light (live)
5.      Tie Your Mother Down (live, featuring Slash)
6.      Blues Breaker
7.      Star Fleet
8.      Let Me Out

Live at the Brixton Academy

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Released: February 7, 1994
Recorded: June 15th, 1993, at Brixton Academy, London (obviously)
Length: 76:51
Label: Parlophone
Producer: Brian May, Justin Shirley-Smith

Track Listing
1.        "The Dark" / "Back To The Light"
2.        "Driven by You"
3.        "Tie Your Mother Down"
4.        "Love Token"
5.        "Headlong"
6.        "Love of My Life" (Freddie Mercury)
7.        "'39" / "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head"
8.        "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (May / Musker / Lamers)
9.        "Since You've Been Gone" (Russ Ballard)
10.     "Now I'm Here"
11.     "Guitar Extravagance"
12.     "Resurrection" (May / Powell / Page)
13.     "Last Horizon"
14.     "We Will Rock You"
15.     "Hammer to Fall"

Personnel
Brian May - Vocals / Guitar
Cozy Powell - Drums
Neil Murray - Bass
Spike Edney - Keyboards / Vocals
Jamie Moses - Guitar / Vocals
Cathy Porter - Vocals
Shelley Preston - Vocals

Another World

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Released: June 1st, 1998 (UK), September 15th, 1998 (US)
Recorded: 1996- 1998
Length: 52:18
Label: Parlophone, Hollywood
Producer: Brian May

Track Listing
1.
        "Space" 0:47 (May)
2.        "Business" 5:07 (May) [Drums - Cozy Powell | Additional Mixing - Neil Amor] 3.        "China Belle" 4:01(May) [Drums - Cozy Powell | Bass - Neil Murray]
4.        "Why Don't We Try Again" 5:24 (May) [Drums and percussion - Cozy Powell | Additional Recording - David Richards]
5.        "On My Way Up" 2:57 (May) [Backing Vocals - Catherine Porter & Shelly Preston]
6.        "Cyborg" 3:54 (May) [Drums - Taylor Hawkins]
7.        "The Guv'nor" 4:13 (May) [Special Guest Guitar - Jeff Beck | Drums - Cozy Powell | Additional Engineering - Neil Amor & Clive Drew-Clifton]
8.        "Wilderness" 4:52 (May)
9.        "Slow Down" 4:18 (Williams) [Keyboards - Spike Edney | Bass - Neil Murray | Guitar - Jamie Moses | Drums - Cozy Powell]
10.     "One Rainy Wish" 4:05 (Hendrix) [Drums - Cozy Powell | Bass - Neil Murray | Co-producer - Eddie Kramer]
11.     "All The Way From Memphis" 5:16 (Hunter) [Drums - Cozy Powell | Backing Vocals - Shelley Preston, Nikki Lowe & Becci Glover | Special Guest Raconteur - Ian Hunter]
12.     "Another World" 7:30 (May) [Drums and percussion - Steve Ferrone | Bass - Ken Taylor | Mixed by David Richards] — This track ends at about 4:05, followed by about a minute of silence, then the piano solo part of "Business" plays for about 2:25. This is not on the Japanese edition of the album.
13.     "F.B.I" (Marvin) [Japan only bonustrack]
14.     "Hot Patootie" (O'Brien) [Japan only bonustrack]

Personnel
Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards & Programming by Brian May, unless otherwise stated.
Arrangement & Production – Brian May
Engineering & Co-Production – Justin Shirley-Smith
Executive Management – Jim Beach
Management, Therapy & Day Care – Julie Glover
Design and Photography – Richard Gray

Furia

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Released: November 23, 2000
Recorded: January - March 1999 at Allerton Hill and CTS Studios Wembley
Length: 45:53
Label: EMI
Producer: Brian May

Track Listing
1.        Furia Theme – Opening Titles (4:40)
2.        First Glance (Solo Flute) (1:35)
3.        Landscape (1:14)
4.        Tango: 'Cuesta Abajo' (2:59)
5.        The Meeting (Solo Guitar) (1:35)
6.        First Kiss (2:03)
7.        Storm (2:19)
8.        Phone (1:07)
9.        Pursuit (3:45)
10.     Diner (1:18)
11.     Apparition (1:36)
12.     Arrest (1:28)
13.     Father and Son (1:34)
14.     Aaron (0:49)
15.     Fire (0:55)
16.     Gun (Solo Violin) (1:55)
17.     Reggae: 'Bird in Hand' (3:30)
18.     Killing (1:13)
19.     Escape (1:50)
20.     Go On (2:19)
21.     'Dream of Thee' (4:36)
Bonus Track:
1.        Alternative Gun (1:33)

Personnel
Brian May – Writing, arrangement, production; vocals, guitars and keyboard programming.
Justin Shirley-Smith – Co-producing and engineering.
Michael Reed – Orchestrations (performed by The London Musicians Orchestra, conducted by Michael Reed).
Phillipa Davies – Solo flute.
Rolf Wilson – First violin.
Dave Lee – Solo horn
Emily May – 'Apparition' vocal.
Dick Lewzey – Engineer for orchestral recording.
Erik Jordan – Assistant engineer.
Sylvia Addison – Fixer.
Richard Ihnatowicz – Copyist.
Kevin Metcalfe and Gordon Vicary – Mastering at The Soundmasters, London.
Richard Gray – Sleeve design (with Brian May), artwork.
Jerome Trebois – Front cover illustration.
Alexandre Aja – Director and producer of the film

Red Special

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Released: October 28, 1998 (Japan)Recorded: 1998Length: 38:11Label: EMIProducer: Brian May

Track Listing
1.        "On My Way Up" (Live in Paris, June 98) (May)
2.        "Why Don't We Try Again" (May)
3.        "Maybe Baby" (Petty / Hardin)
4.        "Business (USA Radio Mix Uncut)" (May)
5.        "Another World" (May)
6.        "Only Make Believe" (Twitty / Nance)
7.        "Hammer to Fall" (Live in Paris, June 98) (May)
8.        "Brian Talk s (A Tribute to Cozy Powell)"

Personnel
Arrangement and Production – Brian May
Engineering and Co-Production – Justin Shirley-Smith
Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming by Brian May
Except track 2: Cozy Powell – Drums and Percussion, David Richards – Additional Recording. Track 4: Cozy Powell – Drums, Neil Amor – Additional Mixing. Track 5: Steve Ferrone – Drums and Percussion, Ken Taylor – Bass, Mixed by David Richards. Tracks 3, 6: Cozy Powell – Drums, Neil Murray – Bass, Jamie Moses – Guitar, Spike Edney – Keyboards. Live tracks feature: Spike Edney – Keyboards, Jamie Moses – Guitar, Steve Ferrone – Cocktail Kit, Neil Murray – Bass, Susie Webb and Zoe Nicholas – Backing Vocals. Design – Richard Gray Equipment Supervision and Maintenance – Peter Malandrone Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe at The Soundmasters

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