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A Kind Of Magic

Charts: UK: 1st (63 weeks on chart) - 2x Platinum USA: 46th (13 weeks on chart) Japan: 25th (5 weeks on chart)

Recorded at Townhouse, Musicland and Mountain Studios

UK release: 2 June 1986
USA release: 3 June 1986
Hollywood rerelease: 18 June 1991

Produced by Queen, Mack and David Richards
Engineered by Mack and David Richards

Freddie Mercury: Vocals, Keyboards
John Deacon: Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Occasional Guitar
Roger Taylor: Drums, Occasional Vocals, Keyboards
Brian May: Guitar, Occasional Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangement

Incidental Vocals on Don't Lose Your Head by Joan Armatrading
UMI and BBC B (computer keyboards)
Lynton Naiff (strings on One Year of Love)
Steve Gregory (saxophone on One Year of Love)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on Who Wants To Live Forever)

Some songs on this album appear in a different form in the film Highlander. One Vision appeared in the film Iron Eagle.

Track listing:
1. One Vision [5:08] Queen
2. A Kind Of Magic [4:23] Taylor
3. One Year Of Love [4:26] Deacon
4. Pain Is So Close To Pleasure [4:19] Mercury & Deacon
5. Friends Will Be Friends [4:07] Mercury & Deacon
6. Who Wants To Live Forever [5:13] May
7. Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme) [4:32] May
8. Don't Lose Your Head [4:35] Taylor
9. Princes Of The Universe [3:30] Mercury

EMI/Capitol bonus tracks:

Forever [3:20] May
A Kind Of 'A Kind Of Magic' (Roger)
Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends (John & Freddie)

Hollywood CD bonus tracks:

Forever
One Vision (extended vision)

Not on the album:

Blurred Vision (Queen) [4:32] Taylor - B-side of One Vision single
A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling [4:45] Taylor - B-side of A Kind Of Magic single