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Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (with the subtitle The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo) is a compilation album of Freddie Mercury's solo songs. It was released (except in the U.S.) on 4 September 2006, the day before Mercury's 60th Birthday. It was released on 21 November 2006[2] in the U.S, three days before the 15th anniversary of Mercury's death.

Lover of Life, Singer of Songs
Greatest hits album by Freddie Mercury
Released	4 September 2006
Recorded	1973-1988
Genre	Rock, pop rock, opera
Length	151:57
Label	EMI
Producer	Various
Freddie Mercury chronology
The Solo Collection (2000) Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (2006) Messenger of the Gods: The Singles (2016)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Content

The album was released in both a single disc and limited edition double disc format. A 2-disc DVD was released to accompany the CD. The DVD contained "The Untold Story" documentary on Disc 1, and various music videos on Disc 2.

Singles

The song Love Kills [Sunshine People Remix], remixed by Blank & Jones, was released as a single.

CD track listing

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remix producer

DVD track listing

Disc one

1. "The Untold Story" documentary
2. "The Making Of 'The Untold Story'"

Disc two

1. "Barcelona"
2. "The Great Pretender" [Original 1987 Single Version]
3. "I Was Born to Love You"
4. "Time"
5. "How Can I Go On"
6. "Made in Heaven"
7. "Living on My Own"
8. "The Golden Boy"
9. "In My Defence" [Re-Edit 2000]
10. "Barcelona" [Live Version]
11. "The Great Pretender" [Extended Version]
12. "Living on My Own" ['93 Remix]
13. A View Forever (Unveiling Of The Freddie Statue)
14. "A Winters Tale"
15. "Who Wants To Live Forever"
16. "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"

Charts

Album

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart[3]	7
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[4]	63
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5]	44
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[6] charted as Very Best Of Freddie	31
Dutch Albums Chart[7]	30
European Albums Chart[8]	4
French Compilations Chart[9]	14
German Albums Chart[10]	13
Hungarian Albums Chart[11]	9
Irish Albums Chart[12]	26
Italian Albums Chart[13]	1
Norwegian Albums Chart[14]	8
Polish Albums Chart[15]	24
Portuguese Albums Chart[16]	11
Spanish Albums Chart[17]	6
Swedish Albums Chart[18]	14
Swiss Albums Chart[19]	16
UK Albums Chart[20]	6

DVD

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Austrian Music DVDs Chart[21]	1
Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart[4]	5
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart[5]	5
Danish Music DVDs Chart[22]	3
Dutch Music DVDs Chart[23]	5
Hungarian DVDs Chart[11]	2
Italian Music DVDs Chart[24]	1
Spanish Music DVDs Chart[25]	2
Swedish Music DVDs Chart[26]	1

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[27] DVD	Gold	10,000*
Italy 2006 sales	—	150,000[28]
Poland (ZPAV)[29] DVD	Platinum	10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] Album	Gold	40,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] DVD	Gold	10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Album	Gold	100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] DVD	Gold	25,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Lover of Life, Singer of Songs

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[es] Lover of Life, Singer of Songs — The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo

Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (con el subtítulo The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo) es el álbum de conmemoración del fallecimiento de Freddie Mercury. Salió a la venta el 4 de septiembre de 2006, y el 24 de noviembre en Estados Unidos, conmemorando el 60.º cumpleaños de Freddie y el 15.º aniversario de su muerte. Junto con el álbum, saldría una película titulada Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story, la cual ya había sido editada en el año 2000 en el Boxset Freddie Mercury: The Solo Collection, y en la cual se mostrarían partes del concierto tributo en 1992.

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[ru] Lover of Life, Singer of Songs

Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo) — сборник соло-хитов Фредди Меркьюри, выпущенный 4 сентября 2006 года.

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