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Strange Frontier is the second album by the English musician Roger Taylor. This album includes two covers as well as a heavier sound than the previous album. Although Taylor again played most of the instruments himself (drums, guitars, bass and keyboards) and did most of the vocals, there were some occasional cameos by producer David Richards (on synths and piano), Status Quo member Rick Parfitt (on rhythm guitar) and Queen's bass guitarist John Deacon (on bass and mixing), Brian May (rhythm guitar on "Man on Fire") and Freddie Mercury, (who provided backing vocals on "Killing Time"). The US edition has the track order rearranged.
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| Released | 25 June 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–84 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:55 | |||
| Label | Parlophone, EMI, Capitol | |||
| Producer | Roger Taylor, David Richards, Reinhold Mack | |||
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Multiple musical elements from the song "I Cry for You (Love, Hope and Confusion)" (the drum machine, harmonies, chord progressions and overall arrangement) had already been used for the Queen hit song "Radio Ga Ga", released earlier the same year.
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Roger Taylor, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Strange Frontier" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Dreams" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Man on Fire" | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Racing in the Street" (Bruce Springsteen) | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Masters of War" (Bob Dylan) | 3:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Killing Time" | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Abandonfire" (Taylor, David Richards) | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Young Love" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "It's an Illusion" (Taylor, Rick Parfitt) | 4:03 |
| 5. | "I Cry for You (Love, Hope and Confusion)" (Taylor, Richards) | 4:16 |
Personnel
- Roger Taylor - vocals, drums, keyboards, bass guitar, guitars
- David Richards - keyboards
- Freddie Mercury - backing vocals on "Killing Time"
- Rick Parfitt - guitar on "It's an Illusion"
- John Deacon - bass guitar on "It's an Illusion"
- Brian May - rhythm guitar on "Man On Fire"
Singles
- "Man On Fire"
A-Side: "Man On Fire"
B-Side: "Killing Time"
Released on 4 June 1984.
Reached #66 in the UK Singles Chart.
Released in the UK, Japan, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Australia and South Africa.
- "Strange Frontier"
A-Side: "Strange Frontier"
B-Side: "I Cry For You"
Released on 30 July 1984.
Reached #98 in the UK Singles Chart.
Released in the UK, USA, Canada and The Netherlands.
- "Beautiful Dreams"
A-Side: "Beautiful Dreams"
B-Side: "Young Love"
Released in August 1984.
Only released in Portugal.
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Strange Frontier es el segundo disco hecho por el músico inglés Roger Taylor el 25 de junio de 1984. Durante las vacaciones de Queen en 1983 y el proceso de The Works en 1984, Roger ya tenía casi listo para el lanzamiento de este disco. El disco incluye 8 temas de Taylor y 2 versiones (1 de Dylan y otra de Springteen). En el disco participan John Deacon (bajo y mezclas) y Freddie Mercury (teclados y coros).[ru] Strange Frontier
Strange Frontier (с англ. — «Незнакомая граница») — второй сольный студийный альбом британского рок-музыканта Роджера Тейлора. Был выпущен 25 июня 1984 года, в чартах достиг 30-й строчки, продержался в них 4 недели. В мае 1996 года был перевыпущен на CD с несколько отличающимся порядком песен[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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