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[[Image:Queen - News of the World - Remastered.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Remastered album cover.]]
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{{Album
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| Title            = News of the World
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| Image           = Queen - News of the World - Remastered.jpg
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| ImageDescription = CD - USA - Remastered.
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| Artist          = {{AlbumArtist|Queen}}
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| PublishedYear    = 1977
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| PublishedMonth  = 10
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| PublishedDay    = 28
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| Type            = {{AlbumType|Studio}}
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| Genre            = {{MusicGenre|Hard rock}}, {{MusicGenre|Arena rock}}, {{MusicGenre|Rock}}, {{MusicGenre|Soft rock}}, {{MusicGenre|Ballad}}, {{MusicGenre|Blues}}, {{MusicGenre|Psychedelic rock}}
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| Themes          = Breakups, Pride, sex
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'''''News of the World''''' is the sixth studio album by [[Queen]] released on 1977-10-28 and produced by Queen and [[Mike Stone]]. The album is quite a change from the band's earlier progressive rock albums, and is most popular for its hard rock songs ''[[We Will Rock You]]'' and ''[[We Are the Champions]]'', but it also features ballads, soft rock, blues, and psychedelic rock.
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'''''News of the World''''' is the sixth studio album by [[Queen]] released on 1977-10-28 and produced by Queen and [[Mike Stone]]. The album is quite a change from the band's earlier progressive rock albums, and is most popular for its hard rock songs ''[[We Will Rock You]]'' and ''[[We Are the Champions]]'', but it also features [[ballad]]s, [[soft rock]], [[blues]], and [[psychedelic rock]].
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==Personal==
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{{AlbumStatus
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| Own    = Yes. US vinyl, Hollywood Records CD, original master in the ''[[Crown Jewels]]''.
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I remember being a little disappointed when I bought this album. I was already well familiar with ''We Will Rock You'' and ''We Are the Champions'', so I skipped to ''[[Sheer Heart Attack (song)|Sheer Heart Attack]]'', which I didn't like, and, from the title, I presumed that ''[[All Dead, All Dead]]'' was going to be hard rock, but it's a soft ballad. I eventually grew to love ''All Dead, All Dead'' and the album as a whole, but it took time before my failed expectations were replaced.
 
I remember being a little disappointed when I bought this album. I was already well familiar with ''We Will Rock You'' and ''We Are the Champions'', so I skipped to ''[[Sheer Heart Attack (song)|Sheer Heart Attack]]'', which I didn't like, and, from the title, I presumed that ''[[All Dead, All Dead]]'' was going to be hard rock, but it's a soft ballad. I eventually grew to love ''All Dead, All Dead'' and the album as a whole, but it took time before my failed expectations were replaced.
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==Status==
 
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I own this album on vinyl and CD.
 
  
 
==Track Listing==
 
==Track Listing==
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{| class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! Track
 
! Track
 
! Title
 
! Title
 
! Writer(s)
 
! Writer(s)
 
! Vocals
 
! Vocals
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! Rank
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! Rating
 
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| A1
 
| A1
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| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 6
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| {{Rating|6}}
 
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| A2
 
| A2
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 1
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
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|-
 
| A3
 
| A3
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| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]], [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]], [[Roger Taylor]]
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| 11
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| {{Rating|2}}
 
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| A4
 
| A4
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| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
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| 4
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| {{Rating|7}}
 
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| A5
 
| A5
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| [[John Deacon]]
 
| [[John Deacon]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 3
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
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| A6
 
| A6
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| ''[[Fight From the Inside]]''
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| ''[[Fight from the Inside]]''
 
| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Roger Taylor]]
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| 10
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| {{Rating|2}}
 
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|-
 
| B1
 
| B1
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 9
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| {{Rating|5}}
 
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| B2
 
| B2
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| ''[[Sleeping On the Sidewalk]]''
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| ''[[Sleeping on the Sidewalk]]''
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
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| 2
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
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| B3
 
| B3
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| [[John Deacon]]
 
| [[John Deacon]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 7
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| {{Rating|6}}
 
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| B4
 
| B4
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| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 8
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| {{Rating|6}}
 
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| B5
 
| B5
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 5
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| {{Rating|7}}
 
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|}
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The album's total score is 628.
  
 
==Media==
 
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Queen - News of the World - Remastered.jpg|Remastered, cover.
 
Queen - News of the World - Remastered.jpg|Remastered, cover.
 
Queen - News of the World - Remastered - Alt.jpg|Remastered, alternate cover.
 
Queen - News of the World - Remastered - Alt.jpg|Remastered, alternate cover.
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Queen - News of the World - 40th Anniversary.jpg|40th Anniversary.
 
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==Song Rank==
 
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This is the order in which I enjoy the songs from this album, and their individual song ratings.
 
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! Order !! Title !! Stars
 
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| 1 || [[We Are the Champions]] || 8
 
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| 2 || [[Sleeping On the Sidewalk]] || 8
 
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| 3 || [[Spread Your Wings]] || 8
 
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| 4 || [[All Dead, All Dead]] || 7
 
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| 5 || [[My Melancholy Blues]] || 7
 
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| 6 || [[We Will Rock You]] || 6
 
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| 7 || [[Who Needs You]] || 6
 
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| 8 || [[It's Late]] || 6
 
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| 9 || [[Get Down, Make Love]] || 5
 
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| 10 || [[Fight From the Inside]] || 2
 
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| 11 || [[Sheer Heart Attack (song)|Sheer Heart Attack]] || 2
 
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The album's total score is 628.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:34, 18 March 2024

News of the World

Queen - News of the World - Remastered.jpg

CD - USA - Remastered.
Artist Queen
Published 1977-10-28
Type Studio
Genre Hard rock, Arena rock, Rock, Soft rock, Ballad, Blues, Psychedelic rock
Themes Breakups, Pride, sex

News of the World is the sixth studio album by Queen released on 1977-10-28 and produced by Queen and Mike Stone. The album is quite a change from the band's earlier progressive rock albums, and is most popular for its hard rock songs We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions, but it also features ballads, soft rock, blues, and psychedelic rock.

Personal

Own?Yes. US vinyl, Hollywood Records CD, original master in the Crown Jewels.

I remember being a little disappointed when I bought this album. I was already well familiar with We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions, so I skipped to Sheer Heart Attack, which I didn't like, and, from the title, I presumed that All Dead, All Dead was going to be hard rock, but it's a soft ballad. I eventually grew to love All Dead, All Dead and the album as a whole, but it took time before my failed expectations were replaced.

Track Listing

Track Title Writer(s) Vocals Rank Rating
A1 We Will Rock You Brian May Freddie Mercury 6 Rating-6.svg
A2 We Are the Champions Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 1 Rating-8.svg
A3 Sheer Heart Attack Roger Taylor Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor 11 Rating-2.svg
A4 All Dead, All Dead Brian May Brian May 4 Rating-7.svg
A5 Spread Your Wings John Deacon Freddie Mercury 3 Rating-8.svg
A6 Fight from the Inside Roger Taylor Roger Taylor 10 Rating-2.svg
B1 Get Down, Make Love Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 9 Rating-5.svg
B2 Sleeping on the Sidewalk Brian May Brian May 2 Rating-8.svg
B3 Who Needs You John Deacon Freddie Mercury 7 Rating-6.svg
B4 It's Late Brian May Freddie Mercury 8 Rating-6.svg
B5 My Melancholy Blues Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 5 Rating-7.svg

The album's total score is 628.

Media

The cover art is from a painting by Frank Kelly Freas which was altered by the artist to include the band members. The idea is that the giant robot has accidentally killed people because it thought they were toys and played too rough with them. The look on its face is imploring its maker to please fix the "toys" for it. Some retailers sold the album with the art from the gatefold on the exterior, probably to censor the blood.

  • Vinyl, cover.

  • Vinyl, back.

  • Vinyl, gatefold.

  • Vinyl, picture disc.

  • Remastered, cover.

  • Remastered, alternate cover.

  • 40th Anniversary.

Links

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