QUEEN


The Miracle

(1989)



1. Party 2'24
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2. Khashoggi's Ship 2'49
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3. The Miracle 5'02
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4. I Want It All 4'41
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5. The Invisible Man 3'58
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6. Breakthru 4'08
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7. Rain Must Fall 4'24
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8. Scandal 4'42
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9. My Babe Does Me 3'25
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10. Was It All Worth It 5'45
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Extra Tracks

11. Hang On In There 3'46

(QUEEN)
B-side to I Want It All
12. Chinese Torture (12" version) 1'46
(QUEEN)
13. The Invisible Man
(12" version) 5'29
(QUEEN)

Total Time: 52:19


  • Freddie Mercury - Piano (1, 3), KORG M1 Synthesizer, Keyboards (4), Lead Vocals, Programming
  • Brian May - Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar (4), Keyboards (8), Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Synthesisers, Programming
  • John Deacon - Bass, Electric Guitars, Synthesisers, Programming
  • Roger Taylor - Drums, Double-kick Bass Drum (4), Keyboards (5), Percussion (6), Synthesisers, Programming, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
  • David Richards - Additional Synth-Bass (8)

    Produced by QUEEN and Dave Richards
    Management: Jim Beach
    Andrew Bradfield - Assistant Engineer
    Album Engineered by David Richards
    Assistant Engineers: Andrew Bradfield, John Brough, Angelique Cooper, Claude Frider, Andy Mason, Justin Shirley-Smith
    Computer Programming: Brian Zellis
    Studio Equipment Co-ordination: Martin P. Groves and Brian Zellis
    Computer Keyboards: PASSPORT MASTER TRACKS SOFTWARE
    TANNOY Speakers by
    TANNOY Ltd.
    Album Sleeve Design: Richard Gray - based on an idea by QUEEN
    Quantel Graphic Paintbox Operator: Richard Baker
    Original Photography: Simon Fowler
    Make-up: Paul Kennington
    World Publicity:
    ROXY MEADE, Lipsey Meade PR, 95, Mortimer Street, London WIN 7TA

    All Tracks Written by QUEEN

    Lyrics Reprinted Courtesy of QUEEN MUSIC Ltd.
    Lyrics and Music Published for the world by
    QUEEN MUSIC Ltd. / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING Ltd. with the exception of

    U.S.A. and Canada - QUEEN MUSIC Ltd./ BEECHWOOD / SCREENGEMS
    Japan - QUEEN MUSIC Ltd. / WATANABE MUSIC PUBLISHING

    All Tracks Performed exclusively by QUEEN
    All Songs Written by: Freddie Mercury • Brian May • John Deacon • Roger Taylor

    Special Thanks To:

    Gerry Stickells, Julie Nash, Claude Nobs, Misa Watanabe, Gilbert Marouani, Peter Freestone, Joe Fannelli, Terry Giddings, Jacky Gunn, Nicola Froude, Anita Dobson, David Mallet, Jacqui Byford, Melanie Martin, Vicky Soder, Andre Gauchat, Peter Chant, Bryan Lask, Mike Silverstone, Coutts Ü Ñî, Robert Lee, Penny Robinson, Marjie Winter, Gwen, Sarah, Elena, all at EMI-CAPITO! RECORDS and EMI MUSIC.

    Official International QUEEN Fan Club: 46, Pembridge Road, London Wl 1 3HN, England.

    Album Recorded at OLYMPIC STUDIOS and The TOWNHOUSE STUDIOS, London, England and MOUNTAIN STUDIOS, Montreux, Switzerland

    Mastered at The TOWNHOUSE STUDIOS by Kevin Metcalf and Gordon Vickary

    Released: May 22, 1989





    1. Party

      We had a good night jamming away,
      There was a full moon showing,
      And we started to play.
      But in the cold light of day next morning
      Party was over.
      The party was over.

      We got love and we got style
      And we got sex and I know
      I know we got what it takes oh, oh, oh
      Why don`t you come back and play
      Come back and play, come back and play.
      We got all night all day
      Everybody`s gone away
      Why don`t you come back and play
      Come back and play, come back and play.
      Come back and play. Go get`em boy - let`s party.


      We had a food fight in somebody`s face
      We were up all night singing
      And giving a chase
      But in the cold light of day next morning
      Everybody was hang over.

      Come back and play, come back and play.
      We got all night all day, everybody`s gone away
      Why don`t you come back and play
      Come back and play.
      We got all night and we got all day,
      We got all night to play...

      Come back, come back, come back, come back,
      Come back and play.
      Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye the party is over.

    2. Khashoggi`s Ship

      Who said that my party was all over?
      Huh, huh! I`m in pretty good shape.
      The best years of my life are like a super nova.
      Huh, huh! Perpetual craze.
      I said that

      Everybody drank my wine - you get my drift
      And then we took a holiday on Khashoggi`s Ship - Well,
      We really had a good good time they was all so sexy
      We was bad, we was blitzed
      All in all it was a pretty good trip.

      This big bad fucker
      With a fist as big as your head
      Wanted to get me, I said go away
      I said kiss my ass, honey
      He pulled out a gun, wanted to arrest me, I said uh, uh,
      babe.

      Now listen no one stops my party,
      No one stops my party,
      No one, no one, no one stops my party.
      Just like I said.
      We were phased, we was pissed,
      Just having a total eclipse.

      Huh, huh, paruh, puh, Oums ta, ta, ta, deeree dee, dee, dee...

      Let`s go!

      This one`s on me,
      So let us do it just right,
      This here one party
      Don`t get started till midnight...

      Party to the left -
      Party to the right -
      Left - Right
      No one stops my party ...

    3. The Miracle

      Every drop of rain that falls in Sahara Desert says it all
      It`s Miracle.
      All God`s creations great and small, the Golden Gate and Taj Mahal
      That`s a Miracle.
      Test tube babies being born, mothers, fathers dead and gone
      It`s a Miracle.

      We`re having a Miracle on Earth,
      Mother nature does it all for us.
      The wonders of this world go on,
      The handing Gardens of Babylon,
      Captain Cook and Cain and Able, Jimi Hendrix to the
      Tower of Babel. It`s a Miracle, it`s a Miracle, It`s
      a Miracle aaaah, It`s a Miracle.

      The one thing we`re all waiting for
      Is peace on Earth - an end to war.
      It`s a Miracle we need - the Miracle
      We`re all waiting for today.

      If every leaf on every tree could tell a story that would be
      The Miracle.
      If every child on every street had clothes to wear and food to eat
      That`a a Miracle.
      If all God`s people could be free too live in perfect harmony
      It`s a Miracle.

      We`re having a Miracle on Earth,
      Mother nature does it all for us.
      Open hearts and surgery Sunday morning with a cup of tea
      Super powers always fighting,
      But Mona Lisa just keeps on smiling
      It`s a Miracle, well it`s a Miracle,
      It`s a Miracle aaaah,
      It`s a Miracle.

      The one thing we`re all waiting for
      Is peace on Earth - an end to war.
      It`s a Miracle we need - the Miracle
      Peace on Earth and end to war.
      Today!

      That time will come
      One day you`ll see when we can all be friends.

      That time will come
      One day you`ll see when we can all be friends.

      That time will come
      One day you`ll see when we can all be friends.

    4. I Want It All

      Adventure seeker on an empty street,
      Just an alley creeper, light on his feet
      A young fighter screaming, with no time for doubt
      With the pain and anger cant`s see a way out.

      It ain`t much I`m asking,
      I heard him say
      Gotta find me a future,
      Move out of my way.

      I Want It all, I Want It all, I Want It all and I Want It Now.
      I Want It all, I Want It all, I Want It all and I Want It Now.

      Listen all you people come gather round
      I gotta get me a game plan gotta shake you to the ground
      Just give me what I know if mine
      People do you hear me? Just give me a sign.

      It ain`t much I`m asking,
      If you want the truth
      Here`s so the future
      For the dreams of youth.

      I Want It all, I Want It all, I Want It all and I Want It Now.
      I Want It all, I Want It all, I Want It all and I Want It Now.

      I`m a man with a one track mind
      So much to do in one life time.
      Believe me not a compromise
      And where`s and why`s and living lies.
      So I`m living it all, yes I`m living at all
      And I`m giving it all, and I`m giving it all.
      Ooooh!

      It ain`t much I`m asking,
      If you want the truth
      Here`s so the future
      Hear the cry of youth.

      I Want It all, I Want It all, I Want It all and I Want It Now.
      I Want It all, I Want It all, I Want It all and I Want It Now

    5. The Invisible Man

      I`m the invisible man
      I`m the invisible man
      Incredible how you can
      See right through me.

      Freddie Mercury ...

      When you hear the sound, that you just can`t place,
      Feel something move, that you just can`t trace,
      When something sits on the end of your bed,
      Don`t turn around when you hear me tread.

      I`m the invisible man
      I`m the invisible man
      Incredible how you can
      See right through me.

      I`m the invisible man
      I`m the invisible man
      It`s criminal how I can
      See right through you.

      John Deacon ...

      Now I`m in your room and I`m in your bed
      And I`m in your life and I`m in your head
      Like the CIA or the FBI
      You`ll never get close,
      Never take me alive.

      I`m the invisible man
      I`m the invisible man
      Incredible how you can
      See right through me.

      I`m the invisible man
      I`m the invisible man
      It`s criminal how I can
      See right through you.

      Hah, hah, hah, hello
      Hah, hah, hah, hello
      Hah, hah, hah, hello-hello-hello-hello.

      Never had a real good friend - not a boy or a girl
      No one knows what I`ve been through - lef my flag unfurl
      So I make my mark from the edge of the world
      From the edge of the world, from the edge of the world

      Brian May. Brian May ...

      Now I`m on your track and I`m in your mind
      And I`m on your back Don`t look behind
      I`m your meanest thought I`m your darkest fear
      But I`ll never get caught You can`t shake me
      Shake me dear

      I`m the invisible man
      I`m the invisible man
      Incredible how you can
      See right through me.

      I`m the invisible man
      I`m the invisible man
      It`s criminal how I can
      See right through you.

      Look at me. Look at me.

      Roger Taylor ...

    6. Breakthrou

      When love breaks up
      When the dawn light wakes up
      A new life is born
      Somehow I have to make this final breakthrough...

      Now!

      I wake up
      Feel just fine
      Your face
      Fills my mind
      I get religion quick
      Cos you`re looking divine
      Honey, you`re touching something, you`re touching me
      I`m under your thumb, under your spell can`t you see.

      If I could only reach you
      If I could make you smile
      If I could only reach you
      That would really be a breakthrough - oh yeah

      breakthrough, these barriers of pain
      breakthrough, to the sunshine from the rain
      Make my feelings known towards you
      Turn my heart inside and out for you now
      Somehow I have to make this final breakthrough.
      Now!

      Your smile
      Speaks books to me
      I break up
      With each and every ome of your looks at me
      Honey, you`re starting something deep inside of me
      Honey, you`re sparking something, this fire in me
      I`m outta control
      I wanna rush headlong into this ecstasy

      If I could only reach you
      If I could make you smile
      If I could only reach you
      That would really be a breakthrough.

      If I could only reach you
      If I could make you smile
      If I could only reach you
      That would really be a breakthrough - oh yeah

    H2> 7. Rain Must Fall

      I can see it in your stars
      Life is so exciting
      Acting so bizarre
      Your world is so inviting
      Playing really cool
      And looking so mysterious
      Your every day is full of sunshine
      But into every life a little rain must fall

      Anyone who imagines
      They can blind you with science
      Bully you all over
      With property and finance
      But you have position
      To call the shots and name the price, honey
      You found success and recognition
      But into every life a little rain must fall

      You tread a fairy tale existence
      But into every life a little rain must fall

      Others seem to think
      You are over dramatising
      Problems at work
      So it`s hardly surprising
      There`s little you can do
      To after their opinions
      You want a clean reputation
      But now you`re facing complications
      Cos into every life a little rain must fall

    8. Scandal

      Scandal - now you`ve left me all the world`s gonna know
      Scandal, they`re gonna turn our lives into a freak show
      They`ll see the heart ache, they`ll see our loove break
      They`ll hear me pleading, I`ll say: oh, Gods sake
      Over and over and over again

      Scandal - now you`ve left me there`s no healing the wounds
      Hey scandal, and all the world can make us out to be fools
      Here come the bad news, open thefloodgates
      They`ll leave us bleeding we say you cheapskates
      Over and over and over again

      So let them know when we scare
      It`s just a private affair
      They`ll have us hang in the air
      And tell me what do they care
      It`s only a life to be twisted and broken.

      They`ll see the heart ache, they`ll see our loove break
      They`ll hear me pleading, I`ll say: oh, Gods sake
      Over and over and over again

      Scandal, scandal

      Scandal, yes you`re breaking my heart again
      Today the headlines, tomorrow hard times
      And no one really knows the truth from the lies
      And in the end of story deeper must hide
      Deeper and deeper and deeper inside

      Scandal, scandal

    9. My Baby Does Me

      My baby
      Baby does
      My baby does me good
      My baby does
      My baby does me
      My baby does me good

      My lady
      Understands
      Understands me right
      She understands
      She understands me
      Understands me right

      My baby cares
      She really cares
      She knows what`s really right for me
      Does me good then she hurts me so
      She winds me up then lets me go
      Turns me on and then tells me no

      She`s just a pussy cat

      My baby loves me
      My baby loves me
      My baby cutts me
      one day she tells me that she cares
      Another day she tells me she don`t love me
      She really really does me

    10. Was It All Worth It

      What is there left for me to do in this life
      Did I achieve what I had set in my sights
      Am I a happy man or is this sinking sand
      Was it all worth it, was it all worth it

      Yeah,
      Now hear my story.
      Let me tell you about it...
      We bought a drum kit, blew my own trumpet
      Played the circuit, thought we were perfect

      Was it all worth it
      Giving all my heart and soul
      And staying up all night
      Was it all worth it
      Living breathing rock`n`roll
      A Godforsaken life
      Was it all worth it, was it all worth it
      All these years

      Put down our money without couinting the cost
      It didn`t matter if we won - if we lost
      Yes we were vicious, yes we could kill
      Yes we were hungry, yes we were brill
      We served a purpose, like a bloody circus
      We were so dandy we love you madly

      Was it all worth it
      Living breathing rock`n`roll
      This Godforsaken life
      Was it all worth it, was it all worth it
      When the hurly burly`s done -
      We went to Bali, saw God and Dali
      So mystic, surrealistic

      Was it all worth it
      Giving all my heart and soul
      And staying up all night
      Was it all worth it
      Living breathing rock'n'roll
      This never ending fight
      Was it all worth it, was it all worth it

      Yes, it was a worthwhile experience
      It was worth it ...

    11. Hang On In There

      Don't let go, don't lose your mystique,
      Wait a little longer,
      Tomorrow brings another feast,
      Don't let go, don't lose your reputation,
      Thank god you're still alive,
      You're still in one piece,
      Hang on in there, don't lose your appetite,
      Hang on in there, forget the danger signs,
      Fray for that magical moment and it will appear
      ( Don't fight for lost emotions ),
      Wait for the sunrise,
      And everything will seem so clear,
      ( Look straight ahead, look straight ahead ),
      Hang on in there, hang on in there, hang on in there,
      Your wish will be granted,
      All your problems will disappear,
      Don't be a fool, you haven't reached your peak,
      You got a fast car racing up inside you,
      Your life is incomplete,
      Hang on in there, hang on in there,
      Fray for that magical moment and it will appear
      ( Wait for that moment ),
      Wait for the sunrise,
      Just wait and see and it will seem so clear,
      Let's go, let's go - OK now do the change now,
      Yeah, hang on in there,
      Hang on in there etc.

    12. Chinese Torture

      ( instrumental )