Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) 0:45
Written by Freddie Mercury/Mike Moran
Appears on: Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
Here's a short, fun hello from Freddie to the fans. This was for the 1987 Queen Fan Club convention, recorded during the Barcelona sessions.

Holding On (Demo) 4:12
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
Freddie was spending time in the studio after the Magic Tour with an idea for a new solo album. "The Great Pretender" was seemingly going to be part of it (and maybe "Hold On" with Jo Dare), but only a few demos were put down before the Barcelona project took over. This is a poppy number and quite fun.

Horns Of Doom (Demo) 4:16
Written by David Richards
Appears on: Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
Presented for your consideration: a David Richards composition dating from the Barcelona sessions, titled "Horns Of Doom." There are no vocals and it's a very moody, dark piece that has led to some speculation as to whether Freddie appears on this at all. It's hard to say one way or the other just by listening. Given how dynamic Barcelona turned out, this might well have been one of many abandoned ideas.

I Can't Dance/Keep Smilin' (Demo) 3:43
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
These are two songs linked by the same drum track. Assuming they were like this on the original demo, it might have been a planned segue. Freddie chats with someone (probably Mike Moran or one of the engineers) between tracks.

It's So You (Demo) 2:40
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
Reminiscent of "My Melancholy Blues" in style and feel, it's a shame this did get any further. What's there is promising and probably would have been a great closing to track to an album.

Yellow Breezes (Demo) 5:25
Written by Freddie Mercury/Mike Moran
Appears on: Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
Info coming soon.

Emotions In Motion 5:00
Written by Billy Squier
Appears on: Emotions In Motion LP album
One of Billy Squier's best. The track itself is very bass and dance heavy, but still manages to keep somewhat of a rock feel. Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor provide backing vocals. Freddie's vocals are particularly recognizable in the background, while Roger singles the chorus with Billy. Recorded in January 1982, Munich, during the Hot Space sessions.

Emotions In Motion (Single Edit)
Written by Billy Squier
Appears on: Emotions In Motion 7" vinyl
Info coming soon.

Lady With A Tenor Sax (Work In Progress) 4:02
Written by Billy Squier
Appears on: Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
This is a great track. The version on Squire's album Enough Is Enough has no Freddie vocals at all, even though he co-wrote it. The story goes that after they both recorded vocals, it was mutually decided that Billy's would be finished for the album. Well, here are Freddie's, which sounds more or less complete (the end of the second verse features some Freddie scat, but who cares?). It sounds like there was some mixing at the end (you'd have to hear the original to notice), probably to give the work-in-progress version a proper ending. No complaints here.

Love Is The Hero (12" Version) 5:22
Written by Billy Squier
Appears on: Love Is The Hero 12" vinyl, Freddie Mercury Solo Collection
This is the other Freddie song from Squire's Enough Is Enough album. The 12" Version features a great performance of the chorus, done solo by Freddie on piano (this is absent on the album). His vocals are heard as backing throughout the rest of the song, where he arguably outdoes Billy. This song, and this version, is definitely worth having.

Love Is The Hero (Reach For The Sky Extended Version) 5:15
Written by Billy Squier
Appears on: Reach For The Sky Compilation CD
This version, which appears on Billy Squire's collection Reach For The Sky, is slightly edited. Part of the bridge between the intro to the first verse is cut. Thankfully, all of Freddie's performance is intact. The Reach For The Sky collection also features the other three Queen-related tracks: (Another) 1984, Lady With A Tenor Sax and Emotions In Motions. Too bad Queen, as a full band, never recorded anything with Squire.