Shove It

Shove It (Album Version) 3:27
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It, Track 1/US Shove It, Track 2

Shove It (Extended Mix) 5:05

Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It 12" vinyl, UK Shove It CD single

More than just an extended version of the album track, this track adds some new lyrics and feels more like a continuation of the song. If you like the album version, you'll probably dig this.

Shove It (Metropolix) 3:28
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It 12" vinyl

A tight remix, this adds some echo to the percussion and a few added effects here and there. The vocals mix parts of both the album and Extended versions. At three and a half minutes, it doesn't overdo it.

Cowboys And Indians

Cowboys And Indians (Album Version) 5:53
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: Shove It, UK Track 2/US Shove It, Track 3


Cowboys And Indians (Single Version) 4:32

Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It CD single, UK Cowboys and Indians promo CD

You probably wouldn't notice this version is edited until you compare times. This mix is done very well and keeps the guts of the song intact. The beginning and end are where most of the trimming takes place.

Cowboys And Indians (7" Single Version) 4:20
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: Cowboys and Indians 7" vinyl

The pitch is increased slightly on this one, making it the standard Single Version run faster than usual. The result is a shorter running time for the same cut of the song.

Contact

Contact (Album Version) 4:52
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It, Track 3/US Shove It, Track 4

Heaven For Everyone

Heaven For Everyone (Freddie Mercury Vocals) 4:54
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It CD album, UK Shove It vinyl album, The Freddie Mercury Solo Collection

Two versions of this song were recorded for The Cross album Shove It. Freddie's vocals seem more suited to this song than Roger's (which are also pretty good), which is probably one of the reasons it was dusted off for Queen's Made In Heaven album. If this version sounds familiar, that's why. Roger sings the intro, middle-eight and outro, absent from the Queen version.

Heaven For Everyone (Roger Taylor Vocals) 5:09
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on:
US Shove It CD album, US Shove It vinyl album, UK Heaven For Everyone 7" vinyl, UK Heaven For Everyone 12" vinyl
This is the other version of the song recorded for Shove It. Roger sings the entire song, with Freddie singing back-up. The song feels lighter and mellower compared to both Freddie's version and the eventual Queen version. This version was also used on the video.

Stand Up For Love

Stand Up For Love (Album Version) 4:20
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It, Track 5/US Shove It, Track 7

Love On A Tightrope (Live An Animal)

Love On A Tightrope (Like An Animal) (Album Version) 4:49
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It, Track 6/US Shove It, Track 8

Love Lies Bleeding (She was a wicked, wily waitress)

Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress) (Album Version) 4:24
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It, Track 7/US Shove It, Track 1

Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress) (Original Version) 4:14
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Cowboys and Indians 7" vinyl, UK Cowboys and Indians 12" vinyl,
UK Cowboys and Indians promo CD
Brian May appears on this track, both on the album and the single, playing some great guitar. This was the lead-off single for the album, so it came out before the album did, making this version the Original. The differences to the album aren't huge, but you'll notice the beefier guitars. Roger sings "I want you to burn! Burn! Burn!" on this version, which is edited on the album (except the last "Burn!") for some reason. This version is also about ten seconds shorter, fading out earlier.

Rough Justice

Rough Justice (Outro Mix) 4:13
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: US Shove It CD album, US Shove It vinyl album, UK Shove It vinyl album

On all US formats (CD, LP and cassette), this version finishes off the album. The difference between it and the UK version is the fifty-second "Shove It" instrumental reprise, which also appears on The 2nd Shelf Mix" ending the UK CD Shove It album. In a way, by itself, this version works better than the UK Version, because it has a less-abrupt ending. This version does appear on the UK LP, which excludes The 2nd Shelf Mix.

Rough Justice 3:22
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It CD album

On the UK CD album, this version is the same as the US version, but does not feature the fifty-second "Shove It" outro at the end. It doesn't need to, because the next track is The 2nd Shelf Mix of "Shove It," which does the same job (and has that outro at the end anyway). Without the album outro, though, the song itself ends a little abruptly (but not badly).

Feel The Force

Feel The Force 3:46
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: US Shove It CD album, US Shove It vinyl album

The US alone lucked out by getting an extra song on its version of the album (the UK version instead got The 2nd Shelf Mix). It's not the strongest song on the album, but it isn't bad. It follows "Heaven For Everyone" (the version with Roger's lead vocals), feeling like an optimistic sequel to that song. This track, along with Roger's version of "Heaven For Everyone," make the US edition of the album worth seeking out.

2nd Shelf Mix

2nd Shelf Mix 5:50
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: UK Shove It CD album

This mix is basically the entire Shove It Extended Mix, with a fifty-second instrumental reprise added to the end. This same reprise appears at the end of the US version of "Rough Justice," acting on both UK and US versions of the album as the outro.

Celebration

Celebration 5:15
Written by Spike Edney
Appears on: Unreleased

An unreleased Cross track by Spike Edney that was recorded just after or at the very end of the Shove It sessions. Celebration is a very Cross sounding track, with some Hendrix-like opening guitar bits that goes quickly into a synthesized sound.