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Hi all! First off, I have just been delivered a copy of said album, and I think it's great! Okay, Now, The songs "Abandonfire" and "I Cry For You" are credited to Taylor/Richards. My question (maybe a stupid one...) is, Who is 'Richards'? Is it David Richards (who co-produced the album), Or someone else? Thanks for any answers you lot might have!
"Elton John and I became really good friends. I don't mean 'good friends' in that sense. I just mean we slept together." -Billy Joel
It is indeed David Richards, famed producer/engineer of that album and many of Queen's albums as well.
Yeah, it's David Richards... According to the booklet, David did approx. 50% of all keyboards on this record.
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I have a 1996 remaster of the album from Holland, and in the booklet it gives no details as to who played what and where. It really ticked me off. ;) I figured it was David Richards, But I just needed to be sure. Thanks to you both!
"Elton John and I became really good friends. I don't mean 'good friends' in that sense. I just mean we slept together." -Billy Joel
Actually David played 50% of keyboards in Fun In Space. Strange Frontier has no credits. We do know John was in a couple of tracks thanks to a Roger interview in Japan. Not neccesarily playing, he could have been mixing or something. Roger also mentioned Rick Parfitt (whom he said was the best rhythm guitarist) played.
John hated Hot Space. Frederick's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Roger didn't compose 'Innuendo.' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hasn't got 180 vocal overdubs.
Of course, Sebastian is right... I thought of the wrong album... AGAIN!
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Freddie sung some BVs for "Killing Time"
Serry Funster wrote:
Freddie sung some BVs for "Killing Time"
Now THAT I knew! :D
"Elton John and I became really good friends. I don't mean 'good friends' in that sense. I just mean we slept together." -Billy Joel
Dan "The Host" Corson wrote:
Serry Funster wrote:
Freddie sung some BVs for "Killing Time"
Now THAT I knew! :D


And he probably co-wrote that one!
Dan "The Host" Corson wrote:
Hi all! First off, I have just been delivered a copy of said album, and I think it's great! Okay, Now, The songs "Abandonfire" and "I Cry For You" are credited to Taylor/Richards. My question (maybe a stupid one...) is, Who is 'Richards'? Is it David Richards (who co-produced the album), Or someone else? Thanks for any answers you lot might have!


David also wrote "Horns Of Dooms" from Freddie's Box Set.
I don`t think Fred co-wrote Killing Time. Maybe he put the interlude, but the song per se is Roger`s from here to Messier 31.
John hated Hot Space. Frederick's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Roger didn't compose 'Innuendo.' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hasn't got 180 vocal overdubs.
Sebastian wrote:
I don`t think Fred co-wrote Killing Time. Maybe he put the interlude, but the song per se is Roger`s from here to Messier 31.


Maybe. I meant that he probably put some of his own ideas on it.
For sure, John played bass on one Strange Frontier track. His bass playing is unmistakable.
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Sir GH<br><font size=1>ah yeah</font> wrote:
For sure, John played bass on one Strange Frontier track. His bass playing is unmistakable.


Yes, but most of the bass-parts in the album are either synths, or so simple that Roger could have handled them himself. Not all of them of course... someday I should make a deeper insight of that for my website
John hated Hot Space. Frederick's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Roger didn't compose 'Innuendo.' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hasn't got 180 vocal overdubs.
john played bass on it's an illusion where rick parfitt played guitar


in my copy it has written STANGE frontier:yours?
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