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