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Back To The Light

Brian's first solo album, featuring 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' (first time performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute) which got to N05 in the UK and 'Driven By You' which was used in some Ford advertises.

"Dear folks,
This is an album of songs, and the man who finished making it today is very different from the man who started it five years ago. So this is not a set of ideas put down at one moment, nor is it the story of my life; it is merely a collection of attempts made at variuos times to make sense of life's journey. Thus you won't find much in here about how fab it is to be a rock star in Queen; but you may find, in contrast, glimpes of someone quite small and insecure. I know him well.
Music is joy to me, and living in it is sometimes the only safe place to be. Much of what is recorded here is for fun, escapism, music for it's own sake, and although I mean what I say, take it all with a small pinch of salt.
In my mind, this album was always called Back To The Light. At it's beginning I felt no real hope of finding the light; now it glimmers dimly, encouragingly, but always intermittently in the hall of mirrors around me. I suppose if we ever knew exactly where the light was coming from, getting there would be easy....."

Released: 23. Sept. 1992.(UK) UK chart : 6 (14 weeks on chart) - Gold 1. The Dark [2:20] 2. Back To The Light [4:59] 3. Love Token [5:55] 4. Resurrection [5:27] 5. Too Much Love Will Kill You [4:28] 6. Driven By You [4:11] 7. Nothin' But Blue [3:31] 8. I'm Scared [4:00] 9. Last Horizon [4:10] 10. Let Your Heart Rule Your Head [3:51] 11. Just One Life [3:38] 12. Rollin' Over [4:36] This album is dedicated to Harold May, Alfred Dobson and Freddie Mercury. And to all those loved ones we have lost too soon. Recorded at Allerton Hill, Mountain, Sarm East, Mono Valley, Marcus and Townhouse Studios Produced by Brian May with Justin Shirley-Smith and David Richards Engineered by Justin Shirley-Smith All vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards and anything else around by Brian May except: Drums: Cozy Powell, Geoff Dugmore Bass: Gary Tibbs, Neil Murray Piano: Mike Moran Keyboards: Don Airey B.V.s Miriam Stockley, Maggie Ryder, Suzie O'List, Gill O'Donovan John Deacon: Bass on 'Nothin' but Blue' Chris Thompson: Co-vocals on 'Rollin' Over'

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