A Night at the Opera
LP by Queen
Released	21 November 1975 (UK) 2 December 1975 (US)
Recorded	August to November 1975
Genre	Rock
Length	44 min 11 sec
Label	EMI (UK), Hollywood Records (US)
Producer(s)	Queen and Roy Thomas Baker
Professional reviews
Queen chronology
Sheer Heart Attack (1974)	A Night at the Opera (1975)	A Day at the Races (1976)

A Night at the Opera is a rock album by British band Queen originally released in 1975. The album was recorded at Trident Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio and Lansdowne Studios, United Kingdom, and engineered by Mike Stone. Queen - A Night at the Opera album cover Used on Wikipedia under fair use guidelines: Low resolution copy of the album cover Ðåñηÿßôý | Talk 21:03, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC) This is an album cover. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Queen is a British rock band which came to popularity during the mid-1970s, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... The second (symbol: s) is the SI base unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith in London, in the United Kingdom. ... Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... Queen is a British rock band which came to popularity during the mid-1970s, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... Roy Thomas Baker is a record producer who helped create a number of extremely popular pop & rock records in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Queen is a British rock band which came to popularity during the mid-1970s, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... ...Sheer Heart Attack is a Queen album from 1974. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... A Day at the Races is a rock album by British band Queen originally released in 1976. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Queen is a British rock band which came to popularity during the mid-1970s, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

It was originally released by EMI in the UK and Elektra Records in the US, and re-released in the US on Hollywood Records in September of 1991. The album peaked at #4 in the US and has recently been certified Triple Platinum (three million copies sold) in the US. The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith in London, in the United Kingdom. ... Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ... ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 21 November 2005 it was again re-released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the album and of the first single off this album, Bohemian Rhapsody. This release is accompanied by a DVD with the same tracklisting featuring the original video's, old and new concertfootage (including the 2005 tour in "'39" and Brian May on the roof of Buckingham Palace with "God Save The Queen") and audio commentary by all four bandmembers. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Brian May with The Red Special Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947 in Hampton, London, England) became famous in the 1970s and 1980s as the guitarist of the rock group Queen and composed many of their hits, including We Will Rock You, Hammer to Fall, Tie Your Mother...

The album, along with the follow-up album A Day at the Races in 1976, takes its name from the Marx Brothers movie of the same name. A Day at the Races is a rock album by British band Queen originally released in 1976. ... The brothers in Hollywood: (left to right) Chico, Zeppo, Groucho, Harpo The Marx Brothers were a team of sibling comedians that played in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television. ...

"Death On Two Legs" was written by Mercury about their former manager and Trident Studios co-owner Norman Sheffield, though the dedication was removed to avoid legal issues. Queen never felt Sheffield gave them the promotional or financial support, so ties were cut before the "Opera" recording sessions began.

"'39" holds the interesting distinction of being the 39th album track originally released on a Queen album. It tells the story of a man who travels from Earth to colonize a new world and experiences the phenomenon of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity (which states that time slows down the closer you get to the speed of light). As such, he ages only one year as the Earth ages about 100 years, so his family and loved one are long dead upon his return, though their descendants survive. This track was written by guitarist Brian May, who was near completion of a PhD in astronomy upon joining the band. Brian May with The Red Special Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947 in Hampton, London, England) became famous in the 1970s and 1980s as the guitarist of the rock group Queen and composed many of their hits, including We Will Rock You, Hammer to Fall, Tie Your Mother... Astrometry: the study of the position of objects in the sky and their changes of position. ...

"The Prophet's Song" was written after a dream May had about Noah and the great Biblical flood.

"Love Of My Life" would become a live standard for Queen in a new acoustic version, where the audience would join in and sing word for word and note for note. Often, Freddie would stop singing and let them take over, conducting them like an orchestra (the later albums "Live Killers" and "Live At Wembley" are great examples of this).

Track listing

1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) - (Mercury) - 3:43 *
2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon (Mercury) - 1:07
3. I'm In Love With My Car - (Taylor) - 3:05
4. You're My Best Friend - (Deacon) - 2:52 *
5. '39 - (May) - 3:31 *
6. Sweet Lady - (May) - 4:03
7. Seaside Rendezvous - (Mercury) - 2:15
8. The Prophet's Song - (May) - 8:21
9. Love Of My Life - (Mercury) - 3:39
10. Good Company - (May) - 3:23
11. Bohemian Rhapsody - (Mercury) - 6:00 *
12. God Save The Queen - (Arr. May) - 1:18
13. I'm In Love With My Car (1991 Remix) - (Taylor) (Bonus Track on 1991 Hollywood Records re-issue, remixed by Mike Shipley)
14. You're My Best Friend (1991 Remix) - (Deacon) - 2:52 * (Bonus Track on 1991 Hollywood Records re-issue, remixed by Matt Wallace)

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Personnel

All lead vocals by Freddie Mercury except:

- I'm In Love With My Car: Roger Taylor

- '39: Brian May

- Good Company: Brian May

All backing vocals by Queen except:

- Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon: Freddie

- I'm In Love With My Car: Roger

- Seaside Rendezvous: Freddie

- Love Of My Life: Freddie

- Good Company: Brian

Vocal canon in 'The Prophet's Song' by Freddie, Brian and Roger

Operatic vocals in 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen, arranged and conducted by Freddie Mercury. Bass voice by Freddie Mercury. Soprano voices by Freddie Mercury & Roger Taylor.

Vocal orchestration in 'Seaside Rendezvous' by Freddie Mercury & Roger Taylor, arranged by Freddie Mercury.

All drums by Roger Taylor

Gong, timpani and tambourines by Roger Taylor

All bass guitars by John Deacon

All acoustic & electric guitars by Brian May

Guitar orchestration in Good Company & God Save The Queen by Brian May

Guitar effects by Brian May

All pianos by Freddie Mercury except You're My Best Friend (John) and God Save The Queen (Brian, demo version only)

Piano solo in 'Love Of My Life' by Freddie Mercury

Ukelele in 'Good Company' by Brian May

Harp in 'Love Of My Life' by Brian May

Koto in 'Prophet's Song' by Brian May

Double Bass in '39 by John Deacon

Jangle piano in 'Seaside Rendezvous' by Freddie Mercury

Singles

• "Bohemian Rhapsody"/"I'm In Love With My Car" - Elektra E45297; released December, 1975
• "You're My Best Friend"/"'39" - Elektra E45318; released June, 1976

Charts

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Singles - Billboard (North America)