Las Palabras de Amor
| "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cool Cat" | ||||
| Released | 1 June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Studio | Musicland, Munich | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian May | |||
| Producer(s) |
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"Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)" is a
UK Singles Chart.[1]
Despite the mixed response to its parent album, "Las Palabras de Amor" has become a fan favourite.
Background
The song's lyrics were written by guitarist
synths
in addition to acoustic and electric guitars. May also sang lead vocals for the harmonized line "this night and evermore" throughout the song.
During
Rock The Cosmos-tour
2008 it was played in the Spanish speaking countries, sung by May.
This song also made it onto 1999 Queen's Greatest Hits III[2] and, more recently, on the Queen Forever compilation. It also appears on the Greatest Video Hits 2 DVD released in November 2003.[4][5]
Musical theatre actress Elaine Paige recorded the song on her album of Queen covers The Queen Album in 1988.[6]
The baby's face image of the single's cover would reappear on The Cross single for their song "New Dark Ages".
Personnel
Queen
- Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals
- Brian May – electric and 12-string acoustic guitars, keyboards, backing and co-lead vocals
- Roger Taylor – drums, backing vocals
- John Deacon – bass guitar
Charts
| Country | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK | 17 |
| Germany | 68 |
| Ireland | 10 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Switzerland | 13 |
The Netherlands |
26 |
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited
- ^ a b Palabras De Amor Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 5 July 2011
- ^ The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 5 July 2011
- ^ Queen Promo Videos: Las Palabras De Amor, Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 13 November 2019
- YouTube(Queen Forever)
- ^ "The Queen Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
External links
- Official YouTube videos: original music video, at Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (with Zucchero)
- Lyrics at Queen official website: album version, version from Greatest Hits III
| Queen | |
|---|---|
| Queen II | |
| Sheer Heart Attack | |
| A Night at the Opera |
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| A Day at the Races | |
| News of the World | |
| Jazz | |
| The Game | |
| Flash Gordon | |
| Hot Space | |
| The Works | |
| A Kind of Magic | |
| The Miracle | |
| Innuendo | |
| Made in Heaven | |
| Queen Rocks | |
| Queen Forever | |
| Other songs | |
