Widely recognised as Queen’s strongest album of the 80’s and one of their most inspired, the 1989 released The Miracle was a global success reaching No. 1 in the UK and several major European markets, even re-establishing the band in the US where it delivered a gold album. Brian May has often cited the title track as his favourite Queen song of all time.
The hugely prolific sessions for The Miracle began in December 1987 and stretched out to March 1989. It was to be one of the most consequential periods in Queen’s history. Fifteen months previously, on August 9, 1986, Queen’s mighty Europe Magic Tour had ended on a high, before an estimated audience of more than 160,000 at Knebworth Park in Britain. As the band left the stage that night – toasting the flagship show of their biggest tour to date – they could hardly have foreseen that Knebworth marked a line in the sand. This would be Queen’s final live show with Freddie and the first in a chain of pivotal moments that would lead towards a lengthy separation for the band.
It would take 15 months and a radical restructuring of internal band dynamics before Queen regrouped in London’s Townhouse Studios on December 3rd, 1987, to start work on their thirteenth studio album. For the first time, Queen would share songwriting credits equally, regardless of who conceived each song, a consensus of opinion that was to have fertile results.
CD1: 2011 Bob Ludwig Master
1. Party (Remastered 2011) (2:24)
2. Khashoggi’s Ship (Remastered 2011) (2:49)
3. The Miracle (Remastered 2011) (5:02)
4. I Want It All (Remastered 2011) (4:41)
5. The Invisible Man (Remastered 2011) (4:03)
6. Breakthru (Remastered 2011) (4:08)
7. Rain Must Fall (Remastered 2011) (4:23)
8. Scandal (Remastered 2011) (4:43)
9. My Baby Does Me (Remastered 2011) (3:23)
10. Was It All Worth It (Remastered 2011) (5:46)
CD2: The Miracle Sessions
1. Party (2:53)
2. Khashoggi’s Ship(3:08)
3. The Miracle (4:46)
4. I Want It All (6:15)
5. The Invisible Man (5:03)
6. When Love Breaks Up (Demo) (1:43)
7. Breakthru (Real Drums And Bass) (4:58)
8. Rain Must Fall (Demo) (2:41)
9. Scandal (4:39)
10. My Baby Loves Me (4:08)
11. Was It All Worth It (5:02)
12. You Know You Belong To Me (1:54)
13. I Guess We’re All Falling Out (Demo) (3:43)
14. Dog With A Bone (3:48)
15. Water (Demo) (1:51)
16. Face It Alone (4:08)
CD3: Alternative Miracle
1. I Want It All (Single Version) (4:02)
2. Hang On In There (B-Side) (3:47)
3. Breakthru (5:44)
4. Stealin’ (B-Side) (4:00)
5. The Invisible Man(12″ Version) (5:29)
6. Hijack My Heart (B-Side)(4:12)
7. Scandal (12″ Mix (Album Version)) (6:35)
8. My Life Has Been Saved (1989 B-Side Version / Remastered 2011) (3:16)
9. Stone Cold Crazy (2:10)
10. My Melancholy Blues (3:50)
11. Chinese Torture 1:44)
CD4: Miracu-mentals
1. Party (Instrumental) (2:24)
2. Khashoggi’s Ship (Backing Track) (2:49)
3. The Miracle (Backing Track) (5:02)
4. I Want It All (Backing Track) (4:41)
5. The Invisible Man (Backing Track) (3:58)
6. Breakthru (Backing Track) (4:08)
7. Rain Must Fall (Backing Track) (4:23)
8. Scandal (Backing Track) (4:43)
9. My Baby Does Me (Backing Track) (3:24)
10. Was It All Worth It (Backing Track) (5:45)
