Return of the Champions
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{{Infobox album
| name = Return of the Champions
| type = live
| artist = Queen + Paul Rodgers
| cover = Returnofthechampions.jpg
| alt =
| released = 13 September 2005
| recorded = 9 May 2005
| venue = Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
| studio =
| length = {{Duration|m=101|s=00}}
| label = Parlophone (Europe)
Hollywood (US)
| producer = Joshua J. Macrae, Justin Shirley-Smith, Peter Brandt
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = The Cosmos Rocks
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Return of the Champions
| type = live
| single1 = Reaching Out (Live)"/"Tie Your Mother Down (Live)
| single1date = 29 August 2005 (Europe)
}}
}}
Return of the Champions is a double live album by English rock band Queen + Paul Rodgers. It was recorded in May 2005 during the Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England (except for "Imagine", which was performed in Hyde Park, London immediately after that year's terrorist attack) and released on 19 September 2005. A companion DVD was released in October, directed by David Mallet.
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r793851|pure_url=yes}} link]
|rev2 = Robert Christgau
|rev2score = D+ [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=5550&name=Queen+%2B+Paul+Rodgers link]
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev3score = {{Rating|1|5}} {{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/queen/albumguide|title=Queen: Album Guide|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=12 June 2012}}
}}
Track listing
All lead vocals performed by Paul Rodgers, except where noted.
=Disc 1=
{{Tracklisting
| headline = Track List
| extra_column = Original Album
| title1 = Reaching Out
| writer1 = Don Black, Andy Hill
| title2 = Tie Your Mother Down
| writer2 = Brian May
| extra2 = A Day at the Races (1976 / Queen)
| title3 = I Want to Break Free
| writer3 = John Deacon
| extra3 = The Works (1984 / Queen)
| title4 = Fat Bottomed Girls
| writer4 = May
| extra4 = Jazz (1978 / Queen)
| title5 = Wishing Well
| writer5 = Free
| extra5 = Heartbreaker (1973 / Free Album)
| title6 = Another One Bites the Dust
| writer6 = Deacon
| extra6 = The Game (1980 / Queen)
| title7 = Crazy Little Thing Called Love
| writer7 = Freddie Mercury
| extra7 = The Game
| title8 = Say It's Not True
| note8 = Lead Vocals by Taylor
| writer8 = Roger Taylor
| extra8 = The Cosmos Rocks (2008)
| title9 = {{-'}}39
| note9 = Lead Vocals by May
| writer9 = May
| extra9 = A Night at the Opera (1975 / Queen)
| title10 = Love of My Life
| note10 = Lead Vocals by May
| writer10 = Mercury
| extra10 = A Night at the Opera
| title11 = Hammer to Fall
| note11 = Lead Vocals by May & Rodgers
| writer11 = May
| extra11 = The Works
| title12 = Feel Like Makin' Love
| writer12 = Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs
| extra12 = Straight Shooter (1975 / Bad Company)
| title13 = Let There Be Drums
| writer13 = Sandy Nelson, Richard Podolor
| title14 = I'm in Love With My Car
| note14 = Lead Vocals by Taylor
| writer14 = Taylor
| extra14 = A Night at the Opera
| title15 = Guitar Solo
| note15 = Brighton Rock
| title16 = Last Horizon
| writer16 = May
| extra16 = Back to the Light (1992 / Brian May)
}}
=Disc 2=
{{tracklisting
| headline = Track List
| extra_column = Original Album
| title1 = These Are the Days of Our Lives
| note1 = Lead Vocals by Taylor
| writer1 = Taylor
| extra1 = Innuendo (1991 / Queen)
| title2 = Radio Ga Ga
| note2 = Lead Vocals by Taylor & Rodgers
| writer2 = Taylor
| extra2 = The Works
| title3 = Can't Get Enough
| writer3 = Ralphs
| extra3 = Bad Company (1974 / Bad Company)
| title4 = A Kind of Magic
| writer4 = Taylor
| extra4 = A Kind of Magic (1986 / Queen)
| title5 = I Want It All
| note5 = Lead Vocals by Rodgers & May
| writer5 = May
| extra5 = The Miracle (1989 / Queen)
| title6 = Bohemian Rhapsody
| note6 = Pre-Recorded Vocals by Mercury, With Lead Vocals by Rodgers
| writer6 = Mercury
| extra6 = A Night at the Opera
| title7 = The Show Must Go On
| writer7 = May
| extra7 = Innuendo
| title8 = All Right Now
| writer8 = Andy Fraser, Rodgers
| extra8 = Fire and Water (1970 / Free)
| title9 = We Will Rock You
| writer9 = May
| extra9 = News of the World (1977 / Queen)
| title10 = We Are the Champions
| writer10 = Mercury
| extra10 = News of the World
| title11 = God Save the Queen
| writer11 = Traditional, Arr. May
| extra11 = A Night at the Opera
}}
{{tracklisting
| headline = DVD Tracks
| extra_column = Original Album
| title12 = It's a Beautiful Day
| note12 = Remix / Pre-Recorded Vocals by Mercury
| writer12 = Mercury
| extra12 = Made in Heaven (1995 / Queen)
| title13 = Imagine
| note13 = Live at Hyde Park / Lead Vocals by May, Taylor & Rodgers
| writer13 = John Lennon
}}
NOTES: Tracks 12-13 are bonus songs from the DVD
Personnel
- Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, guitars
- Brian May – guitars, arrangements, vocals
- Roger Taylor – drums, percussion, vocals
- Spike Edney – keyboards, percussion, vocals
- Jamie Moses – guitars, vocals
- Danny Miranda – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Freddie Mercury – pre-recorded vocals ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Beautiful Day"), pre-recorded piano ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
Charts
= Album =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border="1"
!scope="col"|Chart (2005) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|19|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|52|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|39|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|19|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|France|80|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|13|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions year=2005|date=20051003|id=23357|accessdate=8 December 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland|47|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|year=2005|week=38|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|19|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|28|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|44|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|42|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|album=Return of the Champions|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|12|artist=Queen + Paul Rodgers|date=2005-10-01|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|84|M|title=Awards: Queen + Paul Rodgers – Return of the Champions|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/return-of-the-champions-r793851/charts-awards|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=1 March 2013}} |
= DVD =
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=video|title=Return of the Champions|artist=Queen + Paul Rogers|award=Gold|certref=}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=video|title=Return of the Champions|artist=Queen + Paul Rogers|award=Gold|certyear=2005|certmonth=11|access-date=2 March 2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=video|title=Return of the Champions|artist=Queen|award=Gold|relyear=2005|access-date=2 March 2013}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/discography/return-champions/ Queen official website: Discography: Return Of The Champions]: includes lyrics of "Reaching Out", "Wishing Well", "Another Ones Bites The Dust", "Can't Get Enough".
- {{IMDb title|id=0776795|title=Return of the Champions}}
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Category:Hollywood Records video albums
Category:Hollywood Records live albums
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