Freddie Mercury : Mr Bad Guy

Mr. Bad Guy 

is the debut solo 

album from

 Queen singer,

 Freddie Mercury. 

Released in 1985,

 during a period 

in which

 Queen were on

 hiatus from recordings,

 it contains eleven songs, 

all written by him.

For the album, 

Mercury compiled influences

 ranging from disco

 to dance music;

 this was in contrast to 

Queen's typical work, 

as they were 

rock-oriented. 

The album took 

nearly two years

 to record as 

Mercury had to 

gather enough material,

 while committing to

 band activities.

 Initially, 

the album was supposed to

 feature duets 

with Mercury

 and

 Michael Jackson.

 They recorded

 "There Must Be More to Life Than This",

 but Mercury

 dropped out 

of any further collaboration 

after feeling uncomfortable 

working with Jackson's 

pet llama in the studio. 

Recording was taxing on 

Mercury as he took part in

 everything from 

performing the tracks

 to sound engineering

 to obtain his desired effect. 

Mercury used 

synthesizers and

 orchestration

 in track development,

 adding to

 the diversity 

in each piece.

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