The Solo Collection
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Mercury would release two solo albums and a few singles. This was his own project outside of Queen and it wasn’t as commercially successful compared to what Queen had delivered. His two full albums were Mr. Bad Guy and Barcelona which were released in a four-year span from 1985 to 1988.
Mr. Bad Guy reached as high as the top ten on the UK Album charts. On the other hand, Barcelona combined elements of popular music and opera. Thanks to the album’s leading track, it received massive airplay as the official anthem of the 1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona.
