Sheer Heart Attack | ||
Album by Queen | ||
Released | 8 November, 1974 (UK) | |
Recorded | Trident Studios Air Studios Rockfield Studios Wessex Studios | |
Length | 39:09 | |
Format | 12",8T,CS,CD | |
Genre | Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
Label | EMI, Parlophone (UK) Elektra, Hollywood (US) | |
Producer(s) | Queen, Roy Thomas Baker |
Album Chronology | |
Preceding | Queen II (1974) |
This Album | Sheer Heart Attack (1974) |
Succeeding | A Night at the Opera (1975) |
Sheer Heart Attack is the third album by Queen, first released in November 1974.
Track Listing
Side One
- 1. Brighton Rock (Brian May)
- 2. Killer Queen (Freddie Mercury)
- 3. Tenement Funster (Roger Taylor)
- 4. Flick of the Wrist (Mercury)
- 5. Lily of the Valley (Mercury)
- 6. Now I'm Here (May)
Side Two
- 1. In the Lap of the Gods (Mercury)
- 2. Stone Cold Crazy (Mercury, May, Taylor, John Deacon)
- 3. Dear Friends (May)
- 4. Misfire (Deacon)
- 5. Bring Back That Leroy Brown (Mercury)
- 6. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos) (May)
- 7. In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited (Mercury)
Peaks
- 2 - UK (1974)
- 12 - US (1974)
- 6 - Canada (1974)
- 23 - Japan (1974)
- 9 - Norway (1974)
- 19 - Australia (1974)
Trivia
- Killer Queen launched Queen to mainstream popularity, both in the UK, and internationally.
- Digressing from the progressive themes featured on the first two albums, this album featured more conventional rock tracks, and marked a step towards the classic 'Queen sound'.