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Queen II

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Queen II
Studio album by
Released8 March 1974 (1974-03-08)
Recorded5 August 1973 – 20 February 1974[1]
StudioTrident, London
Genre
Length40:42
Label
Producer
Queen chronology
Queen
(1973)
Queen II
(1974)
Sheer Heart Attack
(1974)
Singles from Queen II
  1. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
    Released: 25 February 1974 (UK)[2]

Queen II is the second studio album by Queen and was released on 8 March 1974 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. It went to number 5 in the United Kingdom, number 19 in Norway, number 26 in Japan, number 40 in Canada and number 49 in the United States. It did poorly in the chart in Australia where it made #79.

Track listing

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Original release

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All lead vocals by Freddie Mercury unless noted.

Side White
No. TitleLead vocals Length
1. "Procession"  Instrumental 1:12
2. "Father to Son"    6:14
3. "White Queen (As It Began)"    4:34
4. "Some Day One Day"  Brian May 4:23
5. "The Loser in the End"  Roger Taylor 4:02
Side Black
No. TitleLead vocals Length
1. "Ogre Battle"    4:10
2. "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke"    2:40
3. "Nevermore"    1:17
4. "The March of the Black Queen"  
  • Mercury
  • Taylor
6:33
5. "Funny How Love Is"    2:50
6. "Seven Seas of Rhye"    2:50
Total length:
40:42
Bonus tracks (1991 Hollywood Records reissue)
No. Title Length
12. "See What a Fool I've Been" (B-side to "Seven Seas of Rhye") 4:32
13. "Ogre Battle" (1991 Bonus Remix) 3:27
14. "Seven Seas of Rhye" (1991 Bonus Remix) 6:35
Total length:
54:36

Universal Music reissue (2011)

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Bonus EP
No. Title Length
1. "See What a Fool I've Been" (BBC session, July 1973 - remix 2011) 4:22
2. "White Queen (As It Began)" (live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975) 5:34
3. "Seven Seas of Rhye" (instrumental mix 2011) 3:10
4. "Nevermore" (BBC session, April 1974) 1:29
5. "See What a Fool I've Been" (B-side version, February 1974) 4:31
Total length:
19:06

iTunes deluxe edition (2011)

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Bonus videos
No. Title Length
1. "White Queen (As It Began)" (live at The Rainbow '74)  
2. "Seven Seas of Rhye" (live at Wembley Stadium '86)  
3. "Ogre Battle" (live at Hammersmith Odeon '75)  

References

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  1. "QUEENLIVE.ca". Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  2. "Queen singles".