Five Live (George Michael and Queen EP)
Five Live (George Michael and Queen EP)
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Five Live | ||||
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EP by George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield | ||||
Released | 19 April 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1974, 1991, 1992 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, dance-pop | |||
Length | 28:46 | |||
Label | Hollywood (US/Canada) Parlophone (Rest of world) | |||
Producer | Queen, George Michael, Roy Thomas Baker | |||
George Michael chronology | ||||
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Queen chronology | ||||
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Lisa Stansfield chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Freaky Trigger | 4/10[2] |
Five Live is an EP released in 1993, featuring five (in some countries, where it is considered to be a reduced-length long-playing album, six) tracks, performed by George Michael, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield. "Somebody to Love" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (both also available on video) were recorded at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held on 20 April 1992, at Wembley Stadium.
All proceeds from the sale of the EP benefited the Mercury Phoenix Trust. Sales of the record were very strong throughout Europe, where it debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and several European countries, either considered as a single, or charting on album charts as an extended play or an LP. Chart success in the U.S. was far less spectacular, but the EP still peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200.
A shortened version of "Killer" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", a live medley performed by Michael at Wembley Arena, was released as a further independent single, in some territories only. The singer also shot a music video for it, although he did not personally appear (it was during the time Michael refused to exploit his outward look, which he thought would distract the audience from the music, his main concern). The video was directed by Marcus Nispel.
While "These Are the Days of Our Lives" is played by the remaining members of Queen, it is actually a duet between George Michael and Lisa Stansfield.
The sixth track—only featured on some releases—is represented by a short performance by Queen, entitled "Dear Friends", originally sung by Freddie Mercury himself. Recorded in 1974, this constitutes the one studio recording on the record. It was not included in the UK vinyl of the EP.
Usually, countries where the six-track work is distributed consider it to be a short LP, whereas those where the five-track (hence, its title) work is available generally tend to see it as an EP or even (if "Killer"/"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was not marketed independently in those same territories) as a particularly long or content-rich single. It has sold an estimated 5 million copies worldwide.[citation needed]
Contents
1 Track listing
2 Charts
2.1 Weekly charts
2.2 Year-end charts
3 Certifications
4 Release history
5 References
Track listing[edit]
- "Somebody to Love" (Freddie Mercury) – 5:17 (U.S. #30)
- Performed by Queen and George Michael
- Recorded at Wembley Stadium on 20 April 1992
- Performed by Queen and George Michael
- "Killer" (Adam Tinley, Seal-Henry Samuel) – 5:58
- Performed by George Michael
- Recorded at Wembley Arena on 22 March 1991
- Performed by George Michael
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 5:24
- Performed by George Michael
- Recorded at Wembley Arena on 22 March 1991
- Performed by George Michael
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (Queen) – 4:43
- Performed by Queen, George Michael and Lisa Stansfield
- Recorded at Wembley Stadium on 20 April 1992
- Performed by Queen, George Michael and Lisa Stansfield
- "Calling You" (Bob Telson) – 6:17
- Performed by George Michael
- Recorded at Wembley Arena on 22 March 1991
- Performed by George Michael
- "Dear Friends" (Brian May) – 1:07 (some releases only)
- Performed by Queen (1974 studio recording)
Note
- On some CD releases in the UK, tracks 2 and 3 are grouped together as one.
Charts[edit]
|
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 17 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 2 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 32 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] | 2 |
European Albums (Top 100)[7] | 5 |
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[8] | 7 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 39 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 12 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 8 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] | 11 |
Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 1 |
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[14] | 6 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] | 35 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] | 9 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] | 19 |
Spain (AFYVE)[18] | 1 |
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[19] | 18 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 45 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 6 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[23] | 46 |
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1993) | Position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] | 19 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] | 19 |
French Albums (SNEP)[26] | 30 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] | 30 |
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[14] | 44 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 4 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] | 11 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] | Gold | 25,000* |
France (SNEP)[30] | Gold | 196,600[31] |
Germany (BVMI)[32] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[33] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] | Gold | 410,150[36] |
United States (RIAA)[37] | 358,000[38] | |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Release history[edit]
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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France | PM 517 | |||
The Netherlands | 1993 | EMI | CD | 0777 7 89418 2 8 |
United Kingdom | 1993 | Hollywood | CD | HR6 1479-2 |
References[edit]
^ Allmusic review
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Categories:
- 1993 EPs
- Live EPs
- George Michael albums
- Queen (band) live albums
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Parlophone live albums
- Parlophone EPs
- Live albums recorded at Wembley Stadium
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