Description
Brian May Back To The Light
Label: Parlophone
Format: CD, Album
Country: Japan (+obi & HUGE booklet)
Edition Details: Catalog No. TOCP-53713
Item weight: 120g
Label: EMI Music Japan
Released: 1992
Genre:Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Tracks:
1 The Dark 2:20
2 Back To The Light 4:59
Bass Gary Tibbs, Drums Cozy Powell
3 Love Token 5:55
Piano Mike Moran, Bass Neil Murray, Drums Cozy Powell
4 Resurrection 5:27
Drums Cozy Powell, Keyboards Don Airey
5 Too Much Love Will Kill You 4:28
6 Driven By You 4:11
7 Nothin’ But Blue 3:31
Bass John Deacon, Drums Cozy Powell, Keyboards Don Airey
8 I’m Scared 4:00
Bass Neil Murray Drums Cozy Powell
9 Last Horizon 4:10
Keyboards Mike Moran
10 Let Your Heart Rule Your Head 3:51
Bass Gary Tibbs, Drums Geoff Dugmore
11 Just One Life 3:38
12 Rollin’ Over 5:00
Piano Mike Moran, Vocals Chris Thompson, Bass Gary Tibbs, Drums Geoff Dugmore
BONUS TRACKS
13 Just one life (guitar version) JUST ONE LIFE (GUITAR VERSION) ~ JAPAN BONUS TRACK
14. TOO MUCH LOVE WILL KILL YOU (GUITAR VERSION) ~ JAPAN BONUS TRACK
“Too Much Love Will Kill You” is a song written by Queen guitarist Brian May, Frank Musker, and Elizabeth Lamers. The song was recorded by Queen around 1988 or before, and was intended to be on the band’s The Miracle album in 1989, but did not make the cut. After Freddie Mercury’s death in 1991, May arranged a solo version, which he performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992, and subsequently included on his solo album Back to the Light that same year. Released as a single, it reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart.
Back to the Light is the first solo effort of Queens guitarist Brian May. It was recorded between 1988 and 1992 at the Allerton Hill Studios, mixed at the Metropolis Studios and then released on September 28, 1992 in the UK. The album would be released in the United States and Canada on February 2, 1993 with a different cover.
The album contains the hits “Too Much Love Will Kill You” and “Driven by You.”
An alternate version of “Too Much Love Will Kill You” was also recorded by Queen and can be found on their Made in Heaven album (1995). Brian May also recorded an instrumental guitar version of the song.
An alternate “explicit” version of “Love Token” was recorded with lyrics which may have been deemed offensive by the record label. The lyric “shit for brains” was replaced by “meat for brains,” while the lyrics “well fuck you” were replaced by “thats a shame.” The original “explicit” version was never officially released except on a free CD packaged with RCD Magazine, Vol. 4.
Three more versions of “Driven by You” are known. The first was made famous in a Ford advertisement, with slightly altered lyrics. Another one is a rare instrumental remix of the song, called “Driven by You Too.” The last was a rock re-mix with a new drum track from Cozy Powell for the US release of Back to the Light as a bonus track.
All songs written by Brian May, except where noted.
Singles
1. “Driven by You” / “Just One Life” (Guitar Version, Instrumental) (November 1991) – #6
2. “Too Much Love Will Kill You” / “I’m Scared” (August 1992) – #5
3. “Back to the Light” / “Nothin’ But Blue” (November 1992) – #19
4. “Resurrection” / “Love Token” / “Too Much Love Will Kill You” (Live) (June 1993) – #23
5. “Last Horizon” / “Let Your Heart Rule Your Head” (Live) (December 1993) – #51
Oh – everything I do I do for you
Oh yeah
We touch and you’re afraid of me and
We burn and now I’m at your feet
High speed, but you know you’re in safe hands
In the dark we make a brighter light
From one spark to the horizon wide
We trust and together we tame the land – yeah
You’d be forgiven if you think you’re dreaming
But we’re working night and day to make a dream come true
– yeah
Everything I do is driven by you
Oh – come on babe
Oh well its tough to make a journey through
The right stuff is dead ahead of you and me
And you know we’ve still got time
Hold on tight to the driving wheel
This ride is really out of line
Raw deal, but theres no other thats worth a dime
You know I love you but you drive me crazy
‘Cos you’re saying all the things I want to say to you
You say
Everything I do is driven by you
Everything we do (4x)
Everything we do is driven by you
Inner children lost their way
Now they know the price you pay
I’m holding on to life with you
‘Cos life without you just won’t do
Driven by you
You know I’m never going to know whos dreaming
But we’re working night and day to make a dream come true
– yeah
Everything I do is driven by you
Everything we do (8x)
Everything we do is driven by
Driven by
Driven by you
Oh – everything I do I do for you
| 1. | DARK,THE | ザ・ダーク |  |
| 2. | BACK TO THE LIGHT | バック・トゥ・ザ・ライト～光にむかって | |
| 3. | LOVE TOKEN | ラヴ・トークン | |
| 4. | RESURRECTION(WITH COZY POWELL) | 華麗なる復活 | |
| 5. | TOO MUCH LOVE WILL KILL YOU | トゥー・マッチ・ラヴ・ウィル・キル・ユー(愛の結末) | |
| 6. | DRIVEN BY YOU | ドリヴィン・バイ・ユー | |
| 7. | NOTHIN’ BUT BLUE | ブルーな気持ち | |
| 8. | I’M SCARED | アイム・スケアード | |
| 9. | LAST HORIZON | 地平線の彼方へ | |
| 10. | LET YOUR HEART RULE YOUR HEAD | 想いのままに | |
| 11. | JUST ONE LIFE | ジャスト・ワン・ライフ | |
| 12. | ROLLIN’ OVER | ローリン・オーヴァー | |
| 13. | JUST ONE LIFE(GUITAR VERSION) | ジャスト・ワン・ライフ(ギター・ヴァージョン) | |
| 14. | TOO MUCH LOVE WILL KILL YOU(GUITAR VERSION) | トゥー・マッチ・ラヴ・ウィル・キル・ユー(愛の結末)(ギター・ヴァージョン) | |
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