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Innuendo (1991)
Innuendo is the fourteenth studio album by British rock band Queen. Released in February 1991, it was the final studio album to be released in Freddie Mercury’s lifetime and is the last to be composed entirely of new material. It reached No. 1 on the United Kingdom album charts (two weeks) as well as in the Netherlands (four weeks), Germany (six weeks), Switzerland (eight weeks) and Italy (three weeks). The album was released in the United States one day after its UK release. It would be the first Queen album to go gold in the US upon its release since The Works in 1984.
The album was recorded from early 1989 to late 1990. In the spring of 1987, Mercury was diagnosed as being HIV positive and by 1990 this had developed into AIDS, although he was keeping his illness a secret and denied countless media reports that he was seriously ill. The band and producers were aiming for a November or December release date in order to catch the crucial Christmas market, but Mercury’s declining health meant that the release of the album did not take place until February 1991. Stylistically, Innuendo is in some sense a return to Queen’s roots, with its harder rock sound, complex musical composition (title track), psychedelic effects (“I’m Going Slightly Mad”), and strong vocals from Mercury ranging over four octaves. Mercury died ten months after its release. Current estimates at the worldwide sales of the album stand at around 11 million copies.
The album cover was designed by Queen and Malcolm Gray. The booklets and single covers from the album are by Grandville (a French caricaturist born in 1803), or are inspired by his illustrations. Innuendo was voted the 94th greatest album of all time in a national 2006 BBC poll.
Innuendo / Bijou – PARLOPHONE QUEEN16 UK (1991) ~ Hard cover. Red/white labelInnuendo / Bijou – PARLOPHONE QUEEN16 UK (1991) ~ Soft cover. Red/white labelInnuendo / Bijou – PARLOPHONE 0616 20 1464 7 GERMANY (1991)Innuendo / Bijou – PARLOPHONE 006 2041647 SPAIN (1991)Innuendo / Bijou – PARLOPHONE 06 2041647 ITALY (1991) ~ Promo edition. “Campione gratuito” on coverInnuendo / Bijou – PARLOPHONE 06 2041647 ITALY (1991) ~ “ES” printed on the back sleeveInnuendo / Bijou – PARLOPHONE 06 2041647 ITALY (1991)Innuendo / Keep On Running (The Real Milli Vanilli) – EMI 001793957 ITALY (1991) ~ Jukebox – No PSInnuendo / Keep On Running (The Real Milli Vanilli) – EMI 001793957 ITALY (1991) ~ Jukebox – SPER promo coverInnuendo / Bijou – PARLOPHONE 2526-7 AUSTRALIA (1991) ~ No PSHeadlong / All God’s People – PARLOPHONE QUEEN18 UK (1991) ~ Soft coverHeadlong / All God’s People – PARLOPHONE QUEEN18 UK (1991) ~ Hard coverHeadlong / All God’s People – PARLOPHONE 016-2043327 GERMANY (1991) ~ Side loaderHeadlong / The Hitman – EMI 2042867 FRANCE (1991) ~ PromoHeadlong / The Hitman – PARLOPHONE 2576-7 AUSTRALIA (1991) ~ No PSHeadlong / The Hitman – PARLOPHONE PAL-61231 PHILIPPINES (1991) ~ No PSI’m Going Slightly Mad / The Hitman – PARLOPHONE QUEENPD17 UK (1991) ~ Shaped Picture discI’m Going Slightly Mad / The Hitman – PARLOPHONE QUEENPD17 UK (1991) ~ Uncut Picture discI’m Going Slightly Mad / The Hitman – PARLOPHONE QUEEN17 UK (1991)I’m Going Slightly Mad / The Hitman – PARLOPHONE 006 20 4257 7 GERMANY (1991)The Show Must Go On / Keep Yourself Alive – PARLOPHONE QUEEN19 UK (1991)The Show Must Go On / Keep Yourself Alive – PARLOPHONE 016-20 4533 7 EUROPE (1991) ~ Textured sleeveThe Show Must Go On / Keep Yourself Alive – EMI 06 2045337 ITALY (1991) ~ “Campione gratuito” promo stamp on frontThe Show Must Go On / Keep Yourself Alive – EMI 06 2045337 ITALY (1991)The Show Must Go On / Keep Yourself Alive – EMI 7243 8 81475 7 6 ITALY (1991) ~ Red Vinyl. Copy n. 467/2000 – FrontThe Show Must Go On / Keep Yourself Alive – EMI 7243 8 81475 7 6 ITALY (1991) ~ Red Vinyl. Copy n. 467/2000 – Side A