A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

Track Listings

1. Tie Your Mother Down

2. You Take My Breath Away

3. Long Away

4. Millionaire Waltz

5. You and I

6. Somebody to Love

7. White Man

8. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy

9. Drowse

10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

11. Tie Your Mother Down [Remix][*]

12. Somebody to Love [Remix][*]

Tracks:

Tie Your Mother Down
You Take My Breath Away
Long Away
The Millionaire Waltz
You & I
Somebody To Love
White Man
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
Drowse
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
Tie Your Mother Down (1991 Remix By Matt Wallace)
Somebody To Love (1991 Remix By Randy Badazz)

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Both regal and raunchy, Queen was at the height of its powers in the mid-70s, riding the soaring vocals of Freddie Mercury, the ringing guitar crunch of Brian May and the band's shameless theatrical flourishes. Coming so quickly after the band's A Night At the Opera opus, this 1976 album works hard at repeating the same hit-making elements, down to the matching cover art. If A Day At the Races lacks the same level of pop tunesmanship, there is still energy in these tracks, particularly in the rocking "Tie Your Mother Down" and the emotional "Somebody to Love," which set a blueprint for future ballads by the band. --Steve Appleford

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.

Customer Reviews:

Got my act all tight..........2007-06-18

I am very fond of this record but cannot overlook its flaws. It is definitively the poorer twin to its rousing predecessor, the amazing 'Night at the Opera' and does not warrant the five star status that 'Opera', 'Sheer Heart Attack' and 'II' so richly deserved. Released in December 1976, 'Races' was Queen's first as rock's newest superpower and for the most part it lives up to promise of past Queen triumphs. "Tie Your Mother Down" is a dynamite rocker, as kickass as the band would ever produce, a May track naturally with a stunning slide guitar solo. "Somebody to Love" became one of the band's greatest hits and is a take off on another tried and true musical form, gospel as "Bohemian Rhapsody" celebrated (or parodied) opera. The multi-tracked vocals of Freddie, Roger and Brian have been much discussed and admired. "White Man" is another brutal hard rocker whose main riff also serves as the album intro...a coming attractions so to speak (as does "Teo Torriate"). Along with "Somebody", Freddie also contributes "You Take My Breath Away" (which can also be seen as the "Love of My Life" of 'Days'), "The Millionaire Waltz" and "Good Old Fashioned Lover-Boy", all very good tracks but nothing Queen hadn't done better (though "Waltz" is fascinating in its switch from schmaltzy Lawrence Welk to metal!). Brian sings "Long Away" which is pretty cool. John Deacon offers up "You and I", (kinda decent but again nothing special) and Roger Taylor gives "Drowse" (which sucks!) and that is why this album is a letdown from the previous classics, the overall song quality isn't there. 'Days' is classic Queen, but again not one of their alltime classics, from a purely album standpoint. Both remixes are useless by the way, they add nothing to the originals. What no outtakes???

Classic Queen!.......2007-06-18

This is Queen at the time of their best work. Always remember, 'A Day At The Races' is the black colored album, 'A Night At The Opera' is the white colored album. Classic Queen humor. "Somebody to Love" will always be one of Freddie's best vocal materpieces. This is when the group was true to harmonizing effects without sithizers. Long Away is brilliant. You have to at least listen one time thru stereo headphones to really get the best sound experience you'll ever have. I love every song!

A Night at the Opera The Sequel and it's equal.......2007-02-13

Just as good as the previous record. Sounds like it was recorded at the same sessions. Instead of following up a classic, they recreated one.

Lost Treasure.......2006-11-19

Due to A Night at The Opera's huge success and a string several major hits after A Day at the Races, this album seems to have been lost in all the noise. I own the vinyl record and am finally upgrading to the CD after all these years. Freddie Mercury's soaring vocals and piano work on When I'm Gone goes as one of the most underrated, yet wonderful songs on the album. It is the main reason I purchased the CD. There are several gems on this album, I highly recommend it.

Classic Album with the highest standards.......2006-11-12

A have to have album for all fans. This album should have had more hits and more radio play. Long Away was released as a single in the U.S. but it did nothing . Tie your mother down is one of the best hard rock tunes ever. I never get tired of it. A great album to sing all the words to.

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Got my act all tight...
Classic Queen!
A Night at the Opera The Sequel and it's equal
Lost Treasure
Classic Album with the highest standards

A Day At The Races
Queen
Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Tie Your Mother Down
You Take My Breath Away
Long Away
The Millionaire Waltz
You And I
Somebody To Love
White Man
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Drowse
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

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Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.

Customer Reviews:

Got my act all tight..........2007-06-18

Classic Queen!.......2007-06-18

A Night at the Opera The Sequel and it's equal.......2007-02-13

Just as good as the previous record. Sounds like it was recorded at the same sessions. Instead of following up a classic, they recreated one.

Lost Treasure.......2006-11-19

Classic Album with the highest standards.......2006-11-12

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A Day At The Races

Day at the Races 2001
Queen
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NDEP
Release Date: 2001-09-27

Tracks:

Tie Your Mother Down
You Take My Breath Away
Long Away
Millionaire Waltz
You and I
Somebody to Love
White Man
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Drowse
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

Album Description

Japanese exclusive 2001 remastered reissue of 1976 album.

Album Details

24 bit digitally remastered 'Abbey Road Technology Series'

Customer Reviews:

A Day At The Races.......2006-01-30

Queen's 1976 classic.......starts out with 'Tie Your Mother Down'....the opening riff on this song is awesome. The songs on this CD are put in the sequence that you see them in for a reason. Listen to 'Tie Your Mother Down' then go to the very last track 'Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together)' you'll notice that the ending is the exact mirror of the beginning of 'Tie Your Mother Down'. Other classics on this CD, and my favourites are; 'Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy', 'Somebody To Love' and 'The Millionaire's Waltz'. This song showcases another side of Queen.......aside from the rock this song throws in a lighter waltz rhythm.

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Queen's classic followup to Opera 30 years on
A Night at the Opera Pt. 2
4.5 stars - Classic Queen

A Day at the Races
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Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00016ZQX4
Release Date: 2004-02-23

Tracks:

Tie Your Mother Down
You Take My Breath Away
Long Away
Millionaire Waltz
You and I
Somebody to Love
White Man
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Drowse
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

Album Description

Japanese remastered (2001 digital remastering) reissue of 1976 album packaged in a miniature LP gatefold sleeve, features 10 tracks. Virgin. 2004.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Queen's classic followup to Opera 30 years on.......2006-03-27

Queen's fifth album A Day at the Races was released in December of 1976.
This album is the perfect sequel to its predecessor, 1975's Top 5 charting A Night at the Opera!
The album marked one change and that was the band self-produced for the first time after working with Roy Thomas Baker on their first four efforts. Would the album be good or a bad repeat of Opera, read on and find out(as I did when I bought the cassette in May of 1992(and would then acquire on CD)).
Guitarist Brian May's hard rocker Tie Your Mother Down kicks off the album. The track features a killer intro(which is repeated at album's end) and is a great rocker which peaked at #51 in the US. Frontman Freddie Mercury's vocal masterpiece You Take My Breath Away follows and is a great vocal and piano track. Brian steps out in front on the next track Long Away which was a great rocker and was the third single from Races released here in the US(the only Queen song which did not have Freddie on vocal to be released as a single in Freddie's lifetime). Next comes Freddie's The Millionare Waltz which featured one of the greatest guitar solos in rock and is part-waltz and part-rocker. The first half ends with the pop-rocker You and I, written by bass player John Deacon and is a great song.
The second half of the album kicks off with the first single, Somebody to Love. The track is the Bohemian Rhapsody of this album. Freddie wrote this ballad and has a great gospel-tinged backing vocal and the song peaked at #11 in early 1977 here in the States. Brian's hard rocker White Man follows and is a great rocker. Freddie's odd and campy Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy follows and is a great song which was a British Top 30 hit. Drummer Roger Taylor's rocker Drowse follows and features great slide guitar work from Brian and Roger ripping some great rhythm guitar work and a great vocal from Rog doing both harmonies. This album closes with Teo Torriate(Let Us Cling Together) which has the chorus partially sung in Japanese and Brian wrote this after Queen's first successful tour of Japan.
When released, A Day at the Races peaked at #5 and was the band's second Platinum album in a row and second masterpiece.
This album is highly recommended!

A Night at the Opera Pt. 2.......2005-10-06

This album was clearly intended to match its illustrious predecessor (even the cover design is almost the same save one was white while the other black) but alas, very few albums now or in the future would ever come close to matching "A Night at the Opera", a true rock classic and quite possibly one of the best albums ever made and "A Day at the Races" is one of them.

The album is patchy at best and doesn't flow as well. Not one of Queen's best or even among their top 5 albums but still worth a listen. Some of their greatest songs are here to spice up the album but unfortunately these are also accompanied by other quite forgettable tunes as well. "Somebody to Love" and "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" are all-time Queen great songs and together with "Tie Your Mother Down" are good enough to earn 4 stars for this disc but the other tracks are like the aptly named track "Drowse" and will put you to sleep.

Still, this Japanese version is very well packaged in a mini-lp replica sleeve and has been very recently remastered and so sounds very good indeed. If you are looking for the best sounding version of this cd that's out there, this one is it.

Recommended.

4.5 stars - Classic Queen.......2005-01-22

A Day At The Races (1976.) Queen's fifth album.

Late in 1975, Queen released their now-legendary A Night At The Opera album. The album was the most expensive album ever recorded by any musical artist at its time of release, and it would go multi-platinum and become the band's best-selling and most-popular effort of all. How would Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, John Deacon, and Brian May follow up their massive successes achieved by that album? One thing was for sure - it wouldn't be easy. But they tried their best, and on December 18, 1976, the A Day At The Races LP, the much-awaited follow-up to the previous year's A Night At The Opera. Much like Opera, this one took its name from an old Marx Brothers film. Listeners had great expectations. Would those expectations be filled? Read on for my review of A Day At The Races.

To be perfectly honest, I don't think that this album tops Opera. I don't think anything tops that album (although some come close and even tie it.) However, this is still a damn good album, through and through. The first track on the album, Tie Your Mother Down, is one of my all-time favorite Queen recordings, period. Admittingly, I could care less about the minute-long intro which does little more than build the suspense (should have been its own track), but I'm not complaining. The song flat out rocks, blowing the work of most other artists right out of the water. The other big hit from this LP (and the more popular of the two hits) was Somebody To Love. This is an artsy classic rock ballad as only Queen could pull off. The song still gets heavy rotation on classic rock radio stations, and why not? But, as with any album by any artist, you've gotta go beyond the hits to explore the true excellence of the album. Listen to Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, The Millionaire Waltz, and Teo Torriate to see what I mean. There's no such thing as a weak Queen album, and Races lives up to that rule and then some.

Like the other Queen remasters, this one remasters the sound and adds liner notes, rare photographs, and bonus remixed versions of songs from the albums. Like the other remasters, though, the bonus tracks are lackluster. However, they have a serious redeeming merit - the version of Tie Your Mother Down cuts the intro, which I feel added nothing to the song in the first place. It's a rare example of an instance where I like the remix more than the original album version! The Somebody To Love remix, like most of the bonus track remixes, is practically identical to the album version, making it a rather disappointing bonus.

A Day At The Races is one of Queen's finest efforts. It's always had to live in the shadow of the wildly-popular album that preceeded it, and while A Night At The Opera is the superior album overall, Races is no slouch. Four-and-a-half stars all the way. DO NOT hesitate to add this masterpiece to your Queen collection.

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Not Just for the Laughs....

Day at the Races
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Soundtrack Factory
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Day At The Races: Main Title - Gus Kahn/Walter Jurmann/Bronislau Kaber
A Day At The Races: Blue Venetian Waters - Alan Jones
A Day At The Races: Prelude In Do Mi, Op 23 - Chico Marx
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A Day At The Races: End Title - The Marx Brothers/Alan Jones
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Go West: You Can't Argue With Love - June McCloy/Groucho Marx
Go West: Classic Excerpt - Chico Marx
Go West: Ridin' The Range - John Carroll/The Marx Brothers
Go West: My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean/Land Of The Sky Blue Water - Groucho Marx/Harpo Marx
Go West: End Title - George Stoll/George Bassman
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The Big Store: If It's You - Tony Martin
The Big Store: Sing While You Sell - Groucho Marx
The Big Store: Mama Yo Quiero - Chico Marx/Harpo Marx
The Big Store: Bach Excerpt - Harpo Marx
The Big Store: The Tenement Symphony - Tony Martin/Chico Marx/Harpo Marx
The Big Store: End Title - Kuller/Borne

Customer Reviews:

Not Just for the Laughs...........2000-09-30

"Awchy, chawny, ain't I corny?" the great Groucho Marx sings in the song "Sing while you Sell" and the answer is basically, "Yes" - but that's the way we like it. Way out of the realm of "cool" this soundtrack features all those great songs from corny (the affore mentioned "Sing While You Sell), to concerto (Rachmaninov's Prelude In Do Mi, Op 23) that featured in the three Marx Brothers films "A Day at the Races", "Go West" and, my personal favourite "The Big Store". If you thought however, that the Marx Brothers were purely for visually comedy, just take a listen to the musicality behind beautifully crafted songs such as "Tenement Symphony" (The imagery in this song provides the ultimate New York experience!) There's no digital remastering here just the Marx Brothers in all their "scratchy" glory. The perfect album for any Marx Brothers afficinado or anyone just wishing to go back to a time of innocent and yes, corny, laughs.

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The Berwick Tattoo

Bands & Pipes from the Borders
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bandleader
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003VUK
Release Date: 1997-12-30

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Celebration - Highland Band Of The Scottish Division
Auld Adam/Dr Ross's 50th Welcome To Th Argyllshire Gathering/The Willow Tree... - Highland Band Of The Scottish Division
March On: Sounding Brass/Sailing/Royal Salute/March Off: Bond Of Friendship - The King's Division Waterloo Band
March On: Le Reve Passe/Introduction To Act III Lohengrin/March Off: St. Louis Blues - The Northumbria Police Band
Victory Drums/Blaydon Races/British Grenadiers - The Northumberland Band Of The Royal Regiment Of Fusiliers
March On: Marching For Scotland/Local Hero/I Love Lassie/March Off: Highland Laddie - The Highland Band Of The The Scottish Division
March On: Grandioso/Imperial Echos/The Great Gate Of Kiev - Massed Military Bands
Glendaruel Highlanders/Blue Bonnets Over The Border/General Salute: Garb Of Old Gaul... - Highland Band Of The Scottish Division

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The Berwick Tattoo.......2002-09-27

The Berwick Tattoo occurs every two years at the barracks of the King's Own Scottish Borderers at Berwick on Tweed. This is a relatively new Tattoo, and an example of some of the newer shows coming up to replace some of the older fair which has passed away in the UK. The recordings quality for a live performance is excellent. Highlights include the massed pipes and drums display, and then individual displays by the various military bands present. The display by the newly formed Highland Band is of particular interest, the band having been recently formed from the remnants of the Scottish Division bands. The finale includes all the standard fair for these kinds of shows. The listener should find the music enjoyable, as well as entertaining. Many good marches are played throughout. This is not CD with a lot of non-military fare in it, which should make it of particular interest. Recommended for those who like Tattoos and live music performances.

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Yet another Queen masterpiece

Day at the Races
Queen
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000G47X
Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

Tie Your Mother Down
You Take My Breath Away
Long Away
The Millionaire Waltz
You And I
Somebody To Love
White Man
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Drowse
Teo Torriatte(Let Us Cling Together)

Album Description

Digitally remastered 1998 Japanese reissue of their top five1977 album in a miniaturized gatefold LP sleeve limited tothe initial pressing only. Includes the top 50 hit 'Tie YourMother Down', plus 'Somebody To Love' and eight otherclassics. An EMI release

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Yet another Queen masterpiece.......2006-03-18

A Day At The Races (1975.) The fifth Queen studio album.

INTRODUCTION:
Queen came full circle in the early-mid seventies. Even though their first two albums sold poorly and gained them little success outside their homeland, the next two albums catapulted them into the world's musical spotlight. Sheer Heart Attack introduced the world to the band, and A Night At The Opera turned the band into living legends practically overnight. It wasn't long before the band was touring extensively, promoting themselves further. A Night At The Opera was going to be a tough act to top, but they attempted to with their 1976 album, A Day At The Races. How'd they fare with this album? Read on for my review!

OVERVIEW:
Queen released their fifth album, A Day At The Races, on December 18, 1976. The band produced the album, along with Mike Stone. The album features the classic Queen lineup of Freddie Mercury on vocals, Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on bass, and Roger Taylor on drums. Tracklist features Tie Your Mother Down, You Take My Breath Away, Long Away, The Millionare Waltz, You And I, Somebody To Love, White Man, Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, Drowse, and Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together.)

REVIEW:
Queen would never top the commercial success they had with A Night At The Opera, and it's arguable as to whether or not any of the group's albums are of the same high level of quality. Nonetheless, A Day At The Races comes close. The band covers all of the musical bases on this album and then some, creating another excellent album that fans loved. Let's look at the tracks that comprise the fifth effort of the band!

-SIDE A-

-Tie Your Mother Down: Queen knows how to start an album. This song became an almost instant concert favorite for the band, and it's not hard to see why. A minute-long fanfare into kicks off the album nicely, and from there on out it's a straight-up, laid-back hard rock tune that's just fun to listen to. I wish they would have made the minute-long fanfare its own song (rather than tacking it on to the beginning of this one), but no complaints. The song was released as a single A-Side, with You And I as the B-Side. Brian May wrote this song.

-You Take My Breath Away: Here's one of those slow-paced and melodic, classic Freddie Mercury ballads. The piano is the main instrument here, but this doesn't stop Brian May from sneaking in some awesome riffs. All in all, a nice little tune. Freddie Mercury wrote this one.

-Long Away: And here we have one of those songs that is the perfect fusion of classic rock and melodic rock stylings. It's one of those songs you just can't help but love. The entire band is on fire here, creating a memorable tune that should have been a bigger hit than it was. Brian May wrote this one.

-The Millionaire Waltz: More vintage Mercury. Most of the song is the piano-intensive, artsy stuff that he loved to do. About halfway through the song, this is combined with the talents of the other members of the band, resulting in a rock masterpiece as only Queen could do. Freddie Mercury wrote this one.

-You And I: By this time, bassist John Deacon had proven himself an accomplished songwriter for the band. He had a knack for creating optimistic pop-rockers that were extremely catchy. This is no exception. It's a straightforward, melodic pop tune - and a damn good one to. This song was released as a B-Side single, with Tie Your Mother Down as the A-Side.

-SIDE B -

-Somebody To Love: The big hit off of the album. A legendary classic rock ballad, it's not surprising to see that this one still gets classic rock airplay on a regular basis. Freddie Mercury was an excellent songwriter and performer alike - and this song lets him show off both sides of his talents. This song was released as a single A-Side, with White Man as the B-Side.

-White Man: To put it simply, this song is mostly straight-up, guitar-intensive hard rock. It seems like the Queen songs in which Brian May served up his best guitar work were the ones which he wrote himself. This song stands as a solid example of that phenomenon. It was a B-Side single, with Somebody To Love as the A-Side.

-Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy: I hope you haven't had enough of the "vintage Mercury" stuff, because here comes some more! It's a classic pop-rocker, with a catchy and melodic piano-intensive beat all its own. It's an extremely entertaining song, and it's not surprising to see that many big fans of the band hold this one in high regard.

-Drowse: What would a Queen album be without a Roger Taylor composition that lets him serve up the vocals? Well, for this album, this is that song. It's a slow-paced piece, not quite a rocker, but definitely a far cry from a ballad. His slower, more melodic vocals suit the tune beautifully. Definitely one of the most underrated Roger Tayor pieces.

-Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together): Slow-paced and piano-intensive, this makes for a solid closing piece. Brian May wrote this one, and as such, it is pretty heavy on the instrumentation. As the end approaches, the fanfare that opened the album is reprised. May is usually known for his rockers, but this goes to show just how diverse a musician he was. A great album closer.

OVERALL:
Sure, this album doesn't top the classic for the ages A Night At The Opera, but it comes very close. This definitely stands as one of the ultimate Queen albums, and any fan of the band would be doing themselves a real favor purchasing this album. Popular stuff, underrated stuff, hard stuff, soft stuff - there's something for everybody on this album. Final verdict? HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

EDITION NOTES:
This album was reissued in the nineties by Hollywood Records. The reissued versions of the albums on Hollywood feature bonus tracks. These are usually nothing remarkable, being that they usually are just bland remixed, but occasionally you'll get a good little rarity like a B-Side or an alternate take. There are also slightly-expanded liner notes and lyrics. And since these compact discs are the readily-available versions of the albums in America, they're the obvious choice to buy.

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Got my act all tight...
Classic Queen!
A Night at the Opera The Sequel and it's equal
Lost Treasure
Classic Album with the highest standards

A Day at the Races
Queen
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000GANP
Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

Tie Your Mother Down
You Take My Breath Away
Long Away
Millionaire Waltz
You and I
Somebody to Love
White Man
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Drowse
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

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Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.

Customer Reviews:

Got my act all tight..........2007-06-18

Classic Queen!.......2007-06-18

A Night at the Opera The Sequel and it's equal.......2007-02-13

Just as good as the previous record. Sounds like it was recorded at the same sessions. Instead of following up a classic, they recreated one.

Lost Treasure.......2006-11-19

Classic Album with the highest standards.......2006-11-12

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Day at the Races
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Disconforme
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003L27S
Release Date: 1999-11-16

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A Day At The Races: Main Title - Gus Kahn/Walter Jurmann/Bronislau Kaber
A Day At The Races: Blue Venetian Waters - Alan Jones
A Day At The Races: Prelude In Do Mi, Op 23 - Chico Marx
A Day At The Races: Blue Venetian Waters - Harpo Marx
A Day At The Races: Tomorrow Is Another Day/A Message From The Man In The Moon/All God's Chillum... - Alan Jones/Crinoline Choir
A Day At The Races: End Title - The Marx Brothers/Alan Jones
Go West: Main Title - George Stoll/George Bassman
Go West: You Can't Argue With Love - June McCloy/Groucho Marx
Go West: Classic Excerpt - Chico Marx
Go West: Ridin' The Range - John Carroll/The Marx Brothers
Go West: My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean/Land Of The Sky Blue Water - Groucho Marx/Harpo Marx
Go West: End Title - George Stoll/George Bassman
The Big Store: Main Title - Sid Kuller/Gus Kahn
The Big Store: If It's You - Tony Martin
The Big Store: Sing While You Sell - Groucho Marx
The Big Store: Mama Yo Quiero - Chico Marx/Harpo Marx
The Big Store: Bach Excerpt - Harpo Marx
The Big Store: The Tenement Symphony - Tony Martin/Chico Marx/Harpo Marx
The Big Store: End Title - Kuller/Borne

Album Description

Reissue of Gus Kahn, Walter Jurmann & Bronislau Kaper's original soundtrack to director Sam Wood's classic 1937 Marx Brothers comedy. Clocking in at 62:01, it also has the scores to their films 'Go West' and 'The Big Store', complete with the famous duo p