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Released in 1985 as Freddie's first solo album. Released on LP, CD and cassette. The LP issue had a non-gatefold sleeve with a printed innersleeve containing lyrics and a photo.

The UK, French and Japanese CD issues had three bonus tracks.

Some cassette issues featured the Extended Version of I Was Born To Love You replacing the normal album version.

Korea had a unique black and white insert instead of a printed innersleeve.

Japanese LP issue had a four page insert including lyrics and a photo plus three 12" photo sheets. The obi was attached at the top of the sleeve instead of the left. The promo LP issue had also the four page insert, but no photo sheets. Instead it had a poster.

USA had a longbox CD issue.

A promotional four track cassette album was released in the USA with a plain white sleeve containing the tracks and some copyright info.

A pirate picture disc was released, probably made in the UK. It has a die-cut outer sleeve and features some extra tracks which aren't mentioned on the sleeve.

above: the front and back sleeves of the Dutch LP issue

above: the front and back sleeves plus the three photos of the Japanese LP issue

above: the front and back sleeves plus the insert of the Korean LP issue

above: the front and back sleeves plus the A and B-sides of the pirate picture disc issue

above: the sleeve of the Argentinian cassette issue

above: the front and back sleeves of the Dutch cassette issue

above: the front sleeve of the USA cassette issue

above: the front sleeve of the Polish cassette issue

above: the front and back sleeves of the Japanese CD issue

above: the front and back sleeves of the USA CD issue

Album info
LP tracklisting
  Side One:
  1. Let's Turn It On (Mercury) 3:39
  2. Made In Heaven (Mercury) 4:02
  3. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury) 3:36
  4. Foolin' Around (Mercury) 3:26
  5. Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) 3:31
  Side Two:
  6. Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury) 4:10
  7. Man Made Paradise (Mercury) 4:07
  8. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) 2:56
  9. Living On My Own (Mercury) 3:21
10. My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) 3:38
11. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) 3:44

Pirate picdisc tracklisting
  Side One:
  1. Let's Turn It On (Mercury) 3:39
  2. Made In Heaven (Mercury) 4:02
  3. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury) 3:36
  4. Foolin' Around (Mercury) 3:26
  5. Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) 3:31
  6. Let's Turn It On (Extended Version) (Mercury) 5:09
  7. I Was Born To Love You (Extended Version) (Mercury) 7:03
  Side Two:
  8. Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury) 4:10
  9. Man Made Paradise (Mercury) 4:07
10. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) 2:56
11. Living On My Own (Mercury) 3:21
12. My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) 3:38
13. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) 3:44
14. Living On My Own (Extended Version) (Mercury) 6:39

Dutch and UK cassette tracklisting
  Side One:
  1. Let's Turn It On (Mercury) 3:39
  2. Made In Heaven (Mercury) 4:02
  3. I Was Born To Love You (Extended Version) (Mercury) 7:03
  4. Foolin' Around (Mercury) 3:26
  5. Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) 3:31
  Side Two:
  6. Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury) 4:10
  7. Man Made Paradise (Mercury) 4:07
  8. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) 2:56
  9. Living On My Own (Mercury) 3:21
10. My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) 3:38
11. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) 3:44

Polish cassette tracklisting
  Side One:
  1. Let's Turn It On (Mercury) 3:39
  2. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury) 3:36
  3. Foolin' Around (Mercury) 3:26
  4. Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) 3:31
  5. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) 2:56
  6. Living On My Own (Mercury) 3:21
  Side Two:
  7. Made In Heaven (Mercury) 4:02
  8. Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury) 4:10
  9. Man Made Paradise (Mercury) 4:07
10. My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) 3:38
11. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) 3:44

UK, French and Japanese CD tracklisting
  1. Let's Turn It On (Mercury) 3:39
  2. Made In Heaven (Mercury) 4:02
  3. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury) 3:36
  4. Foolin' Around (Mercury) 3:26
  5. Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) 3:31
  6. Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury) 4:10
  7. Man Made Paradise (Mercury) 4:07
  8. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) 2:56
  9. Living On My Own (Mercury) 3:21
10. My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) 3:38
11. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) 3:44
12. Let's Turn It On (Extended Version) (Mercury) 5:07
13. I Was Born To Love You (Extended Version) (Mercury) 7:03
14. Living On My Own (Extended Version) (Mercury) 6:39

CD tracklisting
  1. Let's Turn It On (Mercury) 3:39
  2. Made In Heaven (Mercury) 4:02
  3. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury) 3:36
  4. Foolin' Around (Mercury) 3:26
  5. Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) 3:31
  6. Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury) 4:10
  7. Man Made Paradise (Mercury) 4:07
  8. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) 2:56
  9. Living On My Own (Mercury) 3:21
10. My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) 3:38
11. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) 3:44

Liner notes
Produced by Mack and Freddie Mercury
Engineered by Mack
Assisted by Stephan Wissnet

Freddie Mercury: all vocals, piano and synthesizer
Fred Mandel: additional piano & sythesizer & guitar
Paul Vincent: lead guitars
Curt Cress: drums
Stephan Wissnet: bass guitar
Jo Burt: fretless bass on "Man Made In Paradise"
Rainer Pietsch: arrangement for "Mr. Bad Guy"
Mack & Stephan Wissnet: fairlight, kurzweil & drum programmes

Digital editing: Wolfgang Meyscheider
Mastering: George Marino at Sterling NYC.

Artwork: The Artful Dodger
Photographs: A. Sawa

My thanks to Jim Beach, Paul Prenter,
Gerry Stickells, Ina Lea Meibach, Phil
Symes, Bryn Bridenthal, Feebie,
Jackie, Sally and Julie.
Walter Yetnikoff, and all at CBS for
having the sheer nerve to take me
on.

Special thanks to Brian, Roger and
John for not interfering.

Special thanks to Mary Austin
Barbara Valentin for big tits and
misconduct
Winnie for board and lodging.

This album is dedicated to my cat
Jerry - Also Tom, Oscar and Tiffany
and all the cat lovers across the
universe - screw everybody else.

Single releases

I Was Born To Love You

Made In Heaven

Living On My Own

Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow

Mr. Bad Guy

Other notes

Thanks to Karlo Curnovic for the Yugoslavian cassette sleeve.

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