Artist: BRIAN MAY
Album: BACK TO THE LIGHT DELUXE EDIT. (2CD DIGI)

Release date: 06.08.2021
EAN/UPS: 0602435789217
Media type: CD

Brian May‘s first solo album, 1992’s Back to the Light (issued in ’93 in America), will be reissued in August across a number of formats, including a three-disc box set.

The album reached number six in the UK album charts, and features the singles ‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’ and ‘Driven by You’. Both songs were top ten singles in Britain, the former earning May a prestigious Ivor Novello Award (Best Song Musically and Lyrically) and the latter presumably earning the Queen guitarist a fair wodge of cash, since it was commissioned by Ford Motor Company for a TV ad.

The album has been remastered by Bob Ludwig, who worked from the original restored flat mixes for this new edition of Back To The Light.
The collector’s edition box set of ‘Back to the Light’ (click image to enlarge)

Bonus tracks on the two-CD and box set include instrumental versions of ‘Nothin’ but Blue’, ‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’ and ‘Just One Life’. ‘Driven by You Two’ is the Ford advert version of ‘Driven by You’ and ‘Driven by You’ (Cozy and Neil Version ’93) also features alongside some live cuts.

CD 1/ LP – Back to the Light:

    The Dark
    Back To The Light
    Love Token
    Resurrection
    Too Much Love Will Kill You
    Driven By You
    Nothin’ But Blue
    I’m Scared (Justin’s Mix ’92)
    Last Horizon
    Let Your Heart Rule Your Head
    Just One Life
    Rollin’ Over

CD 2 – Out of the Light:

    Nothin’ But Blue – Guitar Version
    Too Much Love Will Kill You – Guitar Version
    Just One Life – Guitar Version
    Driven By You Two
    Driven By You – Ford Ad Version
    Tie Your Mother Down – Live Version
    Too Much Love Will Kill You – Live Version
    ’39 / Let Your Heart Rule Your Head – Live Version
    Last Horizon – Live Version
    We Will Rock You – Live Version
    Driven By You – Cozy and Neil Version ’93