Artist: QUEEN
Album: THE GAME REMASTERED (CD)

Release date: 1980/ 2011
EAN/UPS: 0602527717517
Media type: CD

The Game is a rock album by English band Queen released June 30, 1980. It was the only Queen album to reach the #1 position in both the United Kingdom and the United States and became Queen's best selling studio album in the US with four million copies sold to date, tying News of the World's US sales tally. Though the album had simpler song arrangements than previous Queen albums, The Game launched Queen into global megastars. Notable songs on the album include the bass driven "Another One Bites the Dust" and the rockabilly "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", both of which reached number 1 in the United States. The Game was the first Queen album to use synthesizers (an Oberheim OB-X), and the album's popularity inspired the band members to continue using them heavily for the rest of the band's career, with somewhat mixed results. The album's working title was "Play the Game", but Taylor voiced concern about its possible overtones of conformity, so it was changed to simply "The Game".

At approximately 35 minutes, The Game is the shortest of Queen's studio albums.

Re-issued in May 2003 on DVD-Audio with Dolby 5.1 surround sound and DTS 5.1. The 5.1 mix of "Coming Soon" features an alternate backing track, because the final master tapes were not found when mixing the album to 5.1.

The photo on the cover of the EMI CD is different from that originally used on the LP and cassette even though the Hollywood CD still has the original photo. The original photo (with Taylor having folded arms and May not having a hand resting upon his exposed hip) is shown in the article.

TRACKLIST:

"Play the Game" (Mercury) – 3:30
"Dragon Attack" (May) – 4:18
"Another One Bites the Dust" (Deacon) – 3:35
"Need Your Loving Tonight" (Deacon) – 2:50
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Mercury) – 2:44
"Rock It (Prime Jive)" (Taylor) – 4:32
"Don't Try Suicide" (Mercury) – 3:53
"Sail Away Sweet Sister (To The Sister I Never Had)" (May) – 3:33
"Coming Soon" (Taylor) – 2:51
"Save Me" (May) – 3:50

LINE-UP:

Freddie Mercury: Lead Vocals, Piano, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Synthesiser
Brian May: Electric, Acoustic & 12-String Guitars, Piano, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Synthesiser
Roger Taylor: Drums, Electronic Drums, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Synthesiser
John Deacon: Bass, Guitar, Piano