Innuendo

When you dive into Queen's Innuendo, you encounter a sound that evokes the power and grandeur of their mid-seventies work, but with an added layer of depth. This album, released in February 1991, was the last to be recorded during Freddie Mercury's lifetime. The production, handled by David Richards and the band themselves, was gestated between March 1989 and November 1990, a period marked by Mercury's health, as he kept his AIDS diagnosis secret. Despite rumors and his evident physical decline, the band took refuge in Montreux's Mountain Studios, seeking a quieter environment to concentrate on the music. It was there they decided that all work would be credited to Queen as a collective, a move that, according to Brian May, had a significant impact on the creative process. The record quickly climbed the charts, reaching number one in the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland, and marked their first gold record in the United States since The Works in 1984.

Year

1991

Songs

12

Duration

53 min 49 seg