Red Special (album)

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Red Special
EP by Brian May
Released	October 28, 1998 (Japan)
Recorded	1998
Genre	Rock
Length	38:11
Label	EMI
Producer	Brian May
Brian May chronology
Another World (1998) Red Special (1998) Furia (2000)

Red Special is an EP by guitarist Brian May of Queen. The mini-album was a Japan-only release to promote the tour in Japan.

Overview[]

The EP contains exclusive live tracks by The Brian May Band recorded at the European part of his Another World tour,^[1] tracks taken from the Another World album and singles' B-sides.

Track listing[]

1. "On My Way Up" (Live in Paris, June 98) (Brian May) – 8:05
2. "Why Don't We Try Again" (May) – 5:23
3. "Maybe Baby" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 2:11
4. "Business (USA Radio Mix Uncut)" (May) – 5:10
5. "Another World" (May) – 4:07
6. "Only Make Believe" (Conway Twitty, Jack Nance) – 2:38
7. "Hammer to Fall" (Live in Paris, June 98) (May) – 9:08
8. "Brian Talks (A Tribute to Cozy Powell)" – 1:13

Personnel[]

• Brian May - vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, programming
• Cozy Powell - drums, percussion
• Steve Ferrone - drums, percussion
• Ken Taylor - bass guitar
• Neil Murray - bass guitar
• Jamie Moses - guitar
• Spike Edney - keyboards

Personnel on live tracks[]

• Spike Edney - keyboards
• Jamie Moses - guitar
• Steve Ferrone - drums, cocktail kit
• Neil Murray - bass guitar
• Susie Webb and Zoe Nicholas - backing vocals

Production[]

• Arrangement and production - Brian May
• Engineering and co-production - Justin Shirley-Smith
• Additional mixing (live tracks) - David Richards and Neil Amor
• Design - Richard Gray
• Equipment supervision and maintenance - Peter Malandrone
• Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe at The Soundmasters

References[]