{"product_id":"iconic-albums-freddie-mercury-the-richard-ward-9798183612974","title":"Iconic Albums Freddie Mercury The Mr Bad Guy Era (1985): A Track-by-Track Journey Through Freedom, Excess and Self Expression in Freddie Mercury's Bol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreddie Mercury's first solo album was more than a side project - it was a revealing portrait of an artist stepping away from Queen and into a world of his own making.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1985, \u003ci\u003eMr. Bad Guy\u003c\/i\u003e allowed Freddie Mercury to explore sounds, moods, and emotions that did not always fit within Queen's grand four-piece chemistry. Sleek, romantic, electronic, playful, vulnerable, and deeply tied to the sound of the mid-1980s, the album presented Freddie not only as a rock icon, but as a solo pop performer drawn to dance music, nightlife, glamour, love, loneliness, and escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores \u003ci\u003eMr. Bad Guy\u003c\/i\u003e in depth, examining the album's creation, its songs, its production style, its commercial performance, its critical reception, and its lasting place in Freddie Mercury's story. From the joyful rush of \"I Was Born to Love You\" to the glamorous isolation of \"Living on My Own,\" from the emotional idealism of \"There Must Be More to Life Than This\" to the vulnerable farewell of \"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow,\" this study reveals an album full of contrast: pleasure and sadness, freedom and loneliness, performance and truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also looks at the album's wider legacy, including its connection to Michael Jackson, its relationship with Queen's \u003ci\u003eHot Space\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Works\u003c\/i\u003e, the later Queen reworkings of \"Made in Heaven\" and \"I Was Born to Love You,\" and the striking contrast between \u003ci\u003eMr. Bad Guy\u003c\/i\u003e and Freddie's later operatic collaboration \u003ci\u003eBarcelona\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlawed, stylish, ambitious, and deeply personal, \u003ci\u003eMr. Bad Guy\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the most fascinating chapters in Freddie Mercury's career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Queen, Freddie Mercury, 1980s pop, classic rock history, and the stories behind iconic albums, this book offers a detailed track-by-track and chapter-by-chapter journey into Freddie's first great solo statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is an unofficial and independent book. It is not authorised, endorsed, or affiliated with Freddie Mercury, Queen, their estates, record labels, or associated representatives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183612974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Richard Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097379447039,"sku":"9798183612974","price":19.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/iconic-albums-freddie-mercury-the-richard-ward-9798183612974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}