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In the US, "Somebody to Love" was released on 10 December 1976 (Elektra E45362) and reached number 13. It was followed by "Tie Your Mother Down" (Elektra E45385) in March 1977, which reached number 49. Both of these were released in Japan, as was "Teo Torriatte", which was not released as a single in any other territory. Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1977] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012 . Retrieved 3 October 2011. Matrix / Runout (Side B etched, variant 5): 6E-101-B-1 7̸E̸-̸1̸0̸9̸1̸-̸A̸ 7E-1091-A̸B-1 SP SP X1-1 STERLING Drowse" is the only song on the album written by Roger Taylor, who, in addition to playing the drums, did all of the vocals and played rhythm guitar; May played the slide guitar. Like " I'm In Love With My Car", Taylor's song on the previous album, "Drowse" is in 6/8.Queenlvr314 (20 July 2009). "Roger Taylor Interview 1976"– via YouTube. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)

Purvis, George (2007). Queen: Complete Works. London, UK: Titan Group Publishing. p.57. ISBN 978-0-85768-551-3. 'A Day at the Races' would be Queen's final excursion in the grandiose pomp and glam they had perfected from their formation... Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8thed.). Menomonee Falls, WI: Billboard Books. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. After Taylor and Deacon returned from Denmark, rehearsals began on 17 June at Ridge Farm Studio, where the band had rehearsed for their previous album in July 1975. Due to equipment issues during the first week, the band hired Pete Cornish on 25 June to assist in equipment maintenance. Cornish and the band had previous involvement, as his company had helped repair and construct new equipment for the band in January 1972. [13] Brian May traveled to Manhattan at the start of July (and is interviewed by Circus at The Sherry-Netherland Hotel sometime around 6 July) for unknown reasons, while the rest of the band were still in Ridge Farm, rehearsing for the album. He would return during the middle of the month. [14] Recording and production American album certifications – Queen – A Day at the Races". Recording Industry Association of America.White Man" was written by May about the suffering of Native Americans at the hands of European immigrants during the colonial period, taking the viewpoint of native peoples. It is one of Queen's heaviest works, thematically and musically. Offiziellecharts.de – Queen – A Day at the Races" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 April 2022. Rohter, Larry (2 February 1977). "Queen's Deja Vu 'At the Races' ". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022 . Retrieved 14 March 2022– via Queen Archives.

a b Ramirez, AJ (8 June 2011). "In the Lap of the Gods: The First Five Queen Albums". PopMatters . Retrieved 16 October 2015. With the group now firmly in command of the mechanics of pop songcraft (fittingly, the album spun off the most singles from any Queen LP up until then). The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)". Out.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2008. Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Chartheaven. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012 . Retrieved 3 March 2012. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5. You Take My Breath Away" was written by Mercury and based on the harmonic minor scale. He performed it by himself at Hyde Park before recording it, and all of the vocals in the version of the song on the album were performed by him, as was the piano part.

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Ramirez, AJ (8 June 2011). "In the Lap of the Gods: The First Five Queen Albums". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013 . Retrieved 19 April 2016. On 21 July, Crystal Taylor, one of the band's roadies, who would later become Roger's personal assistant, arrived at The Manor to provide assistance with equipment and observe the session. He originally planned to stay a week, but on 28 July, the band asked him to stay another week. [18] Around this date, work began to relax as the band had finished 6 songs. Those songs were "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "The Millionaire Waltz", "You Take My Breath Away", "White Man" (then titled "Simple Man"), "Drowse", and a shorter version of "Somebody To Love". As August entered, the band worked on the remaining songs of the album, and finished a longer version of "Somebody To Love". [19] Work was still relaxed though, and the band would sometimes play billiards or card games during productive days. During a game of billiards on 8 August, between Roger and Crystal Taylor, Roger asked Crystal to be his personal roadie, to which Crystal accepted. [18] Kot, Greg (19 April 1992). "An 18-record, 80 Million-copy Odyssey". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 19 April 2016. Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 8 July 2009.