SATURDAY'S SINGLES : QUEEN and EN VOGUE

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Good morning gang and welcome back to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up, we remember  British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist, Farrokh Bulsara, known the world over as Freddie Mercury, of Queen.  Today would have been his 74th Birthday. He passed away in 1991, age 45 from complications of AIDS. To honor his legacy we spotlight the single, "We Are The Champions". The song was released October 7, 1977 on Elektra Records and produced by Queen with  Mike "Clay" Stone. The tune, from their sixth album, News Of The World, peaked at #4 on the Hot 100, #3 in Canada and Belgium,  and #2 in the Netherlands and the UK. The song is often played on radio, immediately following it's B-side "We Will Rock You." I remember sitting in a Dunkin' Donuts drive thru years ago with our oldest daughter Katie. She was probably 10. "We Will Rock You" was playing and I told her I bet her $5 I knew what song the DJ would play next. She doubted me and took that bet and when "We Are The Champions" did indeed come on next, she couldn't believe it. Come to think of it, I don't think she ever paid up ...

Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals, piano
Brian May – electric guitar, backing vocals
Roger Taylor – drums, backing vocals
John Deacon – bass guitar

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Our second set of candles is for American singer–songwriter and actress, Terry Ellis, best known for her work in R&B/Pop vocal group En Vogue. Terry turns 57 today. Happy Birthday  Terry ! To commemorate the date, we shine a light on En Vogue's song, "Too Gone, Too Long" . "Too Gone, Too Long" was released  September 23, 1997 on the Elektra label and produced by David Foster, who co-wrote the tune with Diane Warren. It reached #33 on the Hot 100, #25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and #4 on the UK Dance charts. It and it's B-side "Eyes Of A Child" hail from the Diva trio's third studio album, EV3.

Terry Ellis – lead vocals

Cindy Herron – lead vocals
Maxine Jones – lead vocals
Dawn Robinson – background vocals
Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
Michael Thompson – electric guitar

Simon Franglen – synclavier programming

David Foster – Producer, arranger and keyboards
Diane Warren – composer

Felipe Elgueta – engineer

John Moony – assistant engineer

Mick Guzauski – mixing engineer

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