9 March 1987 – Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran continue to work on new tracks at Town House Studios in London. The two demos recorded, “Yellow Breezes” and “Holding On”
Freddie began recording several demos that were never quite finished. It was unknown if he was planning on contributing them to the upcoming Queen sessions for ‘The Miracle’ or perhaps ‘Innuendo’ or if he planned on recording another solo project. These tracks remained unpublished until 2000 when they were included on ‘The Freddie Mercury Solo Collection.’
The poppy and fun track ‘Yellow Breezes’ is one of the more interesting compositions to be released on ‘The Solo Collection.’ It was recorded during the sessions for ‘Barcelona’ on the 9th of March 1987 at Townhouse Studios in London, but is the polar opposite of the sound Freddie was trying to achieve on that album. It’s a one-off track that was recorded after the release of “The Great Pretender” single.
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