Return of the Champions is a double live album by English rock band Queen + Paul Rodgers. All of the tracks, apart from "Imagine", were recorded in May 2005 during the Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England. "Imagine" was performed in Hyde Park, London on 15 July 2005. The performance was meant to take place on 8 July, but was postponed due to the London bombings that occurred the previous day. The album was released on 19 September 2005. A companion DVD was released in October, directed by David Mallet.
Track listing All lead vocals performed by Paul Rodgers, except where noted.
Disc 1
Disc 2
NOTES: Tracks 12–13 are bonus songs from the DVD
Personnel Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, guitars Brian May – guitars, arrangements, vocals Roger Taylor – drums, percussion, vocals Spike Edney – keyboards, percussion, vocals Jamie Moses – guitars, vocals Danny Miranda – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals Freddie Mercury – pre-recorded vocals ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Beautiful Day"), pre-recorded piano ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
Charts
Album Chart (2005)Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 107
DVD Chart (2005)PeakpositionAustralian Music DVDs Chart16Austrian Music DVDs Chart2Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart7Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart6Danish Music DVDs Chart10Dutch Music DVDs Chart2Greek Music DVDs Chart3Italian Music DVDs Chart4Spanish Music DVDs Chart6US Music Videos Chart13
Certifications
References
External links Queen official website: Discography: Return Of The Champions: includes lyrics of "Reaching Out", "Wishing Well", "Another Ones Bites The Dust", "Can't Get Enough".