Star Fleet (song)
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| "Star Fleet" | ||||
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| Single by Brian May | ||||
| from the album Star Fleet Project | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 21 & 22 April 1983 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | EMI (Europe), EMI / Capitol (U.S.) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bliss arr. Brian May | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian May | |||
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"Star Fleet" is the first single that Brian May released independently of Queen and is taken from the end theme of the cult science fiction puppet series Star Fleet.
It was taken from the mini-album Star Fleet Project, which started out as a jam session involving May, Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alan Gratzer, bassist Phil Chen and keyboardist Fred Mandel over the days 21 and 22 April 1983.[1]
Aside from the main participants, the title track also included backing vocals by Queen drummer Roger Taylor.
The main track, "Star Fleet", was edited down from the mini-album's length of eight minutes to a more radio-friendly 4:12. Shorter edits were also done for Argentinian and American promo releases. The British B-side, "Son Of Star Fleet" is an instrumental version of "Star Fleet".
Track listing
UK 7" Single
- "Star Fleet" (Single Version) (Bliss/Arr. May) 4:12
- "Son of Star Fleet" (Bliss/Arr. May) 4:23 (the instrumental version "Star Fleet")
US 7" Single
- "Star Fleet" (Single Version) (Bliss/Arr. May) 4:12
- "Star Fleet" (US Promo Edit) (Bliss/Arr. May) 3:07
Personnel
- Brian May - guitar, vocals, production
- Eddie Van Halen - guitar, backing vocals
- Alan Gratzer - drums
- Phil Chen - bass guitar
- Roger Taylor - backing vocals
- Fred Mandel - keyboards
- Reinhold Mack - mixing
- Mike Beiriger - engineering
- Nick Froome - additional engineering
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MusicChain – Star Fleet Project – Brian May and Friends
External links
- MusicChain – Star Fleet Project – Brian May and Friends
- Star Fleet Project music video
- Brian May + Friends on Discogs
- Lyrics of this song - Star Fleet
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