The Works

★广泛融合迪斯科、流行乐、放克摇滚、节奏蓝调、舞曲等元素，至今全球销售量已高达500万张
★收录英国金榜冠军曲、与摇滚变色龙David Bowie连手制作演唱的“Under Pressure”，全美流行榜No.11放克舞曲主打“Body Language”，纪念约翰伦农之歌“Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)”

成功进入摇滚名人堂，Queen/皇后合唱团不仅是华丽摇滚的先驱之一，更巧妙融合歌剧的演绎方式、吸收前卫摇滚、重金属以及古典音乐的精髓，无论是舞台效果、个人嗓音魅力、穿着装扮，都彻底颠覆摇滚音乐的既定形象，丰富添加前所未有的听觉和视觉感官新震撼！成为20世纪由大英帝国入侵全球市场最卖座的伟大乐团之一，造就18张冠军专辑+18首登顶单曲+10枚第一名DVD，全球总销量突破3亿门坎，Queen的无数代表歌曲深具时代意义及内涵，至今仍是传唱全球的经典。

第十张专辑【Hot Space】于1982年发行，广泛融合了迪斯科、流行乐、放克摇滚、节奏蓝调、舞曲等元素，深受Queen在1980年获得空前成功的畅销冠军经典“Another One Bites The Dust”所影响，他们因此决定灌录一张以舞曲为导向的专辑，事实也证明这样的选择是正确的，这张专辑至今全球销售量已高达500万张。本辑收录Queen的第二首英国金榜冠军曲、与摇滚变色龙David Bowie连手制作演唱的“Under Pressure”，美国白人饶舌歌手Vanilla Ice的1990年英美冠军作“Ice Ice Baby”就取样了这首歌曲；还有跳上全美流行榜No.11的第二波放克舞曲主打歌“Body Language”，以及纪念约翰伦农之歌“Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)”。

Following the disappointing commercial performance of the dance-oriented Hot Space in 1982, Queen took 1983 off to get refocused and work on a follow-up that would put the band back on track. While the songwriting had definitely improved on the resulting The Works in 1984, the album sonically lacked the punch of such earlier releases as News of the World and The Game (strangely, Hot Space even had a better overall sound). Although the album only peaked at number 23 on the U.S. album charts, it was a Top Ten hit in just about every other area of the world, producing the huge single "Radio Ga Ga." Three other tracks were hits in Queen's native England -- the uplifting "I Want to Break Free," the love song "It's a Hard Life," and the politically conscious rocker "Hammer to Fall," which dealt with the danger of nuclear weapons. Other highlights included the '50s-sounding "Man on the Prowl," the electronic experiment "Machines," the thunderous "Tear It Up," and a touching acoustic ballad, "Is This the World We Created...?" Perhaps with a more straight-ahead production (and a U.S. tour), The Works would have landed Queen back on the top of the charts stateside.