Queen II is the second studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 8 March 1974 by EMI Records at midnight in the UK and by Elektra Records in the US. It was recorded at Trident Studios and Langham 1 Studios, London from February to August 1973 with co-producers Roy Thomas Baker and Robin Cable, and engineered by Mike Stone.
01. Procession
02. Father to Son
03. White Queen (As It Began)
04. Some Day One Day
05. The Loser In the End
06. Ogre Battle
07. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke
08. Nevermore
09. The March of the Black Queen
10. Funny How Love Is
11. Seven Seas of Rhye
Bonus EP
01. See What a Fool I’ve Been (BBC Session, July 1973, 2011 Remix)
02. White Queen (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975)
03. Seven Seas of Rhye (Instrumental Mix 2011)
04. Nevermore (BBC Session, April 1974)
05. See What a Fool I’ve Been (B-side version, February 1974)
Freddie Mercury: lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, harpsichord
Brian May: guitars, bells on "The March of the Black Queen," lead vocals on "Some Day One Day," backing vocals, piano and organ on "Father to Son"
Roger Taylor: drums, gong, marimba, backing vocals, additional vocals on one line of "The March of The Black Queen," lead vocals and rhythm guitar on "The Loser in the End"
John Deacon: bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Roy Thomas Baker: Castanets on "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke," Stylophone on "Seven Seas Of Rhye"
Robin Cable: Piano effects (with Freddie Mercury) on "Nevermore"
Queen – Queen II 1974 (Japan Deluxe Edition 2011)
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