| Queen Archivist 19.05.2008 15:15 |
Does anybody know exactly when the ONE YEAR OF LOVE single (France and Spain) was issued???? An exact date would be nice, even just the month, but at this moment I can't even get this data from the appropriate EMI office. No one seems to know. I have NEVER ever seen any promotional material for this single; not a flyer, nor a poster, nor even mention in a newspaper. And not a review either. This is unprecedented as far as I know for a Queen single. We have newspaper ads for probably every Queen single, from most countries around the world, but absolutely nothing for this disc. I think there must be a strange/unusual story attached to this release... especially when you think that the extended 12" mix was created but never used at the time. It's all a bit weird. So... does anyone know when exactly it was released in either or BOTH countries??? And proof would be fab! Surely you French and Spanish fans can recall which single came out before it, and after it????????? Ta a great deal and muchly. |
| PieterMC 19.05.2008 15:44 |
I think the singles from AKOM came out in this order, but I am not 100% sure. A Kind Of Magic (Cat #2011167) Friends Will Be Friends (Cat #2013087) One Year of Love (Cat #2013157) Who Wants To Live Forever (Cat #2014397) I just assumed that the catalog numbers would be in order sequentially. This image of the French 12" test pressing has a date of 4/8/86, which certainly indicates that it came after FWBF but before WWTLF. So I would guess it came out most likely in August 1986 as I can't imagine them releasing two singles in September (WWTLF being the September release). link |
| Armando Alejandro Estrada 19.05.2008 17:38 |
You are forgetting Pain is so close to pleasure and Princes of the Universe. |
| Queen Archivist 19.05.2008 18:40 |
PieterMC... Good reply. I think the Cat number is a fair point. Good stuff. Thanks. |
| Erin 19.05.2008 18:56 |
Armando Alejandro Estrada wrote: You are forgetting Pain is so close to pleasure and Princes of the Universe.They weren't released in France and Spain. |
| Walter B. 20.05.2008 02:16 |
According to a (French) website the single One Year Of Love entered the charts (Top 50) September 20, 1986. link In Andreas Voigts discography there is a picture of the Spanish 7inch promo single of OYOL carrying a sticker with a date: November 3, 1986. I don't know if that date refers to the releasedate though. |
| Queen Archivist 20.05.2008 14:30 |
HUGE thanks Walter. It's a great site. Very useful. Hope you are well. Take care mate. watch out for that RUBBERY CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Walter B. 20.05.2008 15:11 |
Queen Archivist wrote: HUGE thanks Walter. It's a great site. Very useful. GREG: "Excuse my French" :-) Hope you are well. GREG: We're fine, thanks! We ought to keep in touch with you more... Take care mate. watch out for that RUBBERY CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!! GREG: hah! Great, I remember this well!!! That was good fun then! |
| Walter B. 11.04.2009 14:24 |
For anoraks only, I guess... Here is the Spanish chart LOS40 from 1986. The song One Year of Love stayed in the charts for two weeks only: 29/11/1986 1 16 18 6 RUIDO DE FONDO Miguel Ríos 2 1 6 6 A QUIÉN LE IMPORTA Alaska y Dinarama 3 2 1 8 THE LADY IN RED Chris De Burgh 4 4 2 9 CRUZ DE NAVAJAS Mecano 5 3 3 9 TYPICAL MALE Tina Turner 6 8 10 6 STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & The News 7 7 8 5 WILD WILD LIFE Talking Heads 8 10 14 4 CIEN GAVIOTAS Duncan Dhu 9 9 11 4 MEDLEY (CRUZANDO LOS MARES, FELICIDADES…) La Década Prodigiosa 10 13 - 2 TRUE BLUE (REMIX) Madonna 11 12 17 3 EL JUEGO Y EL JUGUETE Gabinete Caligari 12 17 - 2 QUIERO BEBER HASTA PERDER EL CONTROL Los Secretos 13 15 20 5 ON THE BEACH Chris Rea 14 19 - 2 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME The Police 15 NUEVO 1 THROUGH THE BARRICADES Spandau Ballet 16 NUEVO 1 CACA Puturrú De Fuá 17 20 25 3 MUERTOS DE AMOR Ángela Molina con George Moustaki 18 NUEVO 1 HEARTBREAK HOTEL C.C. Catch 19 26 30 3 VISITE NUESTRO BAR Hombres G 20 23 26 4 NO LO PIENSES MÁS Limahl 21 27 35 3 DON'T GET ME WRONG The Pretenders 22 25 27 3 RAGE HARD (REMIX) Frankie Goes To Hollywood 23 24 28 3 WASTED YEARS Iron Maiden 24 28 - 2 VAGABUNDO Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway 25 30 - 2 INSURRECCIÓN El Último de la Fila 26 29 - 2 BUSCANDO TU DESTINO Alejandro Abad 27 NUEVO 1 MAGIC DISNEY The Royal Philarmonic Orchestra 28 32 34 4 TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY Berlin 29 NUEVO 1 THORN IN MY SIDE Eurythmics 30 NUEVO 1 HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD Elton John 31 33 - 2 AHORA TÚ Eros Ramazzotti 32 NUEVO 1 ONE YEAR OF LOVE Queen 33 NUEVO 1 WHERE DID YOUR HEART GO? Wham! 34 37 37 4 WONDERLAND Paul Young 35 NUEVO 1 DÉJATE LLEVAR Metrópoli 36 NUEVO 1 LÍMITE Vídeo 37 NUEVO 1 U.S.S.R. Eddy Hantington 38 NUEVO 1 GIRLS I LOVE Hong Kong Syndikat 39 NUEVO 1 SHOWING OUT Mel & Kim 40 NUEVO 1 HEART BEAT Don Johnson 06/12/1986 1 7 7 6 WILD WILD LIFE Talking Heads 2 2 1 7 A QUIÉN LE IMPORTA Alaska y Dinarama 3 1 16 7 RUIDO DE FONDO Miguel Ríos 4 3 2 9 THE LADY IN RED Chris De Burgh 5 6 8 7 STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & The News 6 9 9 5 MEDLEY (CRUZANDO LOS MARES, FELICIDADES…) La Década Prodigiosa 7 8 10 5 CIEN GAVIOTAS Duncan Dhu 8 10 13 3 TRUE BLUE (REMIX) Madonna 9 12 17 3 QUIERO BEBER HASTA PERDER EL CONTROL Los Secretos 10 11 12 4 EL JUEGO Y EL JUGUETE Gabinete Caligari 11 14 19 3 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME The Police 12 13 15 6 ON THE BEACH Chris Rea 13 15 - 2 THROUGH THE BARRICADES Spandau Ballet 14 18 - 2 HEARTBREAK HOTEL C.C. Catch 15 16 - 2 CACA Puturrú De Fuá 16 17 20 4 MUERTOS DE AMOR Ángela Molina con George Moustaki 17 19 26 4 VISITE NUESTRO BAR Hombres G 18 21 27 4 DON'T GET ME WRONG The Pretenders 19 20 23 5 NO LO PIENSES MÁS Limahl 20 25 30 3 INSURRECCIÓN El Último de la Fila 21 23 24 4 WASTED YEARS Iron Maiden 22 24 28 3 VAGABUNDO Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway 23 27 - 2 MAGIC DISNEY The Royal Philarmonic Orchestra 24 28 32 5 TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY Berlin 25 29 - 2 THORN IN MY SIDE Eurythmics 26 NUEVO 1 TROTSKY BURGER Gazebo 27 NUEVO 1 TAKE THIS WALTZ Leonard Cohen 28 NUEVO 1 MI AGÜITA AMARILLA Toreros Muertos 29 32 - 2 ONE YEAR OF LOVE Queen 30 NUEVO 1 ARIZONA SKY China Crisis 31 NUEVO 1 AMANDA Boston 32 NUEVO 1 HI HI HI Sandra 33 26 29 3 BUSCANDO TU DESTINO Alejandro Abad 34 NUEVO 1 FOTOS NO Avenida Pasión 35 NUEVO 1 NOCHE TRAS NOCHE Hilario Camacho 36 22 25 4 RAGE HARD (REMIX) Frankie Goes To Hollywood 37 NUEVO 1 I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU A-ha 38 NUEVO 1 I SHOULD HAVE LIED Brother Beyond 39 NUEVO 1 CAMOUFLAGE Stan Ridgeway 40 NUEVO 1 TWO OF HEARTS Stacey Q |
| Llisos 11.04.2009 18:47 |
Hi Walter and Greg! Los 40 principales isn't "the best seller singles" list, they are "You have to listen to what's in and what's happenin' "kind of list. Los 40 principales is, probably, the most known radio station around Spain and the play pop and very comercial music. And you have to remember: actually the spanish people don't buy singles, we prefer buy the album. Sorry for my english! |
| Walter B. 12.04.2009 06:24 |
Thanks Llisos! Very useful information. Is there another Spanish chart where One Year of Love entered in 1986? And do you have a clue about the releasedate of the single in Spain? |
| Llisos 13.04.2009 04:12 |
Hi! I'll take a look trying to find something. In those days the market of singles were very limited and probably they didn't waste their time making an accurate list. For exemple, during years the 'official' chart was given for a big shopping center basing in its sales. And about OYOL, during some time were very easy to find in the spanish second hand market. It makes me think that the single was a (relative) hit here. |
| Maxïmo Razzamatazz 13.04.2009 07:09 |
"... especially when you think that the extended 12" mix was created but never used at the time." Hmmm, so there is an extendend 12" mix of One Year Of Love? Is that something y'all knew about for years. It's news to me, that's for sure. |
| Future Manager 13.04.2009 10:26 |
It was released on a bonus CD with the Highlander: Immortal Edition DVD in the US in 2002. |
| Wiley 13.04.2009 10:34 |
Future Manager wrote: It was released on a bonus CD with the Highlander: Immortal Edition DVD in the US in 2002. I have that DVD. Listened to the CD once, I think, maybe 5 years ago. I don't like that song that much and that 12" version only goes on and on and on and it's not nice. Funnily enough, I haven't seen the movie in about the same time and I was about to see it yesterday with my girlfriend. We had just seen "Twilight" on DVD and I told her Highlander had the "Immortal, love through time, etc." theme in a less girly fashion, with swords and with a Queen soundtrack. She was intrigued. Maybe we'll see it tonight. |
| MusicManDeaconJohn 21.04.2009 05:22 |
So Greg, your question about this single suggests it'll be realised in the THIRDT (?) of the Singles Box Sets? Greaaaaaaaaaat!!!!! |
| craigob11 04.03.2018 23:07 |
I can also add to this mystery. I own a french 7" test pressing of " One Year.." but the b- side is " Pain is so close to pleasure "...so to add to this, was " Pain " going to be the 1st choice of a b-side & then switched to the ones we know now.? |
| cmi 05.03.2018 05:16 |
^ Does it features 'new' single mix or the album version on it? Probably there was a late decision at the time that PISCTP can be released as an A-side. So the b-side was changed in the last minute and later PISCTP was released as a single in Europe & USA. |
