Queen (Queen album)

Queen
Studio album by Queen
Released	13 July 1973 (1973-07-13) 4 September 1973 (1973-09-04) (US)[1]
Recorded	December 1971 (demo sessions)[2] April – 30 July 1972[3]
Studio	De Lane Lea (London) Trident (London)
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal progressive rock
Length	38:46
Label	EMI Elektra
Producer	John Anthony Roy Thomas Baker Queen
Queen chronology
Queen (1973) Queen II (1974)
Singles from Queen
"Keep Yourself Alive" Released: 6 July 1973 "Liar" Released: 14 February 1974

Queen is the debut studio album by the British rock band Queen. Released on 13 July 1973 by EMI Records in the UK and by Elektra Records in the US, it was recorded at Trident Studios and De Lane Lea Music Centre, London, with production by Roy Thomas Baker, John Anthony and the band members themselves.^[4]

The album was influenced by heavy metal and progressive rock.^[4] The lyrics are based on a variety of topics, including folklore ("My Fairy King") and religion ("Jesus"). Lead singer Freddie Mercury wrote five of the ten tracks, lead guitarist Brian May wrote four songs (including "Doing All Right", which he co-wrote with Tim Staffell while in the band Smile), and drummer Roger Taylor both wrote and sang "Modern Times Rock and Roll". The final song on the album is a short instrumental version of "Seven Seas of Rhye", the full version of which would appear on the band's second album, Queen II.