• 1975: All four members of Queen helped produce a session with the soul band Trax. Nothing was ever released. • 1976: "Man from Manhattan" by Eddie Howell – Mercury sang backing vocals, played piano and produced this track. Brian May also played guitar. • 1976: "You Nearly Did Me In" by
Ian Hunter – Mercury sang backing vocals on this song, from the album
All-American Alien Boy. • 1978: "
Never Let Her Slip Away", a UK top five hit for
Andrew Gold, saw Mercury perform harmony vocals as an
uncredited background singer. • 1982: "Emotions in Motion" by
Billy Squier – Mercury sang backing vocals on this song, from album of same name. Also on the 1996 Billy Squier anthology
Reach for the Sky. • 1983: "Victory", "
There Must Be More to Life Than This" and "
State of Shock" were recorded by Mercury and
Michael Jackson, but their original takes were never released. Demos and samples from the latter two have, however, turned up on bootlegs. Later, Mercury reworked "There Must Be More to Life Than This" into his solo album
Mr. Bad Guy, and Jackson re-recorded "State of Shock" with
Mick Jagger. Popular rumours dictate that a Queen version of "Victory" exists, but this has not surfaced anywhere yet. Queen's 2014 compilation
Queen Forever included a brand new arrangement of "There Must Be More to Life Than This" featuring cuts from Jackson's vocal track. • 1986: "Love Is the Hero" by Billy Squier – Mercury sang backing vocals on this song from the album
Enough Is Enough. Mercury sings the intro on the 12" single, and also co-wrote and co-produced the track "Lady with a Tenor Sax", from the same album. Both also appear on the 1996 Billy Squier anthology
Reach for the Sky. • 1987: "Hold On", duet with Jo Dare – Mercury co-wrote this song from the German soundtrack of ''''. • 1988: "
Heaven for Everyone" by
The Cross – Mercury sang lead vocals on the LP version, backing vocals on the single version (or the version on the US album) from the album
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