(Review from allmusic)

“A Kind of Magic” was Queen’s biggest album yet in England, where it reached number one, remained on the charts for 63 weeks and spawned several hit singles — the epic title track, the tuneful pop/rocker “Friends Will Be Friends” and one of their most haunting ballads, “Who Wants to Live Forever”.

Most of the songs were written for the movie “Highlander” but instead of issuing just a movie soundtrack, the band added a few non-movie tracks and made an official Queen release out of it. It may not have been as cohesive as some of their other albums, but “A Kind of Magic” was their best work in some time.

Queen would embark on a sold-out tour of outdoor stadiums in Europe upon the album’s release, which would sadly turn out to be their final tour.

Line-up:
- Brian May / guitar, keyboards, Vocals
- Freddie Mercury / keyboards, vocals
- John Deacon / bass, keyboards
- Roger taylor / drums, keyboards, vocals
with
- The National Philharmonic Orchestra / Orchestra
- Michael Kamen / orchestration
- Lynton Naiff / string arrangements
- Spike Edney / additional keyboards
- Steve Gregory / saxophone (3)
- Joan Armatrading / incidental vocals (8)

Track List:
01. One Vision – 5:11
02. A Kind Of Magic – 4:24
03. One Year Of Love – 4:27
04. Pain Is So Close To Pleasure – 4:22
05. Friends Will Be Friends – 4:07
06. Who Wants To Live Forever – 5:17
07. Gimme The Prize – 4:34
08. Don’t Lose Your Head – 4:38
09. Princes Of The Universe – 3:33
10. A Kind Of ‘A Kind Of Magic’ – 3:37
11. Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends… – 5:58
12. Forever – 3:20

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