Queen

Queen is the self-titled 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.

The album was influenced by contemporary progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal music. The lyrics are based on a variety of topics, including folklore (“My Fairy King”) and religion (“Jesus”). Lead singer Freddie Mercury composed five of the ten tracks, lead guitarist Brian May composed four songs (including “Doing All Right”, which he co-wrote with his then-Smile bandmate Tim Staffell), and drummer Roger Taylor both composed 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.