Queen’s last album featuring Mercury, titled Made in Heaven, was finally released in 1995, four years after his death.Featuring tracks such as “Too Much Love Will Kill You” and “Heaven for Everyone”, it was constructed from Mercury’s final recordings in 1991, material left over from their previous studio albums and re-worked material from May, Taylor, and Mercury’s solo albums. Both stages of recording, before and after Mercury’s death, were completed at the band’s studio in Montreux, Switzerland.The album reached No. 1 on the UK charts immediately following its release, and has sold 20 million copies worldwide.On 25 November 1996, a statue of Mercury was unveiled in Montreux overlooking Lake Geneva, almost five years to the day since his death.
“You guys should go out and play again. It must be like having a Ferrari in the garage waiting for a driver”
—Elton John, on Queen being without a lead singer since the death of Freddie Mercury.