Studio Album · No. 7
Jazz Songwriting Credits by Queen
Produced by Queen, Roy Thomas Baker · Engineered by Geoff Workman, John Etchells
Queen wrote 13 of 13 documented tracks
Authorship Breakdown 13 / 13 documented
Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether Queen carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Jazz reunites the band with producer Roy Thomas Baker one last time and keeps the writing spread across all four members: Freddie Mercury wrote five, including "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Bicycle Race," Brian May four, with Roger Taylor and John Deacon two each. Roger Taylor's funk-leaning "Fun It" hints at the electronic direction the band would later take. The whole album is self-written, with each song carrying an individual member's credit.
Queen's seventh studio album, released November 10, 1978, produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker, his final work with the band. Jazz is a stylistically sprawling collection that deliberately resists easy categorization despite its title, which refers not to the genre but to an attitude of improvisation and unpredictability. Freddie Mercury contributes six tracks including 'Bicycle Race' and 'Don't Stop Me Now,' both of which became major singles. Brian May contributes five tracks including 'Fat Bottomed Girls,' which was paired as a double A-side with 'Bicycle Race.' John Deacon contributes two tracks and Roger Taylor two, including 'Fun It,' which demonstrated Taylor's growing interest in electronic and funk-influenced production before the Hot Space era. The album was accompanied by a notorious promotional poster and inner sleeve that drew controversy in several markets.