# Queen's First E.P.
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{{Short description|1977 EP by Queen}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Queen's First E.P.
| type = EP
| artist = [Queen](/source/Queen_(band))
| cover = Queen's First EP.jpg
| alt =
| released = 20 May 1977
| recorded = 1974–1976
| venue =
| studio = Various
| genre = [Rock](/source/Rock_music)
| length = 14:10
| label = [EMI](/source/EMI)
| producer = Queen
| prev_title = [A Day at the Races](/source/A_Day_at_the_Races_(album))
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = [News of the World](/source/News_of_the_World_(album))
| next_year = 1977
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Queen's First E.P.
| type = EP
| single1 = [Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy](/source/Good_Old-Fashioned_Lover_Boy)
| single1date = 20 May 1977
}}
}}
'''''Queen's First E.P.''''' is the first extended play by British [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Queen](/source/Queen_(band)). It was released on 20 May 1977 by [EMI Records](/source/EMI_Records).[{{Cite web|title=Queen's First E.P.|url=http://www.queenvault.com/1stepsingle.html|website=Queen Vault|access-date=24 October 2020}}] The album consists of four tracks, one from each of their four most recent albums up to that point, with "[Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy](/source/Good_Old-Fashioned_Lover_Boy)" as the lead track.[{{Cite web|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=9 June 2020|title='Queen's First EP': Introducing 'Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy' |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/queens-first-ep-good-old-fashioned-lover-boy-song/|access-date=2 November 2020|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US}}]
== Music video ==
In 1977, Queen filmed a promotional video for "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" in the ''[Top of the Pops](/source/Top_of_the_Pops)'' studios. The music video featured a drastically different arrangement of the song.[{{Cite web|title=Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Promotional Video - Queenpedia.com|url=http://www.queenpedia.com/index.php?title=Good_Old-Fashioned_Lover_Boy_-_Promotional_Video|access-date=3 November 2020|website=Queenpedia|language=en}}]
== Commercial performance ==
''Queen's First E.P.'' entered the UK Singles Chart at number 36 in the week ending 4 June 1977, peaking at number 17 in early July.[{{Cite web|title=Queen {{!}} full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21275/queen/|access-date=3 November 2020 |website=Official Charts Company}}]
==Release and reception==
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}[{{allMusic|first=Jim |last=Allen|class=album |id=mw0000814624|title=Queen – ''Queen's First EP'': Review |access-date=25 October 2020}}]
}}
Jim Allen of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) wrote that ''Queen's First E.P.'' "is a four-song affair featuring one song apiece from ''[A Night at the Opera](/source/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album))'', ''[A Day at the Races](/source/A_Day_at_the_Races_(album))'', ''[Sheer Heart Attack](/source/Sheer_Heart_Attack_(album))'', and ''[Queen II](/source/Queen_II)''. "Tenement Funster", sung by drummer Roger Taylor, is a slice of Bowie-ish glam rock. "White Queen" is a prog-tinged epic ballad. "[Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy](/source/Good_Old-Fashioned_Lover_Boy)" taps into the lighter, music-hall side of Queen, and the scabrous hard rocker "[Death on Two Legs](/source/Death_on_Two_Legs_(Dedicated_to...))" finds the band baring its fangs a bit."[{{Cite web|title=Queen "Singles Collection" Boxed Sets|url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/queen/discography/singles-collection-boxed-sets.htm|access-date=3 November 2020|website=Ultimate Queen}}]
On 18 April 2009, the EP was reissued on CD as a part of Record Store Day 2009.[{{Cite web|title=Records Store Day Releases - 2009 |url=https://recordstoreday.com/CustomPage/642|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Record Store Day|language=en}}]
==Track listing==
All lead vocals by [Freddie Mercury](/source/Freddie_Mercury), except "Tenement Funster", sung by [Roger Taylor](/source/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)).[{{Cite web|title=Tenement Funster :: Queen Songs|url=https://www.queensongs.info/studio-info-page/tenement-funster|access-date=3 November 2020|website=www.queensongs.info}}]
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = [Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy](/source/Good_Old-Fashioned_Lover_Boy)
| writer1 = [Freddie Mercury](/source/Freddie_Mercury)
| length1 = 2:53
| title2 = [Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)](/source/Death_on_Two_Legs_(Dedicated_to...))
| writer2 = Mercury
| length2 = 3:43
| total_length = 6:36
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title1 = Tenement Funster
| writer1 = [Roger Taylor](/source/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer))
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = White Queen (As It Began)
| writer2 = [Brian May](/source/Brian_May)
| length2 = 4:35
| total_length = 7:34
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Chart (1977)
!Peak
position
|-
!scope="row" |UK Singles ([Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company))