Back to the Light is the debut solo studio album by English musician Brian May, the guitarist of Queen. It was released on 28 September 1992 by Parlophone Records in the UK, and on 2 February 1993 by Hollywood Records in the US and Canada. May's second solo release following his 1983 EP Star Fleet Project, Back to the Light was co-produced with Justin Shirley-Smith and recorded between March 1988 and November 1992 at Allerton Hill—May's home studio—and mixed at Metropolis Studios.
Brian May – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, programming, backing vocals. Cozy Powell – drums (2–4, 7–8, 13) Geoff Dugmore – drums (10, 12) Gary Tibbs – bass (2, 10, 12) Neil Murray – bass (3, 8) John Deacon – bass (7) Mike Moran – piano (3, 12), keyboards (9) Don Airey – keyboards (extra) (4, 7) Gill O'Donovan – backing vocals (2, 10) Maggie Ryder – backing vocals (2, 12) Miriam Stockley – backing vocals (2, 12) Suzie O' List – backing vocals (2, 10) Chris Thompson – backing vocals (12)
