▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Queen ▁album ▁to ▁go ▁Gold ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁upon ▁its ▁release ▁since ▁The ▁Works ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁between ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Mercur y ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁A ID S , ▁although ▁he ▁kept ▁his ▁ill ness ▁a ▁secret ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁denied ▁numerous ▁media ▁reports ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁seriously ▁ill . ▁The ▁band ▁and ▁produ cers ▁were ▁aim ing ▁for ▁a ▁November ▁or ▁December ▁release ▁date ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁cru cial ▁Christmas ▁market , ▁but ▁Mercur y ' s ▁decl ining ▁health ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁place ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁St y list ically , ▁In nu endo ▁is ▁in ▁some ▁sense ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁Queen ' s ▁roots , ▁with ▁its ▁harder ▁rock ▁sound , ▁complex ▁musical ▁composition ▁( title ▁track ), ▁psych ed el ic ▁effects ▁(" I ' m ▁Go ing ▁S light ly ▁Mad "), ▁and ▁somewhat ▁weak ened ▁vocals ▁from ▁Mercur y ▁r anging ▁over ▁three ▁oct aves ▁( F 2 - A 5 ). ▁N ine ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released , ▁Mercur y ▁died ▁of ▁A ID S - der ived ▁bron ch op neum onia . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁cover ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Queen ▁and ▁Richard ▁Gray . ▁The ▁book lets ▁and ▁single ▁covers ▁from