Gold (Rush album)
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Released | April 25, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1987 | |||
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Length | 2:35:01 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Rush and others | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Sea of Tranquility | [4] |
Sputnikmusic | [5] |
Gold is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on April 25, 2006.
The Gold compilation is a repackaging of the two 1997 Rush compilation albums Retrospective I and Retrospective II, with the exception of the third track of Retrospective I "Something for Nothing," which has been removed and replaced by "Working Man" (last track, #14) on the first disc.
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics by Neil Peart unless noted, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson unless noted
Disc 1
[edit]- "The Spirit of Radio"
- "The Trees"
- "Freewill"
- "Xanadu"
- "Bastille Day"
- "By-Tor and the Snow Dog"
- "Anthem"
- "Closer to the Heart" (Lyrics: Peart/Peter Talbot)
- "2112: Overture"
- "2112: The Temples of Syrinx"
- "La Villa Strangiato"(Music: Lee/Lifeson/Peart)
- "Fly by Night"
- "Finding My Way" (Lyrics: Lee)
- "Working Man" (Lyrics: Lee)
Disc 2
[edit]- "The Big Money"
- "Red Barchetta"
- "Subdivisions"
- "Time Stand Still"
- "Mystic Rhythms"
- "The Analog Kid"
- "Distant Early Warning"
- "Marathon"
- "The Body Electric"
- "Mission"
- "Limelight"
- "Red Sector A"
- "New World Man"
- "Tom Sawyer" (Lyrics: Peart/Pye Dubois)
- "Force Ten" (Lyrics: Peart/Pye Dubois)
Track origins
[edit]Disc 1
[edit]Tracks 13 & 14 from Rush (1974)
Tracks 6, 7 & 12 from Fly by Night (1975)
Track 5 from Caress of Steel (1975)
Tracks 9 & 10 from 2112 (1976)
Tracks 4 & 8 from A Farewell to Kings (1977)
Tracks 2 & 11 from Hemispheres (1978)
Tracks 1 & 3 from Permanent Waves (1980)
Disc 2
[edit]Tracks 2, 11 & 14 from Moving Pictures (1981)
Tracks 3, 6 & 13 from Signals (1982)
Tracks 7, 9 & 12 from Grace Under Pressure (1984)
Tracks 1, 5 & 8 from Power Windows (1985)
Tracks 4, 10 & 15 from Hold Your Fire (1987)
Personnel
[edit]- Geddy Lee – bass, vocals, synthesizers
- Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars
- Neil Peart – drums, percussion, lyricist
- John Rutsey – drums on "Finding My Way" and "Working Man"
with:
- Aimee Mann – vocals on "Time Stand Still"
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Theakston, Rob. "Rush – Gold". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Rush – Gold at Rolling Stone
- ^ Rush – Gold Album Review at Sea of Tranquility
- ^ Rush – Gold at Sputnikmusic