Gold is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by Steely Dan

Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...

, released in 1982. It mostly comprises hits both post-dating and not included on their 1978 Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Steely Dan album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Steely Dan, released in 1978. It has sold over two million units in America.The double album includes tracks from the band's first six studio albums and includes a previously unreleased song, "Here at the Western World", which was recorded during the sessions...

, essentially acting as "Volume 2"; it also features additional album tracks, offering a broad perspective on the band's career to that point.

Seven of the tracks are from five of the band's albums from 1973 to 1980; it also includes the non-album single "FM (No Static at All)

FM (No Static At All)

"FM " is a song by American jazz-rock band Steely Dan. It is the title theme to the 1978 film FM...

" (from the soundtrack

FM (soundtrack)

FM is the original soundtrack to the 1978 film FM. The soundtrack won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.-Track listing:#"FM " - Steely Dan – 4:52#"Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27...

 to the 1978 film FM

FM (film)

FM is a 1978 directed by John A. Alonzo, and starring Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras and Cleavon Little. The screenplay was written by Ezra Sacks.This film was produced by Universal Pictures, and originally released to movie theaters in 1978....

). Of the album tracks, there are two songs from both Aja

Aja (album)

-Charts:AlbumPop Singles-Awards:Grammy Awards-External links:**, courtesy of The Museum of Classic Chicago Television...

and Gaucho

Gaucho (album)

Gaucho is the seventh studio album by the American Jazz rock band Steely Dan, released in 1980. The sessions for Gaucho represented the peak of Steely Dan's recording studio perfectionism and obsessive recording techniques...

, and one track apiece from Countdown to Ecstasy

Countdown to Ecstasy

Countdown to Ecstasy is the second album by rock group Steely Dan, released in July 1973. The album was written and recorded in rushed sessions between live concerts and produced two Billboard Hot 100 hits, "Show Biz Kids" and "My Old School".-History:...

, Katy Lied

Katy Lied

Katy Lied is the fourth album by Steely Dan, originally released in 1975 by ABC Records. It went gold and peaked at #13 on the US charts. The single "Black Friday" also charted at #37....

and The Royal Scam

The Royal Scam

The Royal Scam is the fifth album by Steely Dan, originally released by ABC Records in 1976. The album went gold and peaked at #15 on the charts. The Royal Scam features more prominent guitar work than other Steely Dan albums...

.

In 1991, the compilation was reissued with four extra tracks - "Here at the Western World" (previously only available on the band's 1978 Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Steely Dan album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Steely Dan, released in 1978. It has sold over two million units in America.The double album includes tracks from the band's first six studio albums and includes a previously unreleased song, "Here at the Western World", which was recorded during the sessions...

compilation), two Donald Fagen

Donald Fagen

Donald Jay Fagen is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter of the rock band Steely Dan ....

 solo songs, and a live version of "Bodhisattva" (originally released as the B-side to the 1980 single "Hey Nineteen

Hey Nineteen

"Hey Nineteen" is a song by American jazz rock band Steely Dan, written by members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and released on their 1980 album Gaucho.-Story:...

"). In addition, the reissue swapped the original "FM" with an alternate version with a saxophone solo replacing the guitar in the song's coda, a version that essentially incorporates the original single's B-side, "FM (Reprise)".

Side one

1. "Hey Nineteen
   Hey Nineteen
   "Hey Nineteen" is a song by American jazz rock band Steely Dan, written by members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and released on their 1980 album Gaucho.-Story:...
   
   " – 5:04
2. "Green Earrings" – 4:05
3. "Deacon Blues
   Deacon Blues
   "Deacon Blues" is a song by Steely Dan from their 1977 album Aja.The song contains the lines:In a 1994 AOL chat interview with Becker, someone asked him about the inspiration for "Deacon Blues"...
   
   " – 7:26
4. "Chain Lightning" – 2:57

Side two

5. "FM
   FM (No Static At All)
   "FM " is a song by American jazz-rock band Steely Dan. It is the title theme to the 1978 film FM...
   
   " – 4:50
6. "Black Cow" – 5:07
7. "King of the World" – 5:03
8. "Babylon Sisters" – 5:51

A limited edition of this version was also issued, which contained an additional 4 track 12" disc.

1. "Do It Again
   Do It Again (Steely Dan song)
   "Do It Again" is a song by American jazz-rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their debut 1972 album Can't Buy a Thrill...
   
   " - 5:56
2. "Reelin' In the Years
   Reelin' in the Years
   "Reelin' In the Years" is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan, released as the sixth track on their 1972 album, Can't Buy a Thrill.The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and features Fagen on vocals. The song was also a #11 hit on the Pop singles chart in 1973. In March 2005, Q...
   
   " - 4:35
3. "Rikki Don't Lose That Number
   Rikki Don't Lose That Number
   "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is a single released in 1974 by rock/pop/jazz group Steely Dan and the opening track of their third album Pretzel Logic. The record became the group's highest charted album, peaking at #4 on "Billboard" in the summer of 1974....
   
   " - 4:34
4. "Haitian Divorce" - 5:50

Expanded Edition (CD) (1991)

1. "Hey Nineteen" – 5:05
2. "Green Earrings" – 4:07
3. "Deacon Blues" – 7:32
4. "Chain Lightning" – 3:00
5. "FM" – 5:06
6. "Black Cow" – 5:08
7. "King of the World" – 5:03
8. "Babylon Sisters" – 5:51
9. "Here at the Western World" – 4:02
10. "Century's End" (Fagen, Meher) – 5:31
11. "True Companion" (Fagen) – 5:10
12. "Bodhisattva" (Live) – 7:42

Expanded Edition (Vinyl LP) (1991)

A Side

1. "Hey Nineteen" – 5:05
2. "Green Earrings" – 4:07
3. "Deacon Blues" – 7:32
4. "Chain Lightning" – 3:00
5. "FM" – 5:06
6. "Bodhisattva" (Live) – 7:42

B Side

1. "Black Cow" – 5:08
2. "King of the World" – 5:03
3. "Babylon Sisters" – 5:51
4. "Here at the Western World" – 4:02
5. "Century's End" (Fagen, Meher) – 5:31
6. "True Companion" (Fagen) – 5:10