Gold (album series)
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Gold is a series of 2-disc compilation albums released by Universal Music Group
. They are usually priced about the same as a regular single CD. Some of them also include several tracks licensed from non-Universal labels.
Most, if not all, of the albums share a common layout, with a photograph of the artist below a gold bar, with a black vertical line near the right hand side, the artist's name on the left of the black line, and "Gold" on the right. Earlier Gold series compilations had a design based on that of ABBA Gold
, such as the compilations for The Carpenters
and Etta James
.
Most of the earliest CDs in this series were released on the Hip-O imprint.
CDs in this series include, alphabetically by band or artists's full name:
A number of various artists compilations have also been released in the Gold series, such as Classic Rock Gold
and Power Ballads Gold.
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
. They are usually priced about the same as a regular single CD. Some of them also include several tracks licensed from non-Universal labels.
Most, if not all, of the albums share a common layout, with a photograph of the artist below a gold bar, with a black vertical line near the right hand side, the artist's name on the left of the black line, and "Gold" on the right. Earlier Gold series compilations had a design based on that of ABBA Gold
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Gold: Greatest Hits is a compilation album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on September 21, 1992 through PolyGram, the first compilation to be released after the company had acquired Polar Music and thus the rights to the ABBA back catalogue. In 1998, PolyGram was in turn...
, such as the compilations for The Carpenters
Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition
Carpenters Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition is a two-disc compilation released by The Carpenters in early 2004. It peaked at #4 in the UK Album Charts.-Disc one:#"Superstar" #"Rainy Days and Mondays" #"Top of the World" #"Maybe It's You"...
and Etta James
Etta James
Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
.
Most of the earliest CDs in this series were released on the Hip-O imprint.
CDs in this series include, alphabetically by band or artists's full name:
- Gold (ABC album), a 2006 ABCABC (band)ABC are an English band, that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. The band continues to tour and released a new album, Traffic, in 2008.-Formation:...
compilation reissue of Look of Love – The Very Best of ABC - Gold (Aerosmith album)Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology-Personnel:*Steven Tyler - lead vocals, harmonica, mandolin, keyboards*Joe Perry - lead guitar, appalachian dulcimer, backing vocals*Brad Whitford - rhythm guitar*Tom Hamilton - bass*Joey Kramer - drumsAdditional musicians...
, a 2005 AerosmithAerosmithAerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
compilation reissue of Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology - Gold (The Allman Brothers Band album)Gold (The Allman Brothers Band album)Gold: The Allman Brothers Band is a compilation album with songs from their first album until their 1979 album Enlightened Rogues. This was released in 2005...
, a 2005 The Allman Brothers BandThe Allman Brothers BandThe Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...
compilation - Gold (Joan Armatrading album), a 2005 Joan ArmatradingJoan ArmatradingJoan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist...
compilation - Gold (Louis Armstrong album), a 2006 Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
compilation - Gold (Asia album), a 2005 AsiaAsia (band)Asia are an English rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a supergroup as it included former members of several veteran progressive rock bands, namely John Wetton , Geoff Downes , Steve Howe and Carl Palmer Asia are an English rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a...
compilation - Gold (Hugues Aufray album), a 2006 Hugues AufrayHugues AufrayHugues Aufray is a French singer. He began his career singing in Spanish....
compilation - Gold (Roy Ayers album), a 2005 Roy AyersRoy AyersRoy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...
compilation - Gold (Bachman-Turner Overdrive album), a 2005 Bachman-Turner OverdriveBachman-Turner OverdriveBachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Their 1970s catalog included five Top 40 albums and six Top 40 singles...
compilation - Gold (The Beautiful South album)Gold (The Beautiful South album)Gold by The Beautiful South is the third greatest hits album to be released by the band. It is similar in design to other "Gold" albums released by bands either currently or previously of various labels under the Universal Music Group. The album is a 2 disc collection of both single and album...
, a 2006 The Beautiful SouthThe Beautiful SouthThe Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
compilation - Gold (Chuck Berry album)Anthology (Chuck Berry album)Anthology is a two-disc compilation album by rock and roll performer Chuck Berry released on July 27, 2000 by Chess Records. The album is intended as an overview of Chuck Berry's song-writing career. It is a two-disc anthology which contains 50 tracks of Chuck Berry's finest songs.The album was...
, a 2005 Chuck BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
compilation reissue of The Anthology - Gold (Jane Birkin album), a 2007 Jane BirkinJane BirkinJane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
compilation - Gold (Georges Brassens album), a 2007 Georges BrassensGeorges BrassensGeorges Brassens , 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981), was a French singer-songwriter and poet.Brassens was born in Sète, a town in southern France near Montpellier...
compilation - Gold (Bobby Brown album), a 2009 Bobby BrownBobby BrownRobert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...
compilation - Gold (James Brown album), a 2005 James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
compilation - Gold (J.J. Cale album), a 2007 J. J. Cale compilation
- Gold (John Cale album), a 2007 John CaleJohn CaleJohn Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
compilation reissue of The Island Years - Gold (Cameo album)Gold (Cameo album)Gold is a 2-disc greatest hits album released by funk/R&B group Cameo in 2005. The collection is, track for track, the same release as 2002's Anthology, even including the same liner notes...
, a 2005 CameoCameo (band)Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several...
compilation reissue of Anthology - Gold (Carpenters album)Gold: 35th Anniversary EditionCarpenters Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition is a two-disc compilation released by The Carpenters in early 2004. It peaked at #4 in the UK Album Charts.-Disc one:#"Superstar" #"Rainy Days and Mondays" #"Top of the World" #"Maybe It's You"...
, The CarpentersThe CarpentersCarpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and...
' 2004 compilation, which was originally a gold and black album; it was reissued in 2006 under the "Gold" series - Gold (Cher album), a 2005 CherCherCher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
compilation - Gold (Cinderella album), a 2006 CinderellaCinderella (band)Cinderella is an American heavy metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They emerged in the mid-1980s with a series of multi-platinum albums and hit singles whose music videos received heavy MTV rotation. They were famous for being a glam metal band, but then shifted over towards a more hard...
compilation - Gold (Patsy Cline album), a 2005 Patsy ClinePatsy ClinePatsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
compilation reissue of The Ultimate Collection - Gold (Joe Cocker album)Gold (Joe Cocker album)Gold is a greatest hits album by Joe Cocker, released in 2006 as part of Gold album series.-Disc 1:#"Feelin' Alright" – 4:10#"With a Little Help from My Friends" – 5:12#"Delta Lady" – 2:51...
, a 2006 Joe CockerJoe CockerJohn Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
compilation - Gold (John Coltrane album), a 2006 John ColtraneJohn ColtraneJohn William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
compilation - Gold (Commodores album), a 2005 European CommodoresCommodoresThe Commodores are an American funk/soul band of the 1970s and 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour...
compilation or a 2008 US CommodoresCommodoresThe Commodores are an American funk/soul band of the 1970s and 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour...
compilation, both spanning the Commodores career with Lionel Richie and without him - Gold (The Cranberries album), a 2008 The CranberriesThe CranberriesThe Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
compilation - Gold (Cream album), a 2005 CreamCream (band)Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker...
compilation - Gold (Bing Crosby album), a 2008 European Bing CrosbyBing CrosbyHarry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
compilation reissue of The Best of Bing Crosby or a 2008 US Bing Crosby compilation - Gold (The Crusaders album), a 2007 The CrusadersThe CrusadersThe Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop and soul sound. Since 1961, more than forty albums have been credited to the group , 19 of which were recorded under the name "The Jazz Crusaders" .-History:In 1960, following the demise of a...
compilation - Gold (Roger Daltrey album), a 2006 Roger DaltreyRoger DaltreyRoger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
compilation - Gold (Chris De Burgh album), a 2007 Chris De BurghChris de BurghChris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
compilation - Gold (Paco De Lucía album), a 2005 Paco De LucíaPaco de LucíaPaco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez , is a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist and composer. He is considered by many to be one of the finest guitarists in the world and the greatest guitarist of the flamenco genre...
compilation reissue of Antología - Gold (Michel Delpech album), a 2006 Michel DelpechMichel DelpechJean-Michel Delpech, known as Michel Delpech, is a French singer-songwriter.-Career:In 1963, he had his debut release hit "Anatole" on Disques Vogue...
compilation - Gold (Neil Diamond album), a 2005 Neil DiamondNeil DiamondNeil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
compilation with no relation to the live album of the same name from 1971 - Gold (Bo Diddley album), a 2008 Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
compilation - Gold (Eric B. & Rakim album), a 2005 Eric B. & RakimEric B. & RakimEric B. & Rakim were a hip-hop duo composed of DJ Eric Barrier and MC Rakim .Hailing from Long Island, New York, the pair are generally considered by hip hop enthusiasts to be one of the most influential and innovative groups in the genre...
compilation - Gold (Fairport Convention album), a 2005 Fairport ConventionFairport ConventionFairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
compilation reissue of Chronicles - Gold (François Feldman album), a 2008 François FeldmanFrançois FeldmanFrançois Feldman is a French singer. He had a great success in the 1980s and the 1990s in France.-Biography:The young François Feldman spent his adolescence listening soul music, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and James Brown, among other artists...
compilation - Gold (Ella Fitzgerald album)Gold (Ella Fitzgerald album)Gold is a two-disc compilation album by Ella Fitzgerald that was released with the Verve label in 2007. The compilation is an import exclusive collection from one of the greatest female jazz vocalists of all time. 39 tracks span here remarkable career & highlight her prodigious vocal talents...
, a 2007 Ella FitzgeraldElla FitzgeraldElla Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
compilation - Gold (Four Tops album), a 2005 Four TopsFour TopsThe Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, hard rock, and showtunes...
compilation - Gold (Peter Frampton album), a 2005 Peter FramptonPeter FramptonPeter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician, singer, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton's international breakthrough album was his live release, Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold over 6 million copies...
compilation - Gold (Connie Francis album), a 2005 Connie FrancisConnie FrancisConnie Francis is an American pop singer of Italian heritage and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her chart success waned in the second half of the 1960s, Francis remained a top concert draw...
compilation - Gold (Claude François album), a 2006 Claude FrançoisClaude FrançoisClaude François was a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."-Early life:...
compilation - Gold (Serge Gainsbourg album), a 2007 Serge GainsbourgSerge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
compilation - Gold (France Gall album), a 2006 France GallFrance GallFrance Gall is a popular French yé-yé singer.Gall was married to, and had a successful singing career in partnership with, French singer-songwriter Michel Berger....
compilation - Gold (The Gap Band album), a 2006 The Gap Band compilation
- Gold (Marvin Gaye album), a 2005 Marvin GayeMarvin GayeMarvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
compilation - Gold (Stan Getz album), a 2008 Stan GetzStan GetzStanley Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott...
compilation - Gold (Astrud Gilberto album), a 2008 Astrud GilbertoAstrud GilbertoAstrud Gilberto is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is well known for the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".-Biography:...
compilation - Gold (Billie Holiday album), a 2005 Billie HolidayBillie HolidayBillie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
compilation - Gold (Buddy Holly album), a 2005 Buddy HollyBuddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
compilation with a new remastering of all tracks from the 1993 Buddy Holly Collection - Gold (John Lee Hooker album), a 2007 John Lee HookerJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
compilation - Gold (Engelbert Humperdinck album), a 2005 Engelbert HumperdinckEngelbert Humperdinck (singer)Engelbert Humperdinck is a British pop singer, best known for his hits including "Release Me " and "After the Lovin'" as well as "The Last Waltz" .-Early life:...
compilation - Gold (The Jackson 5 album)Gold (The Jackson 5 album)Gold is one the Compilation album for The Jackson 5 who were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana. Founding group members Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. This album combines all their 9 official studio albums during their Motown years...
, a 2005 The Jackson 5The Jackson 5The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
compilation - Gold (Joe Jackson album), a 2008 Joe JacksonJoe Jackson (musician)Joe Jackson is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy Award nominations span from 1979 to 2001...
compilation reissue of This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) - Gold (Michael Jackson album), a 2008 Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
compilation - Gold (The Jam album), a 2005 The JamThe JamThe Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
compilation reissue of the 2 disc edition of The Sound of The JamThe Sound of the JamThe Sound of the Jam is a compilation album and the fifth greatest hits album by the group The Jam, released to mark their twenty-fifth anniversary.There is also a 2-disc version which includes a DVD of 11 videos of The Jam playing... - Gold (Etta James album)Gold (Etta James album)Gold is a compilation of 36 songs from Etta James. Unlike many collections, this two-disc album presents an overview of her work over five dacades, rather than presenting a more in-depth look at the singer's heyday.-Track listing:Disc 1...
, a 2007 Etta JamesEtta JamesEtta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
compilation - Gold (Rick James album), a 2005 Rick JamesRick JamesJames Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
compilation - Gold (C. Jérôme album), a 2007 C. JérômeC. JérômeClaude Dhotel, better known by his stage name C. Jérôme, was a French singer that had a musical career of three decades and sold 26 million records and was particularly popular in the 1970s.In 1995, C...
compilation - Gold (Tom Jones album), a 2005 Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
compilation - Gold (Patrick Juvet album), a 2007 Patrick JuvetPatrick JuvetPatrick Juvet is a former model turned singer-songwriter, who had a string of hit records in France...
compilation - Gold (B.B. King album), a 2006 B. B. KingB. B. KingRiley B. King , known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No.3 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. According to Edward M...
compilation - Gold (Kiss album)Gold (KISS album)Gold is a 2005 greatest hits collection from hard rock band Kiss. This two-disc set covers the band's recordings from 1974 to 1982. All tracks are previously available.-Track listing:Disc 1:#"Strutter"...
, a 2005 KissKISS (band)Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
compilation - Gold (Gladys Knight & the Pips album), a 2005 European Gladys Knight & the PipsGladys Knight & the PipsGladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight...
compilation spanning only The Pips career or a 2006 US Gladys Knight & the Pips compilation spanning Gladys Knight solo career as well - Gold (Kool & the Gang album), a 2005 Kool & the GangKool & the GangKool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
compilation - Gold (Patti LaBelle album), a 2005 Patti LaBellePatti LaBellePatricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
compilation - Gold (Marie Laforêt album), a 2006 Marie LaforêtMarie LaforêtMarie Laforêt is a French singer and actress, .In 1978 she moved to Geneva, Switzerland and took out Swiss nationality.-The sources of her birth name:...
compilation - Gold (Boby Lapointe album), a 2006 Boby LapointeBoby LapointeRobert Lapointe was a French singer, noted for his humorous texts, alliterations and plays on words.He was born in Pézenas, in the Hérault département of France...
compilation - Gold (Level 42 album), a 2005 Level 42Level 42Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...
compilation - Gold (Jerry Lee Lewis album), a 2008 Jerry Lee LewisJerry Lee LewisJerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
compilation - Gold (Loretta Lynn album), a 2006 Loretta LynnLoretta LynnLoretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
compilation - Gold (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)The Essential Lynyrd SkynyrdThe Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd, reissued as Gold, is a two-disc compilation of Lynyrd Skynyrd in the peak years of its classic lineup .* In 1998, it was released as The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd by MCA...
, a 2006 Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...
compilation reissue of The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gold (The Mamas & the Papas album), a 2005 The Mamas & the PapasThe Mamas & the PapasThe Mamas & the Papas were a Canadian/American vocal group of the 1960s . The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing five albums and 11 Top 40 hit singles...
compilation - Gold (Bob Marley and The Wailers album), a 2005 Bob Marley and The WailersBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
compilation - Gold (John Martyn album), a 2008 John MartynJohn MartynJohn Martyn, OBE , born Iain David McGeachy, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums, working with artists such as Eric Clapton and David Gilmour...
compilation - Gold (The Mavericks album), a 2006 The MavericksThe MavericksThe Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts...
compilation - Gold (Brian McKnight album)Gold (Brian McKnight album)Gold is a two-disc compilation album by Brian McKnight that was released on the Hip-O Records label in 2007. The compilation is intended to be a career-spanning retrospective, and no fewer than two songs are selected from each of Brian Mcknight's albums...
, a 2007 Brian McKnightBrian McKnightBrian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
compilation - Gold (Stephanie Mills album), a 2006 Stephanie MillsStephanie MillsStephanie Dorthea Mills is an American R&B and soul singer, and a former Broadway star.-Career:Mills began her career appearing in her first play at the age of nine. Two years later, Mills won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater a record six times...
compilation - Gold (Yves Montand album), a 2007 Yves MontandYves Montand-Early life:Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, the son of poor peasants Giuseppina and Giovanni Livi, a broommaker. Montand's mother was a devout Catholic, while his father held strong Communist beliefs. Because of the Fascist regime in Italy, Montand's family left for France in...
compilation - Gold (The Moody Blues album)Gold (The Moody Blues album)- Disc 01 :*Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals*John Lodge - bass, guitar, vocals*Michael Pinder - keyboards, vocals*Ray Thomas - vocals, flute, percussion, harmonica*Graeme Edge - drums, percussion, vocals- Disc 02 :Track 01:Blue Jays...
, a 2005 The Moody BluesThe Moody BluesThe Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
compilation - Gold (Dario Moreno album), a 2008 Dario MorenoDarío MorenoDarío Moreno was a Turkish polyglot singer of Jewish origin, as well as an accomplished composer, lyricist and guitarist, who was born in Aydın, Turkey, in 1921, and who attained fame and made a remarkable career centered in France which also included films, during the fifties and the...
compilation - Gold (Mouloudji album), a 2007 2Mouloudji compilation
- Gold (Nana Mouskouri album), a 2006 Nana MouskouriNana MouskouriNana Mouskouri , born Ioánna Moúschouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece, is a Greek singer who has sold about 300 million records worldwide in a career spanning over five decades, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She was known as Nána to her friends and...
compilation - Gold (Georges Moustaki album), a 2006 Georges MoustakiGeorges MoustakiGiuseppe Mustacchi, known as Georges Moustaki , is a French singer and songwriter of Italo-Greek Jewish origin, best known for his poetic rhythm, eloquent simplicity and his hundreds of romantic songs...
compilation - Gold (The Neville Brothers album), a 2005 The Neville BrothersThe Neville BrothersThe Neville Brothers, an American R&B and soul group, was formed in 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana.-History:The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art , Charles , Aaron , and Cyril The Neville Brothers, an American R&B and soul group, was formed in 1977 in...
compilation - Gold (Aaron Neville album), a 2008 Aaron NevilleAaron NevilleAaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums...
compilation - Gold (New Edition album), a 2005 New EditionNew EditionNew Edition is an R&B group formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync...
compilation - Gold (Olivia Newton-John album)Olivia Newton John: GoldOlivia Newton-John: Gold is a double album of Olivia Newton-John's greatest hits that was released in 2005. The album contains all but one of Olivia's solo Billboard Hot 100 hits and is the first CD to contain the track 'Fool Country'...
, a 2005 Olivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
compilation - Gold (The Oak Ridge Boys album), a 2007 The Oak Ridge BoysThe Oak Ridge BoysThe Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
compilation - Gold (Ohio Players album), a 2008 Ohio PlayersOhio PlayersThe Ohio Players were an American funk and R&B band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their double #1 hit songs "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster".- Biography :...
compilation - Gold (Robert Palmer album), a 2006 Robert Palmer compilation
- Gold (Parliament album)Gold (Parliament album)Gold is a two CD compilation by the Funk band Parliament. The album was released by Universal Music in 2005. It essentially updates the 1993 compilation Tear the Roof Off 1974–1980. There are slight differences between Gold and Tear the Roof Off. First, Gold presents the songs in chronological order...
, a 2005 ParliamentParliament (band)Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
compilation - Gold (Poco album), a 2006 PocoPocoPoco is an Southern California country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. The title of their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of Buffalo Springfield. Highly influential and creative,...
compilation - Gold (Martha Reeves & The Vandellas album), a 2006 Martha and the VandellasMartha and the VandellasMartha and the Vandellas were among the most successful groups of the Motown roster during the period 1963–1967...
compilation - Gold (Lionel Richie album), a 2006 Lionel RichieLionel RichieLionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
compilation spanning Lionel Richie career as lead singer with the Commodores and solo - Gold (The Righteous Brothers album), a 2005 The Righteous BrothersThe Righteous BrothersThe Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They recorded from 1963 through 1975, and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003...
compilation - Gold (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles album), a 2005 European Smokey RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
& The MiraclesThe MiraclesThe Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature...
compilation spanning only The Miracles career or a 2006 US Smokey Robinson & The Miracles compilation spanning Smokey Robinson solo career as well - Gold (Frankie Ruiz album), a 2006 Frankie RuizFrankie RuizFrankie Ruiz was a famous Puerto Rican salsa singer.-Early years:Born Jose Antonio Torresola Ruiz, he was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. His parents moved from Puerto Rico to the United States in search of a better way of life. In Paterson, Ruiz received his primary and secondary...
compilation - Gold (Rush album)Gold (Rush album)Gold is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released April 25, 2006.The compilation is a repackaging of the two 1997 Rush compilation albums Retrospective I and Retrospective II with the exception of the track "Something for Nothing" which is replaced by "Working Man".- Disc 1 :# "The...
, a 2006 RushRush (band)Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
compilation - Gold (Scorpions album)Gold (Scorpions album)Gold is a compilation album by German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 2006.It is one of the band's few career-spanning sets, featuring their better-known Mercury Records material, as well as the earlier material with Ulrich Jon Roth.-Disc one:...
, a 2006 ScorpionsScorpions (band)Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
compilation - Gold (William Sheller album), a 2006 William ShellerWilliam ShellerWilliam Sheller is a French classical composer and singer.-Biography:William Sheller was born William Hand in Paris.He left school at 16 to study composition with teacher Yves Margat and later harmony, fugue and counterpoint at the Paris conservatoire. He turned to pop music after hearing the...
compilation - Gold (Mort Shuman album), a 2007 Mort ShumanMort ShumanMort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...
compilation - Gold (Nina Simone album), a 2005 European Nina SimoneNina SimoneEunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
compilation spanning only her career with Universal's labels or a 2007 US Nina Simone compilation spanning her entire career - Gold (Siouxsie & The Banshees album)The Best of Siouxsie & the BansheesUniversal Music Group released The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees in 2002 as the first reissue of the Siouxsie and the Banshees remastered back-catalogue.The most successful singles of the band were presented in a non-chronological order....
, a 2007 Siouxsie and the Banshees compilation withdrawn soon after release. Reissue of the 2 disc edition of The Best of Siouxsie & The Banshees - Gold (Soraya album), a 2006 SorayaSoraya (musician)Soraya was an American singer/songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.A successful Colombian music star, she had two number-one songs on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay charts...
compilation - Gold (Burning Spear album), a 2005 Burning SpearBurning SpearWinston Rodney, OD , also known as Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages.-History:...
compilation - Gold (Dusty Springfield album), a 2008 Dusty SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldMary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
compilation - Gold (Squeeze album), a 2005 Squeeze compilation
- Gold (The Statler Brothers album), a 2006 The Statler Brothers compilation
- Gold (Status Quo album), a 2005 Status Quo compilation
- Gold (Steppenwolf album), a 2005 SteppenwolfSteppenwolf (band)Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The...
compilation - Gold (Cat Stevens album)Gold (Cat Stevens album)Gold is a two-CD compilation of classic singles and album tracks by British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam. It is part of Universal Music's series of double-disc anthologies derived from their extensive back catalog...
, a 2005 Cat StevensCat StevensYusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
compilation - Gold (Rod Stewart album), a 2005 Rod StewartRod StewartRoderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
compilation - Gold (The Style Council album), a 2006 The Style CouncilThe Style CouncilThe Style Council were an English band, formed in 1983 by the ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller, with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn also...
compilation - Gold (Styx album)Come Sail Away - The Styx AnthologyCome Sail Away – The Styx Anthology is a musical album by Styx, released on May 4, 2004. It is a compilation consisting of two compact discs and contains a thorough history of the band...
, a 2006 StyxStyx (band)Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
compilation reissue of Come Sail Away - The Styx Anthology - Gold (Sublime album)Gold (Sublime album)Gold is a 2-disc Sublime compilation that catalogs the band's songs from their three studio albums as well as a few tracks from their B-side collection, Second-hand Smoke. This is the third and largest compilation of the band's songs to date...
, a 2005 SublimeSublime (band)Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band's line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell , Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh . Michael "Miguel" Happoldt also contributed on a few Sublime songs, such as "New Thrash." Lou Dog, Nowell's...
compilation - Gold (Donna Summer album)Gold (Donna Summer album)Gold was Donna Summer's most recent greatest hits compilations. Donna Summer's entry in Universal Music's two-disc compilation series Gold is more or less a re-release of 1993's The Donna Summer Anthology, with the most noticeable differences being the cover art and that Gold includes four of her...
, a 2005 Donna SummerDonna SummerLaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
compilation - Gold (Supertramp album)Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology-Disc one:-Disc two:-Production:*Compilation producers: Rick Davies, Bill Levenson*Producers: Supertramp, Ken Scott, Peter Henderson, Jay Messina, Jack Douglas, David Kershenbaum and Rick Davies.*Mastering: Greg Calbi, Jay Messina...
, a 2005 SupertrampSupertrampSupertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...
compilation released in the UK/Europe under the title Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology - Gold (The Supremes album), a 2005 The SupremesThe SupremesThe Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
compilation - Gold (Tears for Fears album), a 2006 Tears for FearsTears for FearsTears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
compilation - Gold (The Temptations album), a 2005 The TemptationsThe TemptationsThe Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...
compilation - Gold (Tesla album), a 2008 TeslaTesla (band)Tesla is an American hard rock band formed in Sacramento, California in 1984. They have sold 14 million albums in the United States.-Formation and Mechanical Resonance :...
compilation - Gold (Them album), a 2005 ThemThem (band)Them were a Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the garage rock standard "Gloria" and launching singer Van Morrison's musical career...
compilation - Gold (Michèle Torr album), a 2006 Michèle Torr compilation
- Gold (Pete Townshend album), a 2005 Pete TownshendPete TownshendPeter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
compilation - Gold (Traffic album), a 2005 TrafficTraffic (band)Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason...
compilation - Gold (Tri Yann album), a 2006 Tri YannTri YannTri Yann is a French band from Nantes , who play folk rock music drawing on traditional Breton folk ballads.The band was founded in 1970 by Jean Chocun, Jean-Paul Corbineau and Jean-Louis Jossic – all of whom remain members – hence the suggested name of Tri Yann an Naoned , Jean and Yann being...
compilation - Gold (Conway Twitty album), a 2006 Conway TwittyConway TwittyConway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
compilation - Gold (Sarah Vaughan album), a 2007 Sarah VaughanSarah VaughanSarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century."...
compilation - Gold (The Velvet Underground album), a 2005 The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...
compilation - Gold (Dinah Washington album), a 2007 Dinah WashingtonDinah WashingtonDinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones , was an American blues, R&B and jazz singer. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues"...
compilation - Gold (Grover Washington, Jr. album), a 2006 Grover Washington, Jr.Grover Washington, Jr.Grover Washington, Jr. was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.He wrote some of his material and...
compilation - Gold (Muddy Waters album), a 2007 Muddy WatersMuddy WatersMcKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...
compilation reissue of The Anthology - Gold (Barry White album), a 2008 Barry WhiteBarry WhiteBarry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
compilation - Gold (Whitesnake album), a 2006 WhitesnakeWhitesnakeWhitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
compilation - Gold (Don Williams album), a 2000 Don WilliamsDon WilliamsDon Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
compilation reissue of Anthology - Gold (Hank Williams album), a 2005 Hank Williams compilation reissue of The Ultimate Collection
- Gold (Zamfir album), a 2006 ZamfirGheorghe ZamfirGheorghe Zamfir is a Romanian pan flute musician.Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of the traditional Romanian-style pan flute of 20 pipes to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight overtones from each pipe by changing the embouchure.He is...
compilation
A number of various artists compilations have also been released in the Gold series, such as Classic Rock Gold
Classic Rock Gold
Classic Rock Gold is a two-disc compilation album released in 2005. It features thirty-three of the greatest hits to come out of classic rock, many of which are from the Universal Music Group catalogue....
and Power Ballads Gold.
See also
- The Definitive Collection (disambiguation)
- Gold (album)