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Gold

Released25 April 2006
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Gold is a compilation from the Canadian rock band Rush, released on 25 April 2006 through Anthem Records. It gathers the two Retrospective collections first issued in 1997, Retrospective I and Retrospective II, into a single two-disc set. There is one change to the track listing: "Something for Nothing" is dropped from the first disc, and "Working Man" takes its place as the closing track.

For anyone coming to the band fresh, it makes a handy way in. Rush's studio albums run from their 1974 debut through to Vapor Trails in 2002, and this set sits as a tidy overview of that stretch, spanning hard rock and progressive rock. It arrived the year before Snakes & Arrows, so it also works as a neat marker between chapters of the band's story. "Working Man" ending the first disc brings things back to the group's earliest days.

Gold: tracklist and credits

29 tracks · 2:35:15

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1The Spirit of RadioLee, Lifeson, Peart4:57
  3. 2The TreesLee, Lifeson, Peart4:43
  4. 3FreewillLee, Lifeson, Peart5:22
  5. 4XanaduLee, Lifeson, Peart11:04
  6. 5Bastille DayLee, Lifeson, Peart4:37
  7. 6By-Tor and the Snow DogLee, Lifeson, Peart8:37
  8. 7AnthemLee, Lifeson, Peart4:22
  9. 8Closer to the HeartLee, Lifeson, Peart, Talbot2:52
  10. 92112 OvertureLee, Lifeson, Peart4:32
  11. 10The Temples of SyrinxLee, Lifeson, Peart2:13
  12. 11La Villa StrangiatoLee, Lifeson, Peart9:35
  13. 12Fly by NightGeddy Lee and Neil Peart3:21
  14. 13Finding My WayGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson5:07
  15. 14Working ManGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson7:10
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1The Big MoneyLee, Lifeson, Peart5:34
  18. 2Red BarchettaLee, Lifeson, Peart6:08
  19. 3SubdivisionsLee, Lifeson, Peart5:34
  20. 4Time Stand StillLee, Lifeson, Peart5:09
  21. 5Mystic RythmsLee, Lifeson, Peart5:53
  22. 6The Analog KidLee, Lifeson, Peart4:47
  23. 7Distant Early WarningLee, Lifeson, Peart4:57
  24. 8MarathonLee, Lifeson, Peart6:09
  25. 9The Body ElectricLee, Lifeson, Peart5:00
  26. 10MissionLee, Lifeson, Peart5:16
  27. 11LimelightLee, Lifeson, Peart4:20
  28. 12Red Sector ALee, Lifeson, Peart5:09
  29. 13New World ManLee, Lifeson, Peart3:42
  30. 14Tom SawyerLee, Lifeson, Dubois, Peart4:34
  31. 15Force TenLee, Lifeson, Dubois, Peart4:31
Produced by
Terry Brown, Rush, Peter Collins, Peter Henderson, Rush and others
Recorded at
Le Studio, Advision Studios, Rockfield Studios, Toronto Sound Studios, Eastern Sound, Sarm East Studios
Recorded
1973–1987
Mixed by
Terry Brown
Mixed at
Trident Studios, Advision Studios, Le Studio
Engineered by
Paul Northfield, Terry Brown, Pat Moran, Declan O’Doherty, John Woloschuk, James “Jimbo” Barton, Peter Henderson
Labels
Anthem Records, Mercury
Length
2:35:15

Line-up

  • Geddy Lee · synthesizer, bass guitar, Minimoog, bass pedals, vocals, 12 string guitar, lead vocals, electric bass guitar, bass
  • Alex Lifeson · bass pedals, 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, guitar, vocals, synthesizer
  • Neil Peart · drums (drum set), timbales, triangle, crotales, timpani, tubular bells, bell tree, wind chime, cowbell, vibraslap, temple blocks, percussion
  • John Rutsey · drums (drum set), vocals · guest
  • Aimee Mann · lead vocals · guest

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MusicBrainz25 April 2006
Wikipedia infobox25 April 2006
Wikidata2006
US release25 April 2006earliest US date
3 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
2006CAAnthem Records066825200827other
25 April 2006USAnthem Records602498523285original
5 May 2009CRIsland Def Jam00602498523285other
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