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Gold
Greatest hits album by
Released1 March 2005
Recorded1967–2003
GenreRock, symphonic rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, pop rock
Length155:00
LabelPolydor
Universal
ProducerTony Clarke
Pip Williams
Tony Visconti
Alan Tarney
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues chronology
December
(2003)
Gold
(2005)
Lovely to See You: Live
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Gold is a compilation album by The Moody Blues, released in 2005 by Polydor Records as part of Polydor's Gold series.[2]

Track listing

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All songs were written by Justin Hayward and performed by the Moody Blues, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Tuesday Afternoon" Days of Future Passed, 19674:11
2."Nights in White Satin" (Single edit) Days of Future Passed4:25
3."Ride My See-Saw"John LodgeIn Search of the Lost Chord, 19683:43
4."Legend of a Mind"Ray ThomasIn Search of the Lost Chord6:38
5."Voices in the Sky" In Search of the Lost Chord3:31
6."Lovely to See You" On the Threshold of a Dream, 19692:36
7."Never Comes the Day" On the Threshold of a Dream4:42
8."Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)" To Our Children's Children's Children, 19693:34
9."Candle of Life"LodgeTo Our Children's Children's Children4:13
10."Watching and Waiting"Hayward, ThomasTo Our Children's Children's Children4:15
11."Question" A Question of Balance, 19705:45
12."Melancholy Man"Mike PinderA Question of Balance5:46
13."The Story in Your Eyes" Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, 19713:05
14."Lost in a Lost World"PinderSeventh Sojourn, 19724:40
15."New Horizons" Seventh Sojourn5:11
16."Isn't Life Strange"LodgeSeventh Sojourn6:09
17."I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"LodgeSeventh Sojourn4:16
Total length:76:00
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Remember Me (My Friend)" (Single edit) (Justin Hayward & John Lodge)Hayward, LodgeBlue Jays, 19753:54
2."Blue Guitar" (Justin Hayward & John Lodge with 10cc (though Lodge doesn't perform on the track)) Non-album single, 19753:38
3."Steppin' in a Slide Zone"LodgeOctave, 19785:30
4."Had to Fall in Love" Octave3:42
5."Driftwood" (Edited version) Octave4:25
6."Forever Autumn" (Edited version) (Justin Hayward & Richard Burton)Jeff Wayne, Gary Osborne, Paul VigrassJeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, 19784:17
7."The Voice" Long Distance Voyager, 19815:13
8."Talking Out of Turn" (Single edit)LodgeLong Distance Voyager4:57
9."Gemini Dream"Hayward, LodgeLong Distance Voyager4:06
10."Blue World" The Present, 19835:10
11."Sitting at the Wheel"LodgeThe Present5:36
12."Your Wildest Dreams" The Other Side of Life, 19864:50
13."I Know You're Out There Somewhere" Sur la Mer, 19886:36
14."Say It with Love" Keys of the Kingdom, 19913:54
15."Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" (Orchestral mix) Keys of the Kingdom4:01
16."Strange Times"Hayward, LodgeStrange Times, 19994:30
17."December Snow" December, 20035:10
Total length:79:00

Personnel

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Disc 01

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Disc 02

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Track 01: Blue Jays

  • Justin Hayward – guitar, vocals
  • John Lodge – bass, vocals
  • Kirk Duncan – piano
  • Jim Cockey – violin
  • Tom Tompkins – viola
  • Tim Tompkins – cello
  • Graham Deakin – drums

Track 02: Blue Jays with 10cc

Tracks 03–05:

  • Justin Hayward – guitar, vocals
  • John Lodge – bass, guitar, vocals
  • Michael Pinder – keyboards, vocals
  • Ray Thomas – vocals, flute, percussion, harmonica
  • Graeme Edge – drums, percussion, vocals

Track 06:

  • See above

Tracks 07–13:

  • Justin Hayward – guitar, vocals
  • John Lodge – bass, guitar, vocals
  • Ray Thomas – vocals, flute, percussion, harmonica
  • Graeme Edge – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Patrick Moraz – keyboards

Tracks 14–16:

  • Justin Hayward – guitar, vocals
  • John Lodge – guitar, vocals
  • Ray Thomas – vocals, flute, percussion
  • Graeme Edge – drums, percussion, vocals

Track 17:

  • Justin Hayward – guitar, vocals
  • John Lodge – bass, guitar, vocals
  • Graeme Edge – drums, percussion, vocals

References

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  1. ^ Gold at AllMusic
  2. ^ "THE MOODY BLUES: GOLD". Connollyco.com.