Gold (The Moody Blues album)

Gold
Gold
Greatest hits album by The Moody Blues
Released	1 March 2005
Recorded	1967–2003
Genre	Rock, symphonic rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, pop rock
Length	155:00
Label	Polydor; Universal
Producer	Tony Clarke; Pip Williams; Tony Visconti; Alan Tarney; The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues chronology

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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

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

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Tuesday Afternoon"		Days of Future Passed, 1967	4:11
2.	"Nights in White Satin" (Single edit)		Days of Future Passed	4:25
3.	"Ride My See-Saw"	John Lodge	In Search of the Lost Chord, 1968	3:43
4.	"Legend of a Mind"	Ray Thomas	In Search of the Lost Chord	6:38
5.	"Voices in the Sky"		In Search of the Lost Chord	3:31
6.	"Lovely to See You"		On the Threshold of a Dream, 1969	2:36
7.	"Never Comes the Day"		On the Threshold of a Dream	4:42
8.	"Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)"		To Our Children's Children's Children, 1969	3:34
9.	"Candle of Life"	Lodge	To Our Children's Children's Children	4:13
10.	"Watching and Waiting"	Hayward, Thomas	To Our Children's Children's Children	4:15
11.	"Question"		A Question of Balance, 1970	5:45
12.	"Melancholy Man"	Mike Pinder	A Question of Balance	5:46
13.	"The Story in Your Eyes"		Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, 1971	3:05
14.	"Lost in a Lost World"	Pinder	Seventh Sojourn, 1972	4:40
15.	"New Horizons"		Seventh Sojourn	5:11
16.	"Isn't Life Strange"	Lodge	Seventh Sojourn	6:09
17.	"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"	Lodge	Seventh Sojourn	4:16
Total length:				76:00

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Remember Me (My Friend)" (Single edit) (Justin Hayward & John Lodge)	Hayward, Lodge	Blue Jays, 1975	3:54
2.	"Blue Guitar" (Justin Hayward & John Lodge with 10cc (though Lodge doesn't perform on the track))		Non-album single, 1975	3:38
3.	"Steppin' in a Slide Zone"	Lodge	Octave, 1978	5:30
4.	"Had to Fall in Love"		Octave	3:42
5.	"Driftwood" (Edited version)		Octave	4:25
6.	"Forever Autumn" (Edited version) (Justin Hayward & Richard Burton)	Jeff Wayne, Gary Osborne, Paul Vigrass	Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, 1978	4:17
7.	"The Voice"		Long Distance Voyager, 1981	5:13
8.	"Talking Out of Turn" (Single edit)	Lodge	Long Distance Voyager	4:57
9.	"Gemini Dream"	Hayward, Lodge	Long Distance Voyager	4:06
10.	"Blue World"		The Present, 1983	5:10
11.	"Sitting at the Wheel"	Lodge	The Present	5:36
12.	"Your Wildest Dreams"		The Other Side of Life, 1986	4:50
13.	"I Know You're Out There Somewhere"		Sur la Mer, 1988	6:36
14.	"Say It with Love"		Keys of the Kingdom, 1991	3:54
15.	"Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" (Orchestral mix)		Keys of the Kingdom	4:01
16.	"Strange Times"	Hayward, Lodge	Strange Times, 1999	4:30
17.	"December Snow"		December, 2003	5:10
Total length:				79:00

Personnel

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

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

Justin Hayward – guitar, lead vocals
Lol Creme – guitar, vocals
Kevin Godley – drums, vocals
Graham Gouldman – bass, vocals
Eric Stewart – keyboards, vocals

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

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

[1] Gold at AllMusic

[2] "THE MOODY BLUES: GOLD". Connollyco.com.

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v t e The Moody Blues
Graeme Edge Mike Pinder Ray Thomas Justin Hayward John Lodge Denny Laine Clint Warwick Rod Clark Patrick Moraz
Studio albums	The Magnificent Moodies Days of Future Passed In Search of the Lost Chord On the Threshold of a Dream To Our Children's Children's Children A Question of Balance Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Seventh Sojourn Octave Long Distance Voyager The Present The Other Side of Life Sur la Mer Keys of the Kingdom Strange Times December
Live albums	Caught Live + 5 A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Hall of Fame Lovely to See You: Live Live at the BBC: 1967-1970 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Days of Future Passed Live
Compilations	This Is The Moody Blues Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues Prelude Greatest Hits Time Traveller The Best of The Moody Blues Anthology Gold An Introduction to The Moody Blues
Singles	"Go Now" "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" "Life's Not Life" "Nights in White Satin" "Tuesday Afternoon" "Voices in the Sky" "Ride My See-Saw" "Never Comes the Day" "Watching and Waiting" "Question" "Melancholy Man" "The Story in Your Eyes" "Isn't Life Strange" "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" "Driftwood" "Gemini Dream" "The Voice" "Talking Out of Turn" "Blue World" "Sitting at the Wheel" "Running Water "Your Wildest Dreams" "The Other Side of Life" "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" "Here Comes the Weekend" "No More Lies" "Say It with Love" "English Sunset"
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