Gold (The Moody Blues album)

{{Short description|2005 greatest hits album by The Moody Blues}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Gold

| type = greatest

| artist = The Moody Blues

| cover = The Moody Blues Gold.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1 March 2005

| recorded = 1967–2003

| venue =

| studio =

| 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

| prev_title = December

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Lovely to See You: Live

| next_year = 2005

}}

{{Music ratings

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| rev2 =

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r731568}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.connollyco.com/discography/moody_blues/gold.html|title=THE MOODY BLUES: GOLD|website=Connollyco.com}}

Track listing

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

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 1

| extra_column = Original album

| total_length = 76:00

| title1 = Tuesday Afternoon

| extra1 = Days of Future Passed, 1967

| length1 = 4:11

| title2 = Nights in White Satin

| note2 = Single edit

| extra2 = Days of Future Passed

| length2 = 4:25

| title3 = Ride My See-Saw

| writer3 = John Lodge

| extra3 = In Search of the Lost Chord, 1968

| length3 = 3:43

| title4 = Legend of a Mind

| writer4 = Ray Thomas

| extra4 = In Search of the Lost Chord

| length4 = 6:38

| title5 = Voices in the Sky

| extra5 = In Search of the Lost Chord

| length5 = 3:31

| title6 = Lovely to See You

| extra6 = On the Threshold of a Dream, 1969

| length6 = 2:36

| title7 = Never Comes the Day

| extra7 = On the Threshold of a Dream

| length7 = 4:42

| title8 = Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)

| extra8 = To Our Children's Children's Children, 1969

| length8 = 3:34

| title9 = Candle of Life

| writer9 = Lodge

| extra9 = To Our Children's Children's Children

| length9 = 4:13

| title10 = Watching and Waiting

| writer10 = Hayward, Thomas

| extra10 = To Our Children's Children's Children

| length10 = 4:15

| title11 = Question

| extra11 = A Question of Balance, 1970

| length11 = 5:45

| title12 = Melancholy Man

| writer12 = Mike Pinder

| extra12 = A Question of Balance

| length12 = 5:46

| title13 = The Story in Your Eyes

| extra13 = Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, 1971

| length13 = 3:05

| title14 = Lost in a Lost World

| writer14 = Pinder

| extra14 = Seventh Sojourn, 1972

| length14 = 4:40

| title15 = New Horizons

| extra15 = Seventh Sojourn

| length15 = 5:11

| title16 = Isn't Life Strange

| writer16 = Lodge

| extra16 = Seventh Sojourn

| length16 = 6:09

| title17 = I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)

| writer17 = Lodge

| extra17 = Seventh Sojourn

| length17 = 4:16

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 2

| extra_column = Original album

| title1 = Remember Me (My Friend)

| note1 = Single edit) (Justin Hayward & John Lodge

| length1 = 3:54

| writer1 = Hayward, Lodge

| extra1 = Blue Jays, 1975

| title2 = Blue Guitar

| note2 = Justin Hayward & John Lodge with 10cc (though Lodge doesn't perform on the track)

| length2 = 3:38

| extra2 = Non-album single, 1975

| title3 = Steppin' in a Slide Zone

| length3 = 5:30

| writer3 = Lodge

| extra3 = Octave, 1978

| title4 = Had to Fall in Love

| length4 = 3:42

| extra4 = Octave

| title5 = Driftwood

| note5 = Edited version

| length5 = 4:25

| extra5 = Octave

| title6 = Forever Autumn

| note6 = Edited version) (Justin Hayward & Richard Burton

| length6 = 4:17

| writer6 = Jeff Wayne, Gary Osborne, Paul Vigrass

| extra6 = Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, 1978

| title7 = The Voice

| length7 = 5:13

| extra7 = Long Distance Voyager, 1981

| title8 = Talking Out of Turn

| note8 = Single edit

| length8 = 4:57

| writer8 = Lodge

| extra8 = Long Distance Voyager

| title9 = Gemini Dream

| length9 = 4:06

| writer9 = Hayward, Lodge

| extra9 = Long Distance Voyager

| title10 = Blue World

| length10 = 5:10

| extra10 = The Present, 1983

| title11 = Sitting at the Wheel

| length11 = 5:36

| writer11 = Lodge

| extra11 = The Present

| title12 = Your Wildest Dreams

| length12 = 4:50

| extra12 = The Other Side of Life, 1986

| title13 = I Know You're Out There Somewhere

| length13 = 6:36

| extra13 = Sur la Mer, 1988

| title14 = Say It with Love

| length14 = 3:54

| extra14 = Keys of the Kingdom, 1991

| title15 = Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)

| note15 = Orchestral mix

| length15 = 4:01

| extra15 = Keys of the Kingdom

| title16 = Strange Times

| length16 = 4:30

| writer16 = Hayward, Lodge

| extra16 = Strange Times, 1999

| title17 = December Snow

| length17 = 5:10

| extra17 = December, 2003

| total_length = 79:00

}}

Personnel

=Disc 01=

=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

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

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