Gold

11/15/2005 | A&m 

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All Music Guide Review

A&M's 32-track retrospective of eccentric singer/songwriter Cat Stevens manages to cram into two discs what 2001's On the Road to Find Out box set tried to accomplish over four. While not as informative or "rarities"-heavy, Gold tells the artist's story with utter succinctness, from earnest, post-counterculture semi-hedonist to Islamic recluse. All of the key tracks -- digitally remastered from the original two-track masters -- are here ("Wild World," "The Wind," "Another Saturday Night," "Moonshadow," "Where Do the Children Play?") as well as deeper cuts like "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" and all 18 minutes of "Foreigner Suite." Also included is Stevens' most recent composition. Originally released as a digital download, the emotional and surprisingly rousing "Indian Ocean" was recorded for Stevens' Small Kindness charity to benefit children from the Aceh region who were affected by the December 2004 tsunami. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Matthew & Son
  • 2:45

  • 2
  • Here Comes My Baby
  • 2:55

  • 3
  • The First Cut Is the Deepest
  • 3:02

  • 4
  • Lady d'Arbanville
  • 3:43

  • 5
  • Trouble
  • 2:46

  • 6
  • Where Do the Children Play?
  • 3:52

  • 7
  • Hard Headed Woman
  • 3:48

  • 8
  • Wild World
  • 3:20

  • 9
  • Sad Lisa
  • 3:42

  • 10
  • Father and Son
  • 3:41

  • 11
  • Don't Be Shy
  • 2:51

  • 12
  • If You Want to Sing Out Sing Out
  • 2:45

  • 13
  • The Wind
  • 1:42

  • 14
  • Moonshadow
  • 2:50

  • 15
  • Morning Has Broken
  • 3:19

  • 16
  • Bitterblue
  • 3:11

  • 17
  • Peace Train
  • 4:10

  • 18 (2)
  • Sitting
  • 3:13

  • 19 (2)
  • Silent Sunlight
  • 3:01

  • 20 (2)
  • Angelsea
  • 4:28

  • 21 (2)
  • Can't Keep It In
  • 2:59

  • 22 (2)
  • 18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)
  • 4:19

  • 23 (2)
  • The Hurt
  • 4:19

  • 24 (2)
  • Foreigner Suite
  • 18:17

  • 25 (2)
  • Oh Very Young
  • 2:37

  • 26 (2)
  • King of Trees
  • 5:08

  • 27 (2)
  • Another Saturday Night
  • 2:30

  • 28 (2)
  • Drywood
  • 4:55

  • 29 (2)
  • (Remember the Days of The) Old Schoolyard
  • 2:45

  • 30 (2)
  • (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star
  • 3:02

  • 31 (2)
  • Last Love Song
  • 3:25

  • 32 (2)
  • Indian Ocean
  • 6:00

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    Credits

    • Jean Roussel
    • Keyboards, Brass Arrangement, String Arrangements
    • Yusuf Islam
    • Guitar, Producer, Associate Compilation Producer, Vocals
    • Daniel Gordon
    • Production Coordination, Associate Compilation Producer, Photography
    • Gene Page
    • String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement
    • Cat Stevens
    • Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement, Producer, Vocals


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