The Gold Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Free Drinks
  4:45
• 2
  I Think Therefore I Rock ’n’ Roll
  3:25
• 3
  Who’s Your Daddy
  2:27
• 4
  Fill in the Blanks
  3:13
• 5
  Peace Dream
  3:34
• 6
  Think About You
  3:39
• 7
  Memphis in Your Mind
  3:11
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Weight of the World
  3:53
• 9
  Trippin’ on Own Tears
  3:31
• 10
  For Love
  3:48
• 11
  Give It a Try
  3:24
• 12
  Missouri Loves Company
  3:33
  3.0 ★
• 13
  If It’s Love That You Want
  3:05
• 14
  Liverpool 8
  4:48
• 15
  Snookeroo
  3:23
• 16
  Wrack My Brain
  2:20
• 17
  Never Without You
  5:22
  4.0 ★
• 18
  The Other Side of Liverpool
  3:22
• 19
  Give Me Back the Beat
  3:54
• 20
  Gone Are the Days
  2:48
• 21
  Wrong All the Time
  3:39
• 22
  In My Car
  3:12
• CD 2
• 1
  Satisfied
  3:18
• 2
  Y Not
  3:48
• 3
  Hard to Be True
  3:26
• 4
  Tuff Love
  4:32
• 5
  Imagine Me There
  3:53
  2.0 ★
• 6
  In a Heartbeat
  4:28
• 7
  Now That She’s Gone Away
  3:02
• 8
  What Goes Around
  5:50
• 9
  Back Off Boogaloo
  3:19
  3.0 ★
• 10
  What Love Wants to Be
  3:03
  2.0 ★
• 11
  Write One for Me
  3:13
  3.0 ★
• 12
  Can’t Do It Wrong
  3:43
• 13
  Choose Love
  3:06
• 14
  Everyone Wins
  3:53
• 15
  Don’t Know a Thing About Love
  3:48
• 16
  Don’t Go Where the Road Don’t Go
  3:20
• 17
  Eye to Eye
  3:18
  3.0 ★
• 18
  Fading In, Fading Out
  3:55
• 19
  Hey Baby
  3:09
• 20
  Mystery of the Night
  4:04
• 21
  Photograph
  3:57
  4.4 ★
• CD 3
• 1
  I Keep Forgettin’
  4:20
• 2
  Oh My Lord
  5:32
• 3
  I’m the Greatest
  3:26
• 4
  You Belong to Me
  2:09
• 5
  Only You (and You Alone)
  3:24
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Don’t Be Cruel
  2:07
• 7
  I Don’t Believe You
  2:48
• 8
  Picture Show Line
  4:17
• 9
  Runaways
  4:50
• 10
  It Don’t Come Easy
  3:01
• 11
  You’re Sixteen (You’re Beautiful and You’re Mine)
  2:49
  3.6 ★
• 12
  Attention
  3:19
• 13
  Brandy
  4:08
• 14
  Dead Giveaway
  4:27
• 15
  Everybody’s in a Hurry but Me
  2:33
• 16
  Fading in and Fading Out
  3:58
• 17
  Golden Blunders
  4:06
• 18
  Me and You
  2:15
• 19
  No-No Song
  2:31
• 20
  She’s About a Mover
  3:53
• 21
  Some People
  3:18
• 22
  (It’s All Down to) Goodnight Vienna
  3:02
• 23
  Act Naturally

  feat. Buck Owens
  3:00

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Release credits

• Al Kooper
  electric guitar [16], piano [16]
• Al Rubin
  trumpet [19]
• Andrea Robinson
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Andrew Gold
  acoustic guitar [17], background vocals [3.17, 2.6, 2.8], guitar [17], solo [17]
• Andy Sturmer
  acoustic guitar [7], background vocals [3.7, 1.8, 2.6, 2.8, 2.15]
• Ann Marie Calhoun
  violin [18]
• Arif Mardin
  horn [19], producer [19], strings [19]
• Ben Harper
  background vocals [5]
• Benmont Tench
  Hammond organ [3.7, 2.6, 2.8], harmonium [6], keyboard [2.15, 1.8], organ [2.14, 2.20, 1.18], piano [1.3, 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, 2.20, 3.7]
• Berton Averre
  background vocals [15]
• Bill Drescher
  engineer [9]
• Bill Lloyd
  guitar [23]
• Bill Malina
  mix [1.6, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.20, 2.4, 2.7]
• Bill Schnee
  engineer [2.21, 3.11], recording [1.15, 3.5]
• Billy Preston
  background vocals [3], clavinet [22], electric piano [5], organ [3.2, 1.21], piano [2]
• Billy Squier
  guitar [1.18, 2.12]
• Blackberries
  background vocals [22]
• Bob Clearmountain
  mix [8]
• Bob Glaub
  bass [17]
• Bobbi Page
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Bobby Keys
  horn [1.15, 3.22], solo [21], tenor saxophone [21]
• Brent Carpenter
  background vocals [14], handclaps [14]
• Brett Swain
  assistant [2.8, 3.7, 3.17]
• Brian O’Doherty
  background vocals [6]
• Brian Wilson
  background vocals [6]
• Bruce MacPherson
  organ [20]
• Bruce Sugar
  background vocals [14], engineer [1.3-6, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.18, 1.20, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 2.12, 2.14, 2.20], handclaps [14], keyboard [1.3, 1.5, 1.18, 2.2, 2.12, 2.14, 2.20], mix [2.2, 2.12, 2.14, 2.20, 1.3-5, 1.18], producer [1.3-5, 1.18, 2.2, 2.12, 2.14, 2.20], recording [2.5, 2.10-11, 2.17, 1.7, 1.12, 1.17]
• Buck Owens
  vocal [23]
• C.J. Vanston
  arranger [9], keyboard [9]
• Carl Fortuna
  accordion [22]
• Carmen Twillie
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Charlie Haden
  double bass [5]
• Christina Paakkari
  assistant [9]
• Christina Rumbley
  background vocals [17]
• Chuck Findley
  horn [15]
• Cindy Gomez
  background vocals [18]
• Clydie King
  background vocals [1.15, 3.22]
• Craig Copeland
  background vocals [9]
• Damon Iddins
  assistant [1.7, 1.12, 1.17, 2.5, 2.10-11, 2.17]
• Dan Bosworth
  assistant [16]
• Dan Higgins
  flute [5], saxophone [2.13, 1.7, 1.12], woodwind [18]
• Darlene Koldenhoven
  background vocals [9]
• Dave Stewart
  acoustic guitar [6, 14], electric guitar [1.6, 1.10, 1.14, 1.20, 2.7], guitar [10, 14, 18], orchestrator [14], producer [1.6, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.20, 2.4, 2.7], solo [10, 14]
• Dave Way
  bass [10], mix [1.7, 1.12, 1.17, 2.5, 2.10-11, 2.17]
• David Gilmour
  guitar [12], solo [12]
• David Grissom
  acoustic guitar [2.8, 3.7]
• David Woodford
  saxophone [20]
• Dean Grakal
  background vocals [1]
• Dee Robb
  engineer [13-14]
• Don Was
  bass [3], double bass [12], producer [2.6, 2.8, 2.15, 3.7, 1.8]
• Doug Fieger
  background vocals [6, 15]
• Doyle Curtsinger
  bass guitar [23]
• Ed Cherney
  engineer [3.7, 1.8, 2.6, 2.8, 2.15], mix [3.7, 1.8, 2.6, 2.8, 2.15], remixer [9, 17]
• Edgar Winter
  alto saxophone [3], background vocals [1.5, 2.14], horn [12], tenor saxophone [3]
• Elaine Anderson
  assistant [9]
• Elton John
  piano [15]
• Eric Clapton
  guitar [1.17, 2.5, 3.15], solo [2.5, 1.17]
• Frank Wolf
  mix [17], recording [17]
• Freebo
  bass [20], tuba [20]
• Galen Senogles
  assistant [3.5, 1.15]
• Garrett Adkins
  trombone [20]
• Gary Burr
  acoustic guitar [3.2, 3.18, 3.21, 1.1, 1.7, 1.11-12, 1.17, 1.21, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.10-11], additional [2.4, 2.7, 1.6, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.20], background vocals [2.1, 2.4-5, 2.7, 2.10-11, 2.13, 1.1, 1.6-7, 1.11-14, 1.17, 1.19-20, 3.2, 3.18, 3.21], bass [17], bass guitar [3.2, 2.3], electric guitar [1.1, 1.6-7, 1.13, 1.19, 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 2.13], guitar [7, 10, 12], handclaps [14], keyboard [7], slide guitar [3], solo [7, 10]
• Gary Grant
  trumpet [7]
• Gary Nicholson
  12 string guitar [17]
• Gary Wright
  background vocals [1.5, 2.14], keyboard [9]
• George Harrison
  12 string guitar [21], acoustic guitar [3.4, 1.16], background vocals [3.4, 1.16, 2.21], guitar [3.4, 1.16], mix [3.4, 1.16], producer [1.16, 2.9, 3.4], sitar [9]
• George Young
  tenor saxophone [19]
• Greg Mathieson
  piano [14]
• Harry Nilsson
  background vocals [5, 11], guest [9]
• Herb Pedersen
  banjo [12]
• Herbie Flowers
  bass [3.4, 1.16], tuba [1.16, 3.4]
• Howie Casey
  saxophone [12]
• Jack Blades
  background vocals [17]
• Jack Nitzsche
  orchestrator [21], vocal arranger [21]
• James Hutchinson
  bass [1.8, 3.7, 2.6, 2.8, 2.15]
• James Newton Howard
  synthesizer [15]
• Jamie Muhoberac
  keyboard [6]
• Janice Liebhart
  background vocals [2, 12]
• Jay Dee Maness
  pedal steel guitar [11]
• Jean Gilbert
  background vocals [9]
• Jeff Lynne
  background vocals [3.6, 2.16], bass [2.16, 3.6], guitar [3.6, 2.16], keyboard [16], piano [16], producer [3.6, 2.16], remixer [16]
• Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
  guitar [9, 13]
• Jerry Crutchfield
  producer [23]
• Jesse Davey
  electric guitar [20], guitar [20], solo [20]
• Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
  electric guitar [5], guitar [22]
• Jim Cox
  Wurlitzer electric piano [12], organ [1.12, 1.17, 2.11], piano [2.5, 2.10, 1.7, 1.21], saxophone [13], woodwind [18]
• Jim Horn
  saxophone [16]
• Jim Keltner
  drums (drum set) [3.5, 3.11, 3.22, 2.19, 2.21, 1.15]
• Jim McCarty
  drums (drum set) [23]
• Jim Nipar
  engineer [1.22, 3.1, 3.15, 3.20]
• Jim Shaw
  piano [23], producer [23]
• Jimmy Calvert
  acoustic guitar [21], guitar [11]
• Joe Greene
  background vocals [15]
• Joe Lala
  percussion [20]
• Joe Sample
  piano [13-14]
• Joe Walsh
  background vocals [1.4, 3.20], bass [4], electric guitar [1], guitar [2.14, 1.4-5, 3.15, 3.20]
• John Barlow Jarvis
  keyboard [19]
• John Entwistle
  bass [15]
• John Lennon
  acoustic guitar [5], piano [22]
• John “Jocko” Marcellino
  percussion [20]
• Joss Stone
  vocal [3]
• Kal David
  guitar [20]
• Kathryn Cotter
  background vocals [9]
• Keith Allison
  background vocals [2.14, 1.5, 1.14], guitar [2.2, 2.14, 1.18], handclaps [14]
• Klaus Voormann
  bass [2.21, 1.15, 3.11, 3.22], electric bass guitar [9]
• Larry Rebhon
  engineer [13-14]
• Laurence Juber
  guitar [12]
• Lee Thornburg
  trumpet [20]
• Lesley Duncan
  background vocals [9]
• Leslie Livrano
  background vocals [12]
• Lew Del Gatto
  baritone saxophone [19]
• Lew Hahn
  engineer [19]
• Linda McCartney
  background vocals [12]
• Lon Van Eaton
  guitar [3.22, 2.19], horn [22], percussion [21]
• Lynda Laurence
  background vocals [15]
• Madeline Bell
  background vocals [9]
• Mark Easterling
  background vocals [22]
• Mark Goldenberg
  guitar [1.8, 2.6, 2.15]
• Mark Hagan
  assistant [9]
• Mark Hart
  background vocals [9], guitar [12]
• Mark Hudson
  acoustic guitar [1.1, 1.7, 1.19, 3.2, 3.21, 2.7], additional [14], background vocals [3.2, 3.9, 3.18, 3.21, 2.1, 2.3-5, 2.7, 2.10-11, 2.13, 2.17, 1.1, 1.6-7, 1.10-14, 1.17, 1.19-21], bass [2.5, 2.10-11, 1.10, 1.12-13, 1.17], bass guitar [1.1, 1.19, 1.21, 3.18, 3.21, 2.1, 2.13], bongos [11], electric guitar [1.1, 1.7, 1.10, 1.19-20, 2.1, 2.3, 2.10, 2.17], guitar [1.10, 2.7], handclaps [14], harmonica [1, 11], keyboard [2.5, 3.2, 1.10, 1.20], mellotron [10], piano [3.18, 2.4, 1.10], producer [1.6-7, 1.10-13, 1.17, 1.20, 2.4-5, 2.7, 2.10-11, 2.17], solo [2.7, 1.10]
• Mark Linett
  engineer [16]
• Mark Mirando
  background vocals [2.13, 3.18]
• Mark Warman
  background vocals [9]
• Marnie Riley
  assistant [2.8, 3.7]
• Matt Marrin
  assistant [1.7, 1.12, 1.17, 2.5, 2.10-11, 2.17]
• Michael Bradford
  bass [2.14, 2.20, 1.18]
• Michael Brecker
  tenor saxophone [19]
• Michael Landau
  guitar [3.7, 2.6, 2.8]
• Michael Thompson
  guitar [9]
• Mickey Raphael
  harmonica [11]
• Mo Foster
  electric bass guitar [1]
• Naomi Star
  background vocals [9]
• Nathaniel Kunkel
  assistant [17]
• Ned Douglas
  additional [2.4, 2.7, 1.6, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.20]
• Neil Stubenhaus
  bass [9]
• Nicky Hopkins
  piano [3.11, 2.21]
• Nicole Renée
  background vocals [17]
• Patrick Maroshek
  background vocals [22]
• Paul McCartney
  background vocals [12], bass [1.5, 3.12], kazoo [11], mix [12], piano [12], producer [12], solo [11]
• Paul Santo
  recording [2.5, 2.10-11, 2.17, 1.7, 1.12, 1.17]
• Peter Asher
  additional [17], background vocals [17], producer [17], tambourine [17]
• Peter Bunetta
  drums (drum set) [20]
• Peter Henderson
  engineer [12]
• Phil McDonald
  assistant [1.16, 3.4], engineer [3.4, 1.16]
• Phil Ramone
  producer [9]
• Randy Brecker
  trumpet [19]
• Raven Kane
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Ray Cooper
  assistant [1.16, 3.4], background vocals [3.4, 1.16], percussion [1.16, 3.1, 3.4, 3.15], piano [1.16, 3.4], vocoder [1.16, 3.4]
• Reggie Young
  guitar [23]
• Richard Dodd
  engineer [3.6, 2.16]
• Richard Marx
  background vocals [2, 20]
• Richard Perry
  producer [3.5, 3.11, 3.22, 1.15, 2.21]
• Rik Pekkonen
  engineer [3.7, 2.8], mix [7]
• Ringo Starr
  background vocals [1.5, 1.14, 1.18, 3.13-14], drums (drum set) [1.3-8, 1.10-18, 1.20, 3.4-7, 3.9, 3.11-15, 3.17, 3.22, 2.2, 2.4-12, 2.14-17, 2.19-21], electric guitar [5], handclaps [14], keyboard [2.2, 1.17], lead vocals [1.1, 1.8, 1.12, 1.15-16, 1.19, 1.21-22, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5-6, 2.8-11, 2.13, 2.15-17, 2.21, 3.1-2, 3.4-7, 3.9, 3.12-15, 3.17-18, 3.20-21], membranophone [1.1, 1.19, 1.21, 3.2, 3.18, 3.21, 2.1, 2.3, 2.13], mix [1.3-5, 1.18, 2.2, 2.12, 2.14, 2.20], organ [2.1, 2.3, 3.21, 1.13], percussion [3.1-2, 3.6-7, 3.9, 3.17, 3.21, 2.3-8, 2.10-11, 2.14-17, 1.3-8, 1.10-14, 1.17-20], performer [23], piano [4], producer [2.2, 2.4-5, 2.7, 2.10-12, 2.14, 2.17, 2.20, 1.3-7, 1.10-14, 1.17-18, 1.20, 3.13-14], tambourine [17], tape [2], vocal [3.22-23, 1.3-6, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.18, 1.20, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 2.12, 2.14, 2.20]
• Robbie Buchanan
  keyboard [2.6, 3.17]
• Robbie Robertson
  guitar [15]
• Robert Randolph
  guitar [2]
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
  acoustic guitar [7], background vocals [3.7, 1.8, 2.6, 2.8, 2.15]
• Ronnie Wood
  acoustic bass guitar [14], background vocals [13-14], guitar [13-14], keyboard [13-14], producer [13-14], saxophone [14]
• Rose Stone
  background vocals [2]
• Rose Stone Gospel Choir
  background vocals [2.1, 3.2]
• Rosemary Butler
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Roy Orbison
  other vocals [7]
• Russ Kunkel
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Sam Clayton
  percussion [20]
• Sarah Hudson
  background vocals [17]
• Sean Hurley
  bass [1.6, 1.11, 1.14, 1.20, 2.4, 2.7]
• Sheila Casey
  background vocals [12]
• Sherwood Ball
  guitar [20]
• Sofia Sunseri
  background vocals [17]
• Stephanie Spruill
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Stephen Lipson
  engineer [12]
• Steve Cropper
  electric guitar [5]
• Steve Dudas
  acoustic guitar [3.2, 3.18, 1.1], additional [1.6, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.20, 2.4, 2.7], background vocals [1, 14], bass [7], electric guitar [2.1, 2.5, 2.7, 2.10-11, 2.13, 2.17, 3.2, 3.21, 1.1, 1.6-7, 1.10-13, 1.17, 1.19-20], guitar [2.2, 2.12, 2.14, 2.17, 2.20, 1.3, 1.5-6, 1.13], handclaps [14], solo [2.17, 1.6, 1.13]
• Steve Madaio
  horn [3.22, 1.15]
• Steve “Coco” Brandon
  assistant [19]
• Steven Hess
  background vocals [22]
• Suzie Katayama
  cello [16], conductor [14], orchestrator [14]
• Terri Wood
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Terry Christoffersen
  guitar [23]
• The Mad Mauries
  background vocals [19], handclaps [19]
• Tim LeBlanc
  assistant [2.5, 2.10-11, 2.17, 1.7, 1.12, 1.17]
• Timothy B. Schmit
  background vocals [1.7, 1.12, 2.11]
• Tina Sugandh
  other vocals [2], tabla [1.5, 2.2]
• Trevor Lawrence
  horn [1.15, 3.22]
• Valerie Carter
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Van Dyke Parks
  accordion [10]
• Vann Johnson
  background vocals [2, 12]
• Vini Poncia
  acoustic guitar [21], assistant [1.15, 3.5], guitar [11]
• Waddy Wachtel
  guitar [17]
• Wendy Fraser
  additional [17], background vocals [17]
• Willie Nelson
  guest [11]
• Wilton Felder
  bass [13-14]
• Zac Rae
  keyboard [1.6, 1.10, 1.20, 2.7]
• “Cooker” John LoPresti
  bass [19]
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Issues

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  The Gold Collection

  3x CD
  2012