Gold (Jefferson Starship album)

Gold

Compilation album by Jefferson Starship

Released

January 22, 1979

Genre

Rock

Length

55:22

Label

Grunt/RCA

Producer

Larry Cox, Jefferson Starship

Jefferson Starship chronology

Earth
(1978)

Gold
(1979)

Freedom at Point Zero
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	(B-)^[2]

Gold is a 1979 compilation album by Jefferson Starship. The tracks come from their 1974 - 1978 albums, Dragon Fly, Red Octopus, Spitfire, and Earth.

The album originally had a shortened single version of "Miracles"; early pressings of the CD repeated this, but later editions had the full-length version from the album Red Octopus. The original record release also contained a 7-inch 45 RPM single, "Light the Sky on Fire", that was recorded for Star Wars Holiday Special, along with an extra track from Dragon Fly. This single is included in the later CD releases as tracks 6 and 12. "Light the Sky on Fire" reached #66 and Gold reached #20 on the Billboard charts.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Ride the Tiger" (from Dragon Fly)	Byong Yu, Grace Slick, Paul Kantner	Paul Kantner	5:06
2.	"Caroline" (from Dragon Fly)	Marty Balin	Paul Kantner	7:27
3.	"Play On Love" (single version A-side Grunt #FB-10456 from Red Octopus)	Grace Slick	Pete Sears	3:12
4.	"Miracles" (single version A-side Grunt #FB-10367, from Red Octopus)	Marty Balin	Marty Balin	3:25
5.	"Fast Buck Freddie" (from Red Octopus)	Grace Slick	Craig Chaquico	3:23

Bonus single, side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
6.	"Light the Sky on Fire" (single version - the original version featured in the Star Wars Holiday Special runs about 5:25)	Craig Chaquico	Craig Chaquico	3:56

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"With Your Love" (from Spitfire)	Marty Balin, Joey Covington, Vic Smith	Marty Balin, Covington, Smith	3:33
2.	"St. Charles" (from Spitfire)	Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Jesse Barish, Chaquico, Thunderhawk	Paul Kantner, Craig Chaquico	6:38
3.	"Count On Me" (from Earth)	Barish	Barish	3:14
4.	"Love Too Good" (single version B-side Grunt FB #11374, from Earth)	Gabriel Robles	Craig Chaquico	4:37
5.	"Runaway" (single version A-side Grunt FB #11274, from Earth)	N. Q. Dewey	N. Q. Dewey	3:40

Bonus single, side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
6.	"Hyperdrive" (from Dragon Fly)	Grace Slick	Pete Sears	6:11

Personnel

Marty Balin – vocals
John Barbata – drums, percussion, vocals
Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, vocals
David Freiberg – bass, keyboards, vocals
Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
Pete Sears – bass, keyboards
Grace Slick – vocals
Papa John Creach – electric violin on Dragon Fly and Red Octopus
Steven Schuster – clarinet on "Light the Sky on Fire"

Production

Jefferson Starship – producer
Larry Cox – producer
Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
Bill Thompson – manager
Jacky Kaukonen – managerial director
Bill Laudner – road manager
Cynthia Bowman – publicity
Heidi Howell – publicity
Lora Lovrien – assisting assistant
Adryan Havelka – publishing expert
Paul Dowell – equipment manager
Jeff Baum, Jim Coe, Jim Hill, Skip Johnson, Dave Mairs, Doug McGuire – Starship crew
Mike Fischer – trucking
John Golden – mastering at Kendun Recorders, Burbank
Tim Bryant / Gribbitt! – art direction
Tim Bryant, George Corsillo / Gribbitt! – album design
Annie Leibovitz – photography

References

↑ "Gold". Allmusic. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
↑ "CG: Jefferson Starship". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-01-06.

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Studio albums

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Live albums

Archival releases

Compilations

Singles

"Somebody to Love"
"White Rabbit"
"The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil"
"Volunteers"
"Wooden Ships"
"Mexico"
"Ride The Tiger"
"Miracles"
"Play On Love"
"With Your Love"
"Count On Me"
"Runaway"
"Light the Sky on Fire"
"Jane"
"Find Your Way Back"
"Stranger"
"Be My Lady"
"Winds of Change"
"No Way Out"
"Layin' It on the Line"
"We Built This City"
"Sara"
"Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight"
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"
"It's Not Enough"
"Planes"
"Good Heart"
"Let Me Fly"
"It's Not the Same as Love"

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