Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
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| Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet | ||||
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| Released | 4 September 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1989 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
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| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet is a greatest hits album by the English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 4 September 2000 by Chrysalis Records. Two versions of the compilation were offered, each with the same 16 of their biggest hits; however, one version also included 1982's "She Loved Like Diamond"[1] while the other featured their late 80s singles "Raw" and "Be Free with Your Love" instead.[2] The album was re-released on 17 August 2008 with a bonus music video DVD.[3]
Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] It also reached number 10 in Scotland,[5] number 30 in Sweden,[6] number 34 on the European Top 100 Albums chart,[7] number 38 in Italy,[8] number 40 in the Netherlands[9] and Spain,[10] number 44 in Ireland[11] and number 158 in Australia.[12]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [13] |
Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the compilation four-and-a-half stars out of five but wrote, "From 20 years' worth of perspective, the earliest songs sound astoundingly ham-handed," and that "nearly everything sounds like it served the videos rather than vice versa." He did, however, conclude that "Gold is all most casual fans will ever need or want."[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gary Kemp and taken from the 7" single recordings, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gold" | True (1983) | 3:55 |
| 2. | "True" | True (1983) | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Only When You Leave" | Parade (1984) | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Lifeline" (*) | True (1983) | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Communication" | True (1983) | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Instinction" (**) | Diamond (1982) | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" (#) | Diamond (1982) | 4:09 |
| 8. | "To Cut a Long Story Short" (#) | Journeys to Glory (1981) | 3:22 |
| 9. | "The Freeze" | Journeys to Glory (1981) | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Muscle Bound" | Journeys to Glory (1981) | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Paint Me Down" (#) | Diamond (1982) | 3:47 |
| 12. | "She Loved Like Diamond" (#) | Diamond (1982) | 2:55 |
| 13. | "Round and Round" | Parade (1984) | 4:34 |
| 14. | "Highly Strung" (#) | Parade (1984) | 4:11 |
| 15. | "Fight for Ourselves" (#) | Through the Barricades (1986) | 4:24 |
| 16. | "I'll Fly for You" | Parade (1984) | 5:14 |
| 17. | "Through the Barricades" | Through the Barricades (1986) | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 1:10:46 | ||
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gold" | True (1983) | 3:55 |
| 2. | "True" | True (1983) | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Only When You Leave" | Parade (1984) | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Lifeline" (*) | True (1983) | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Communication" | True (1983) | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Instinction" (**) | Diamond (1982) | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" (#) | Diamond (1982) | 4:09 |
| 8. | "To Cut a Long Story Short" (#) | Journeys to Glory (1981) | 3:22 |
| 9. | "The Freeze" | Journeys to Glory (1981) | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Muscle Bound" | Journeys to Glory (1981) | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Paint Me Down" (#) | Diamond (1982) | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Raw" (#) | Heart Like a Sky (1989) | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Round and Round" | Parade (1984) | 4:34 |
| 14. | "Highly Strung" (#) | Parade (1984) | 4:11 |
| 15. | "Fight for Ourselves" (#) | Through the Barricades (1986) | 4:24 |
| 16. | "I'll Fly for You" | Parade (1984) | 5:14 |
| 17. | "Be Free with Your Love" (**)(#) | Heart Like a Sky (1989) | 4:39 |
| 18. | "Through the Barricades" | Through the Barricades (1986) | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 1:16:18 | ||
*Album version
**Same version also released on 12" single
#Same version also released on original album
