Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 4 September 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1989 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
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Label | Chrysalis | |||
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Spandau Ballet chronology | ||||
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Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet is a greatest hits album by 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]
Commercial performance
[edit]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
[edit]Review scores | |
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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
[edit]All tracks are written by Gary Kemp and taken from the 7" single recordings, except as noted.
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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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 |
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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
Charts
[edit]Chart (2000–2001) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 158 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 40 |
European Albums (Music & Media)[7] | 34 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] | 44 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] | 38 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 10 |
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[10] | 40 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 30 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 7 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet (U.S. edition) @AllMusic.com Retrieved 1-20-2013.
- ^ Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet ("Bonus Track" edition) @AllMusic.com Retrieved 1-20-2013.
- ^ "Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet [CD+DVD]". Amazon. ASIN B0019M06JI. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Swedishcharts.com – Spandau Ballet – Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 40. 30 September 2000. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b "Italiancharts.com – Spandau Ballet – Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Dutchcharts.nl – Spandau Ballet – Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ a b "Irish-charts.com – Discography Spandau Ballet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Spandau Ballet ARIA Chart history (complete 1988-2024)". ARIA. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Spandau Ballet: Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 958. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "British album certifications – Spandau Ballet – Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet". British Phonographic Industry. 26 January 2001. Retrieved 30 January 2022.