Gold (Jefferson Starship album)

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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