Solid Gold (album)
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| Released | March 1981 | |||
| Recorded | January 1981 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 38:43 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A[2] |
| Pitchfork | 9.5/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
Solid Gold is the second album by the British post-punk band Gang of Four, released in 1981. Two of its tracks, "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" and "He'd Send in the Army", are re-recordings of songs previously released as a single in the UK.
The album was issued in an CD expanded version by the EMI Records and Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings labels in 1995, which added the songs from Another Day/Another Dollar EP.
Pitchfork listed Solid Gold as 24th best album of the 1980s.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Jon King; all music is composed by Gang of Four, except as indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paralysed" | Andy Gill, King | 3:22 |
| 2. | "What We All Want" | 4:59 | |
| 3. | "Why Theory?" | Lyrics: Gill, King | 2:33 |
| 4. | "If I Could Keep It for Myself" | 4:09 | |
| 5. | "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cheeseburger" | Lyrics: Gill, King | 4:05 |
| 2. | "The Republic" | Music: Gill | 3:21 |
| 3. | "In the Ditch" | 4:22 | |
| 4. | "A Hole in the Wallet" | Music: Gill | 4:05 |
| 5. | "He'd Send in the Army" | Lyrics: Gill, King | 4:28 |
On the original EMI (UK) pressing of the LP, "Why Theory?" is track 5 rather than track 3.
The EMI Records and Infinite Zero/American 1995 reissue includes songs from the Another Day/Another Dollar EP.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "To Hell With Poverty!" | 4:59 | |
| 12. | "Capital (It Fails Us Now)" | Gill | 4:04 |
| 13. | "History's Bunk!" | Gill, King | 2:59 |
| 14. | "Cheeseburger" (Live) | 3:40 | |
| 15. | "What We All Want" (Live) | 5:24 |
Personnel
- Gang of Four
- Dave Allen – bass guitar, vocals
- Hugo Burnham – drums, vocals
- Andy Gill – guitar, vocals
- Jon King – vocals
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Billboard Pop Albums | 190 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "What We All Want" | Billboard Club Play Singles | 30 |
References
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Solid Gold – Gang of Four". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Gang of Four: Solid Gold". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (9 February 2003). "Gang of Four: Hard / Solid Gold". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Miles, Milo (6 August 1981). "Gang of Four: Solid Gold". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 April 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Gang of Four". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 321–22. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "Gang Of Four – Solid Gold". Uncut (216). July 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2014.