| Gold | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Label | Crimson Recordings |
| Producer | Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Leo Sacks |
Gold is a compilation album by the band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in 2020 through the Crimson Label. [1] The album reached No. 20 on the Scottish Albums chart. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boogie Wonderland" | Allee Willis, Jon Lind | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Let's Groove" | Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn | |
| 3. | "Shining Star" | Philip Bailey, Maurice White, Larry Dunn | 2:50 |
| 4. | "That's the Way of the World" | Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Verdine White | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Sing a Song" | Maurice White, Charles Stepney | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Can't Hide Love" | Skip Scarborough | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Getaway" | Bernard "Beloyd" Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Gratitude" | Philip Bailey, Maurice White, Larry Dunn, Verdine White | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Love's Holiday" | Maurice White, Skip Scarborough | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Reasons" | Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Runnin'" | Maurice White, Larry Dunn, Eddie del Barrio | 5:50 |
| 12. | "Mom" | Maurice White, Verdine White | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Evil" | Maurice White, Philip Bailey | 3:09 |
| 14. | "Keep Your Head to the Sky" | Maurice White | 3:25 |
| 15. | "Mighty Mighty" | Maurice White, Verdine White | 3:01 |
| 16. | "Kalimba Story" | Joe Wissert, Maurice White | 2:58 |
| 17. | "Devotion" | Maurice White, Philip Bailey | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "September" | Al McKay, Maurice White, Allee Willis | 3:35 |
| 2. | "After the Love Has Gone" | David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Let Your Feelings Show" | Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Jupiter" | Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, Phillip Bailey | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Magic Mind" | Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey, Al McKay, Maurice White, Verdine White, Fred White | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Star" | Allee Willis, Eduardo Del Barrio and Maurice White | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Can't Let Go" | Bill Myers, Maurice White, Allee Willis | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Let Me Talk" | Maurice White, Ralph Johnson, Phillip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Verdine White | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Side by Side" | Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn, Maurice White | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Spread Your Love" | Azar Lawrence, Beloyd Taylor, Maurice White | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Magnetic" | Martin Page | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Touch" | Jon Lind, Martin Page | 4:54 |
| 13. | "System of Survival" | Skylark | 4:08 |
| 14. | "Thinking of You" | Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn, Maurice White | 3:54 |
| 15. | "Let's Groove" (special remixed holiday version) | Wanda Vaughn, Maurice White | 6:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Got to Get You into My Life" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Fantasy" | Maurice White, Verdine White, Eddie del Barrio | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Saturday Nite" | Maurice White, Al McKay, Philip Bailey | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Serpentine Fire" | Maurice White, Verdine White, Reginald "Sonny" Burke | 3:50 |
| 5. | "On Your Face" | Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Philip Bailey | 4:34 |
| 6. | "You" | David Foster, Brenda Russell, Maurice White | 3:56 |
| 7. | "And Love Goes On" | David Foster, Larry Dunn, Brenda Russell, Verdine White, Maurice White | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Back on the Road" | Al McKay, Maurice White | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Wanna Be with You" | Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn | 3:55 |
| 10. | "I've Had Enough" | Philip Bailey, Greg Phillinganes, Brenda Russell | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Fall in Love with Me" | Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn, Maurice White | 3:54 |
| 12. | "In the Stone" | Allee Willis, David Foster and Maurice White | 4:48 |
| 13. | "Boogie Wonderland" (with the Emotions; special disco version) | Al McKay, Maurice White | 4:49 |
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