Gold (Traffic album)

Traffic Gold
Compilation album by Traffic
Released	July 26, 2005
Recorded	1967–74
Genre	Rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion
Length	2:38:19
Label	Island, Universal
Traffic chronology
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Traffic (2003) Traffic Gold (2005) Last Great Traffic Jam (2005)

Traffic Gold is a two-disc 2005 compilation album by the psychedelic rock band Traffic. It contains at least one song from each album except On the Road , Far from Home , and The Last Great Traffic Jam .

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	4.8/5 [2]

Allmusic gave the compilation a positive review, commenting, "While previous Island collections like Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic and 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection dutifully cover the radio essentials, Gold provides both newbies and longtime fans with a fully stocked buffet of fan favorites and album highlights." ^[1]

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Paper Sun" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 4.12
2. "Dealer" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3.10
3. "Coloured Rain" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 2.39
4. "Hole in My Shoe" (Mason) – 3.00
5. "No Face, No Name, No Number" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3.31
6. "Heaven Is in Your Mind" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 4.15
7. "Smiling Phases" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 2.39
8. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 5.34
9. "You Can All Join In" (Mason) – 3.35
10. "Pearly Queen" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 4.18
11. "Feelin' Alright" (Mason) – 4.16
12. "Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 3.12
13. "Forty Thousand Headmen" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3.14
14. "Shanghai Noodle Factory" (Capaldi/Fallon/Winwood/Wood) – 5.04
15. "Medicated Goo" (Miller/Winwood) – 3.34
16. "Glad" (Winwood) – 6.57
17. "Freedom Rider" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 5.24
18. "Empty Pages" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 4.33
19. "John Barleycorn" (Traditional, arr. Winwood) – 6.21

Disc two

1. "Gimme Some Lovin'" [Live] (Winwood/Winwood/Davis) – 9.00
2. "The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 11.40
3. "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone" (Capaldi) – 4.46
4. "Rock and Roll Stew" (Gordon/Grech) – 6.08
5. "Rainmaker" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 7.49
6. "Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 6.01
7. "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 7.32
8. "Something New" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3.15
9. "Dream Gerrard" (Stanshall/Winwood) – 11.02
10. "Walking In The Wind" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 6.51
11. "When The Eagle Flies" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 4.21

References

1. Monger, James Christopher (2011). "Gold – Traffic | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
2. Traffic – Gold at Sputnikmusic