Good as Gold | ||||
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Released | 1983 | |||
Genre | New wave, post-punk | |||
Label | Columbia/415 | |||
Producer | David Kahne | |||
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Good as Gold is the second full-length album from Red Rockers, released in 1983 on Columbia/415. It contained the single "China" which peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] [3] Other singles from the album were "Til It All Falls Down" and the title track, "Good as Gold". The music video for the song "Good as Gold" was filmed at the Alamo Village - the same location where John Wayne shot the film, The Alamo . [4]
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