Gold
Compilation album by Rush
Released	April 25, 2006
Recorded	1973–1987
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock heavy metal
Length	2:35:01
Label	Mercury
Producer	Rush and others
Rush chronology
R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Gold (2006) Snakes & Arrows (2007)

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AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Sea of Tranquility	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]

Gold is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on April 25, 2006.

The Gold compilation is a repackaging of the two 1997 Rush compilation albums Retrospective I and Retrospective II, with the exception of the third track of Retrospective I "Something for Nothing," which has been removed and replaced by "Working Man" (last track, #14) on the first disc.

Track listing

All lyrics by Neil Peart unless noted, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson unless noted

Disc 1

1. "The Spirit of Radio"
2. "The Trees"
3. "Freewill"
4. "Xanadu"
5. "Bastille Day"
6. "By-Tor and the Snow Dog"
7. "Anthem"
8. "Closer to the Heart" (Lyrics: Peart/Peter Talbot)
9. "2112: Overture"
10. "2112: The Temples of Syrinx"
11. "La Villa Strangiato"(Music: Lee/Lifeson/Peart)
12. "Fly by Night"
13. "Finding My Way" (Lyrics: Lee)
14. "Working Man" (Lyrics: Lee)

Disc 2

1. "The Big Money"
2. "Red Barchetta"
3. "Subdivisions"
4. "Time Stand Still"
5. "Mystic Rhythms"
6. "The Analog Kid"
7. "Distant Early Warning"
8. "Marathon"
9. "The Body Electric"
10. "Mission"
11. "Limelight"
12. "Red Sector A"
13. "New World Man"
14. "Tom Sawyer" (Lyrics: Peart/Pye Dubois)
15. "Force Ten" (Lyrics: Peart/Pye Dubois)

Track origins

Disc 1

Tracks 13 & 14 from Rush (1974)
Tracks 6, 7 & 12 from Fly by Night (1975)
Track 5 from Caress of Steel (1975)
Tracks 9 & 10 from 2112 (1976)
Tracks 4 & 8 from A Farewell to Kings (1977)
Tracks 2 & 11 from Hemispheres (1978)
Tracks 1 & 3 from Permanent Waves (1980)

Disc 2

Tracks 2, 11 & 14 from Moving Pictures (1981)
Tracks 3, 6 & 13 from Signals (1982)
Tracks 7, 9 & 12 from Grace Under Pressure (1984)
Tracks 1, 5 & 8 from Power Windows (1985)
Tracks 4, 10 & 15 from Hold Your Fire (1987)

Personnel

• Geddy Lee – bass, vocals, synthesizers
• Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars
• Neil Peart – drums, percussion, lyricist
• John Rutsey – drums on "Finding My Way" and "Working Man"

with:

• Aimee Mann – vocals on "Time Stand Still"