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Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet

Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet is a greatest hits album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 4 September 2000 by Chrysalis Records. Two versions of the compilation were offered, each with the same 16 of their biggest hits; however, one version also included 1982's "She Loved Like Diamond"[1] while the other featured their late 80s singles "Raw" and "Be Free with Your Love" instead.[2] The album was re-released on 17 August 2008 with a bonus music video DVD.[3]

Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
Greatest hits album by
Spandau Ballet
Released4 September 2000
Recorded1980–1989
GenreNew wave
Length
  • 1:10:46 (Version 1)
  • 1:16:18 (Version 2)
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Spandau Ballet chronology
Original Gold
(1999) 		Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
(2000) 		Reformation
(2002)

Commercial performance

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Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] It also reached number 10 in Scotland,[5] number 30 in Sweden,[6] number 34 on the European Top 100 Albums chart,[7] number 38 in Italy,[8] number 40 in the Netherlands[9] and Spain,[10] number 44 in Ireland[11] and number 158 in Australia.[12]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [13]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the compilation four-and-a-half stars out of five but wrote, "From 20 years' worth of perspective, the earliest songs sound astoundingly ham-handed," and that "nearly everything sounds like it served the videos rather than vice versa." He did, however, conclude that "Gold is all most casual fans will ever need or want."[13]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gary Kemp and taken from the 7" single recordings, except as noted.

Version 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Gold"True (1983)3:55
2."True"True (1983)5:40
3."Only When You Leave"Parade (1984)4:48
4."Lifeline" (*)True (1983)3:33
5."Communication"True (1983)3:27
6."Instinction" (**)Diamond (1982)3:39
7."Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" (#)Diamond (1982)4:09
8."To Cut a Long Story Short" (#)Journeys to Glory (1981)3:22
9."The Freeze"Journeys to Glory (1981)3:33
10."Muscle Bound"Journeys to Glory (1981)3:56
11."Paint Me Down" (#)Diamond (1982)3:47
12."She Loved Like Diamond" (#)Diamond (1982)2:55
13."Round and Round"Parade (1984)4:34
14."Highly Strung" (#)Parade (1984)4:11
15."Fight for Ourselves" (#)Through the Barricades (1986)4:24
16."I'll Fly for You"Parade (1984)5:14
17."Through the Barricades"Through the Barricades (1986)5:57
Total length:1:10:46
Version 2
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Gold"True (1983)3:55
2."True"True (1983)5:40
3."Only When You Leave"Parade (1984)4:48
4."Lifeline" (*)True (1983)3:33
5."Communication"True (1983)3:27
6."Instinction" (**)Diamond (1982)3:39
7."Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" (#)Diamond (1982)4:09
8."To Cut a Long Story Short" (#)Journeys to Glory (1981)3:22
9."The Freeze"Journeys to Glory (1981)3:33
10."Muscle Bound"Journeys to Glory (1981)3:56
11."Paint Me Down" (#)Diamond (1982)3:47
12."Raw" (#)Heart Like a Sky (1989)3:48
13."Round and Round"Parade (1984)4:34
14."Highly Strung" (#)Parade (1984)4:11
15."Fight for Ourselves" (#)Through the Barricades (1986)4:24
16."I'll Fly for You"Parade (1984)5:14
17."Be Free with Your Love" (**)(#)Heart Like a Sky (1989)4:39
18."Through the Barricades"Through the Barricades (1986)5:57
Total length:1:16:18

*Album version
**Same version also released on 12" single
#Same version also released on original album

Charts

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Chart performance for Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 158
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 40
European Albums (Music & Media)[7] 34
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 44
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] 10
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[10] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 30
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 7

Certifications

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Certifications for Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet (U.S. edition) @AllMusic.com Retrieved 1-20-2013.
  2. ^ Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet ("Bonus Track" edition) @AllMusic.com Retrieved 1-20-2013.
  3. ^ "Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet [CD+DVD]". Amazon. ASIN B0019M06JI. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Swedishcharts.com – Spandau Ballet – Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 40. 30 September 2000. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ a b "Italiancharts.com – Spandau Ballet – Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Dutchcharts.nl – Spandau Ballet – Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  11. ^ a b "Irish-charts.com – Discography Spandau Ballet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Spandau Ballet ARIA Chart history (complete 1988-2024)". ARIA. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  13. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Spandau Ballet: Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  14. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 958. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Spandau Ballet – Gold - The Best of Spandau Ballet". British Phonographic Industry. 26 January 2001. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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