Gold (Ryan Adams album) 262327 226058345 2008-07-16T17:17:23Z RattleandHum 1028967 {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Gold | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Ryan Adams]] | Cover = Ryan Adams Gold.jpg | Released = [[September 25]], [[2001]] | Recorded = [[The Sound Factory]]<br/>([[Hollywood, California]]) | Genre = [[Alternative country]]<br/>[[Rock music|Rock]] | Length = 70:26 | Label = [[Lost Highway Records]] | Producer = [[Ethan Johns]] | Reviews = * ''[[Allmusic]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ymj9keptdq7m link] * ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' (Favourable) [http://avclub.com/content/node/12937 link] * {{Review-Christgau|hm2|album=11101}} * ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B+) * ''[[Launch.com]]'' {{rating-5|4}} * ''[[Blender]]'' {{rating-10|8}} * [[Pitchfork Media]] (6.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14802-gold-side-4 link] * ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' {{rating-5|4}} * ''[[Rolling Stone Magazine|Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/301493/ryanadams?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1 RS 880] | Last album = ''[[Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)|Heartbreaker]]''<br />(2000) | This album = '''''Gold'''''<br /> (2001) | Next album = ''[[Demolition (Ryan Adams album)|Demolition]]''<br />(2002) }} '''''Gold''''', released in 2001, is a record by [[Ryan Adams]] in the [[alternative country]] genre. It is the follow-up to ''[[Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)|Heartbreaker]]''. The album went on to sell 364,000 copies in the U.S. and 812,000 worldwide,<ref>Q Magazine, September 2007, Page 63</ref> Adams' best-selling album to date. The album includes "[[When the Stars Go Blue]]", a song which has gone on to be covered by artists like [[The Corrs]], [[Tyler Hilton]], and [[Tim McGraw]]. "New York, New York" was also included on the album and became a notable [[MTV]] favorite following the [[September 11th, 2001 attacks]] on America. "The Rescue Blues" was featured in the end credits of the 2001 film ''[[Behind Enemy Lines]]''. Adams' friend and former roommate [[Adam Duritz]] (lead singer of [[Counting Crows]]) lends background vocals to a few tracks. [[Stephen King]]'s 2006 book [[Lisey's Story]] includes part of the lyrics to "When the Stars Go Blue" in the beginning. ==Chart positions== {|class="wikitable" !Country !Position |- |[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] |20 |- |[[Billboard 200|US]] |59 |- |[[IFPI|France]] |126 |- |[[Megacharts|Holland]] |60 |- |[[GLF|Norway]] |6 |- |[[GLF|Sweden]] |9 |- |[[IFPI|New Zealand]] |45 |} ==Track listing== Songs written by Ryan Adams unless otherwise stated. #"[[New York, New York (Ryan Adams song)|New York, New York]]" – 3:46 #* Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #* Richard Causon - Piano #* Chris Stills - Bass #* Kamasi Washington - Saxophone #* Ethan Johns - Electric Guitars, Hammond B-3, Congas and Drums #"Firecracker" – 2:51 #* Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #* Benmont Tench - Piano & Hammond B-3 #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Ethan Johns - Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Drums #*Chris Stills - Background Vocals #"Answering Bell" – 3:05 #*Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Piano and Vocals #*Bucky Baxter - Steel Guitar #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Benmont Tench - Hammond B-3 #*Ethan Johns - Drums and Guitar #*Adam Duritz - Background Vocals #"La Cienega Just Smiled" – 5:03 #*Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #*Chris Stills - Acoustic Guitar #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Richard Causon - Piano #*Ethan Johns - Drums, Chamberlain Strings and Vibes #"The Rescue Blues" – 3:38 #*Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #*Benmont Tench - Hammond B-3 #*Ethan Johns - Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Bass and Drums #*The Choir - Adam Duritz, Julianna Raye, C.C. White, Rob McDonald & Keith Hunter #"Somehow, Someday" – 4:24 #*Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #*Richard Causon - Piano #*Ethan Johns - Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Mando Cello, Hammond B-3, Drums and Background Vocals #*Chris Stills - Background Vocals #"[[When the Stars Go Blue]]" – 3:31 #*Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #*Richard Causon - Piano #*Ethan Johns - 12-String Guitar, Harmonium, Electric Piano, Mando Cello, Chamberlain Strings and Drums #*Julianna Raye - Background Vocals #"Nobody Girl" (Ryan Adams and Ethan Johns) – 9:40 #*Ryan Adams - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #*Chris Stills - Electric Guitar and Background Vocals #*Milo De Cruz - Bass #*Ethan Johns - Lead Guitar, Hammond B-3 and Drums #*C.C.White - Background Vocals #"[[Sylvia Plath]]" (Ryan Adams and Richard Causon) – 4:10 #*Ryan Adams - Vocals #*Richard Causon - Piano #*Ethan Johns - String Arrangement #*Sid Paige - Concert Master #"Enemy Fire" (Ryan Adams and Gillian Welch) – 4:09 #*Ryan Adams - Electric Guitar and Vocals #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Ethan Johns - Drums #"Gonna Make You Love Me" – 2:36 #*Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #*Chris Stills - Electric Guitar #*Milo De Cruz - Bass #*Ethan Johns - Drums #"Wild Flowers" – 4:59 #*Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #*Chris Stills - Acoustic 12-String Guitar #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Ethan Johns - Drums, Celeste and Chamberlain Strings/Vibes #"Harder Now That It's Over" (Ryan Adams and Chris Stills) – 4:32 #*Ryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals #*Bucky Baxter - Steel Guitar #*Chris Stills - Bass and Background Vocals #*Rami Jaffi - Accordion #*Ethan Johns - Drums, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Chamberlain Strings #"Touch, Feel and Lose" (Ryan Adams and David Rawlings) – 4:15 #*Ryan Adams - Electric Guitar and Vocals #*Benmont Tench - Hammond B-3 #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Ethan Johns - Drums #*Andre Carter - Trumpet #*Kamasi Washington - Saxophone #*The Choir - Adam Duritz, Julianna Raye, C.C. White, Rob McDonald & Keith Hunter #"Tina Toledo's Street Walking Blues" (Ryan Adams and Ethan Johns) – 6:10 #*Ryan Adams - Electric Guitar and Vocals #*Chris Stills - Electric Guitar #*Milo De Cruz - Bass #*Benmont Tench - Piano #*Ethan Johns - Slide Guitar, Lead Guitar, Drums and Background Vocals #*C.C. White - Background and Solo Vocals #"Goodnight, [[Hollywood Blvd.]]" (Ryan Adams and Richard Causon) – 3:25 #*Ryan Adams - Vocals #*Richard Causon - Piano #*Ethan Johns - String Arrangement #*Sid Paige - Concert Master "Rosalie Come and Go" Also included as a bonus track on [[UK]] release. ==Bonus disc: "Side Four"== The album was released in a limited edition two-disc set featuring songs from the ''Gold'' sessions.<br> Songs written by Ryan Adams unless otherwise stated #"Rosalie Come and Go" – 3:54 #*Ryan Adams - Vocals and Electric Guitar #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Richard Causon - Piano #*Chris Stills - Guitar #*Kamasi Washington - Saxophone #*Ethan Johns - Drums and Electric Guitar #*Adam Duritz - Background Vocals #"The Fools We Are As Men" – 4:01 #*Ryan Adams - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Ethan Johns - Mandolin, Harmonium and Mando-Cello #"Sweet Black Magic" (Ryan Adams and Ethan Johns) 2:35 #*Ryan Adams - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar and Piano #*Ethan Johns - Banjo and Background Vocals #"The Bar Is a Beautiful Place" - 5:58 #*Ryan Adams - Vocals and Piano #*Jennifer Condos - Bass #*Jim Keltner - Drums #*Kamasi Washington - Saxophone #*Andre Carter - Trumpet #*Ethan Johns - Drums #"Cannonball Days" – 3:24 #*Ryan Adams - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar #*Ethan Johns - Acoustic Guitar and Hammond B-3 == Personnel == * Ryan Adams - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Banjo, Piano * Bucky Baxter - Steel Guitar * Andre Carter - Trumpet * Richard Causon - Piano * Jennifer Condos - Bass * Milo De Cruz - Bass * Adam Duritz - Choir, Background Vocals * Keith Hunter - Choir * Rami Jaffi - Accordion * Ethan Johns - Drums, Electric Guitar, Chamberlain Strings, Lead Guitar, Hammond B-3, Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Mando-Cello, Vibes, String Arrangement, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Electric Piano, Celeste, Harmonium, Congas * Rob McDonald - Choir * Sid Paige - Concert Master * Julianna Raye - Background Vocals, Choir * Chris Stills - Background Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic 12-String Guitar * Benmont Tench - Hammond B-3, Piano * Kamasi Washington - Saxophone * C.C. White - Background Vocals, Choir, Solo Vocals == References == {{reflist}} {{Ryan Adams}} [[Category:2001 albums]] [[Category:Ryan Adams albums]] [[hr:Gold]] [[sv:Gold]]