Gold (Ryan Adams album)
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{{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 ==
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