"Gold" is a song written and recorded by John Stewart in 1979. It was the lead single and biggest hit among three Top 40 singles released from his LP, Bombs Away Dream Babies. The song was Stewart's first US Top 40 hit, as well as his first chart single in a decade (since "Armstrong" peaked at #74 in 1969). Stevie Nicks is featured on backing vocals.[1][2]
"Gold" became a top-five hit in the United States, Canada and Australia.[3][4] It also charted in the UK and New Zealand although not as high.
A music video was released featuring Stewart performing the song in front of a band. Despite Stevie Nicks providing backing vocals, she does not appear in the video.
Stewart wrote the song some time after he left the folk group Kingston Trio.[5] The song is from the album Bombs Away Dream Babies, in which Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham contributed. (Although the guitar solo in "Gold" is similar in style to Buckingham's, it was actually played by Stewart.)[6] The song has a smooth funk/pop rhythm.[7]
The song takes a light-hearted but cynical view of the recording industry in Los Angeles; in time, Stewart would feel the same way about the song itself. He would eventually stop performing "Gold" in concert, calling it "vapid" and "empty" and meaning nothing to him, having done it for the money and to please his record company.[8][9]
^. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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Lyrics of this song
August 28, 2023
gold, john, stewart, song, gold, song, written, recorded, john, stewart, 1979, lead, single, biggest, among, three, singles, released, from, bombs, away, dream, babies, song, stewart, first, well, first, chart, single, decade, since, armstrong, peaked, 1969, s. Gold is a song written and recorded by John Stewart in 1979 It was the lead single and biggest hit among three Top 40 singles released from his LP Bombs Away Dream Babies The song was Stewart s first US Top 40 hit as well as his first chart single in a decade since Armstrong peaked at 74 in 1969 Stevie Nicks is featured on backing vocals 1 2 Gold Single by John Stewartfrom the album Bombs Away Dream BabiesB side Comin Out of Nowhere ReleasedMay 1979 U S GenreBlues rockLabelRSO RecordsSongwriter s John StewartProducer s John StewartJohn Stewart singles chronology Armstrong 1969 Gold 1979 Midnight Wind 1979 Alternative cover Gold became a top five hit in the United States Canada and Australia 3 4 It also charted in the UK and New Zealand although not as high A music video was released featuring Stewart performing the song in front of a band Despite Stevie Nicks providing backing vocals she does not appear in the video Contents 1 Background 2 Chart history 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditStewart wrote the song some time after he left the folk group Kingston Trio 5 The song is from the album Bombs Away Dream Babies in which Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham contributed Although the guitar solo in Gold is similar in style to Buckingham s it was actually played by Stewart 6 The song has a smooth funk pop rhythm 7 The song takes a light hearted but cynical view of the recording industry in Los Angeles in time Stewart would feel the same way about the song itself He would eventually stop performing Gold in concert calling it vapid and empty and meaning nothing to him having done it for the money and to please his record company 8 9 Chart history EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1979 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 10 5Canada RPM Top Singles 11 4New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 12 13UK Singles OCC 13 43US Billboard Hot 100 14 5US Adult Contemporary Billboard 15 42US Cash Box Top 100 16 6 Year end charts Edit Chart 1979 RankAustralia Kent Music Report 17 38Canada 18 24US Billboard Hot 100 19 51US Cash Box 20 35See also EditList of 1970s one hit wonders in the United StatesReferences Edit 7 Times Stevie Nicks Sang Backup in the 70s Rhino May 26 2016 Dean Maury 2003 Rock and Roll Gold Rush Algora Publishing p 374 ISBN 978 0 87586 207 1 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1979 09 15 Retrieved 2019 02 04 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 LB Bowen March 23 2017 Backstory Solid Gold John Stewart Stevie Nicks amp Lindsey Buckingham OnStage Magazine Lindsey Buckingham Musician Magazine 33 June 1981 Matthew Greenwald John Stewart Gold AllMusic interview from John Stewart Memorial concert which took place May 3 2008 at Pepperdine University in Malibu California Singer Songwriter John Stewart 1939 2008 LA Weekly February 6 2008 Retrieved July 29 2020 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1979 09 15 Retrieved 2019 02 04 John Stewart Gold Top 40 Singles John Stewart Artist Chart History Official Charts Company John Stewart Chart History Hot 100 Billboard John Stewart Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Cash Box Top 100 Singles August 11 1979 Kent Music Report No 288 31 December 1979 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1979 Kent Music Report Retrieved 10 January 2023 via Imgur com 1979 Top 200 Singles RPM Vol 32 no 13 Library and Archives Canada December 22 1979 Retrieved March 3 2018 Musicoutfitters com Cash Box Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles December 29 1979 Archived from the original on July 13 2014 Retrieved February 3 2019 External links EditLyrics of this song Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gold John Stewart song amp oldid 1146569621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
