Английская Википедия:Gold (John Stewart song)

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"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" which 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.

Background

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]

Chart history

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 5
Canada RPM Top Singles[11] 4
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 6

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Year-end charts

Chart (1979) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] 38
Canada[14] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 51
US Cash Box[16] 35

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See also

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ interview from John Stewart Memorial concert, which took place May 3, 2008 at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 11, 1979
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  15. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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