Gold (Ohio Players album) explained

Gold
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Ohio Players
Border:	yes
Released:	October 1976
Genre:	Funk
Length:	37:40
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	Ohio Players
Prev Title:	Contradiction
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Angel
Next Year:	1977

Gold is a compilation album by the American funk band Ohio Players. It was released in October 1976 by Mercury Records and features music from the albums Skin Tight, Fire, Honey, and Contradiction, along with two new recordings—"Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)" and "Only a Child Can Love". The compilation earned a gold certification from the RIAA and was the last Ohio Players album to do so. In March 2008, Mercury released a different two-disc, 24-track compilation album, also called Gold.^[1]

Critical reception

Reviewing in (1981), Robert Christgau wrote:

Track listing

1. "Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)" (3:15)
2. "Love Rollercoaster" (2:52)
3. "I Want to Be Free" (3:15)
4. "Fopp" (3:45)
5. "Far East Mississippi" (3:07)
6. "Skin Tight" (2:50)
7. "Fire" (4:36)
8. "Sweet Sticky Thing" (3:25)
9. "Jive Turkey (Part 1)" (3:05)
10. "Only a Child Can Love" (4:12)
11. "Who'd She Coo?" (3:18)

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak ^[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	31
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	10

Singles

External links

• Gold at Discogs

Notes and References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/gold-2008-mw0000752064 allmusic - Gold (2008) compilation two-CD, Mercury Records (B0010821-02)
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5062/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} US Charts > Ohio Players]. Allmusic. 2013-03-30.