Solid Gold is the second album by the British post-punk band Gang of Four, released in 1981. Two of its tracks, "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" and "He'd Send in the Army", are re-recordings of songs previously released as a single in the UK.
The album was issued in an CD expanded version by the EMI Records and Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings labels in 1995, which added the songs from Another Day/Another Dollar EP.
Pitchfork Media listed Solid Gold as 24th best album of the 1980s.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jon King
, all music composed by Gang of Four, except as indicated.
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| 1. |
"Paralysed" (Andy Gill, King) |
3:22 |
| 2. |
"What We All Want" |
4:59 |
| 3. |
"Why Theory?" (Lyrics: Gill/King) |
2:33 |
| 4. |
"If I Could Keep It for Myself" |
4:09 |
| 5. |
"Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" |
3:19 |
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| 1. |
"Cheeseburger" (Lyrics: Gill/King) |
4:05 |
| 2. |
"The Republic" (Music: Gill) |
3:21 |
| 3. |
"In the Ditch" |
4:22 |
| 4. |
"A Hole in the Wallet" (Music: Gill) |
4:05 |
| 5. |
"He'd Send in the Army" (Lyrics: Gill/King) |
4:28 |
- On the original EMI (UK) pressing of the LP, "Why Theory?" is track 5 rather than track 3.
The EMI Records and Infinite Zero/American 1995 reissue includes songs from the Another Day/Another Dollar EP.
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| 11. |
"To Hell With Poverty!" |
4:59 |
| 12. |
"Capital (It Fails Us Now)" (Gill) |
4:04 |
| 13. |
"History's Bunk!" (Gill, King) |
2:59 |
| 14. |
"Cheeseburger (Live)" |
3:40 |
| 15. |
"What We All Want (Live)" |
5:24 |
Personnel
Charts
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1981 |
Billboard Pop Albums |
190 |
Single
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1981 |
"What We All Want" |
Billboard Club Play Singles |
30 |
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