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.allmusic - Gold (2008) compilation two-CD, Mercury Records (B0010821-02)
Critical reception
Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote:
Track listing "Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)" (3:15) "Love Rollercoaster" (2:52) "I Want to Be Free" (3:15) "Fopp" (3:45) "Far East Mississippi" (3:07) "Skin Tight" (2:50) "Fire" (4:36) "Sweet Sticky Thing" (3:25) "Jive Turkey (Part 1)" (3:05) "Only a Child Can Love" (4:12) "Who'd She Coo?" (3:18)
Charts Chart (1976)PeakU.S. Billboard Top LPs31U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs10
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US USR&B1977 "Feel The Beat (Everybody Disco)" 61 31
References
External links Gold at Discogs