Gold

John Stewart | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: World Artists
• ASIN: B000042O34
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. California Bloodlines

2. Omaha Rainbow

3. Pirates of Stone County Road

4. Mother Country

5. July, You're a Woman

6. Julie, Judy Angel Rain

7. Oldest Living Son

8. Great White Cathedrals

9. Willard

10. Freeway Pleasure

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Hung on the Heart (Of a Man Back Home)

2. Some Kind of Love

3. Josie

4. 18 Wheels

5. The Last Hurrah

6. Gold

7. Lost Her in the Sun

8. Midnight Wind

9. Wind on the River

10. Nightman

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A master of his craft, August 8, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gold (Audio CD)

John Stewart originally made a name for himself as a member of the Kingston trio, who had their biggest hit (Tom Dooley) before he joined them. John was with them for six years, but this collection concentrates on the music he recorded after he went solo.

The set begin with five tracks from California bloodlines, one of his best albums and ends with three tracks from Airdream believer, recorded around a quarter of a century later. During that time, John recorded for several different labels so putting this compilation together must have taken considerable effort and determination.

As a songwriter, the most successful song of John's was Daydream believer, a huge hit for the Monkees in 1967. Anne Murray's cover of the song was a hit in the late seventies. John recorded the song more than once, but the version on this collection is the one he recorded in the nineties. It's great to have one of John's own versions of the song but although he does it well, somehow it doesn't quite fit in - the rest of John's music is folk, albeit with other influences, whereas Daydream believer is a lightweight, fun, pop-country song. Of the remaining songs, Gold was his biggest American hit and his only (minor) British hit, while Midnight wind and Lost her in the sun provided further American hits.

John clearly has fans within the music business as the backing vocalists who have occasionally supported him include Linda Ronstadt, Rosanne Cash and two members of Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham), while Nanci Griffith recorded a duet with him, Sweet dreams will come - it first appeared on her album, Little love affairs.

As with all compilations, it is always possible to argue about what's left out (one track missing is his horse racing song, Let the big horse run) but this is the most comprehensive collection of his music that is available - and it's brilliant.

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Stewart Gold, August 27, 2001

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John S. Erickson (Fairfax, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gold (Audio CD)

I have been a John Stewart fan ever since he replaced Dave Guard with the Kingston Trio. John Stewart is a comparatively unsung performer whose number of albums and quality of music challenges the redoubtable Gordon Lightfoot. I feel that "John Stewart Gold" is just that, gold, and is a remarkable collection of music by a remarkable artist.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value., June 20, 2006

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Paul D. Rasmussen Jr. (Pittsburgh PA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gold (Audio CD)

Until this CD was released the only way to get Stewart's late 70's hits on the RSO label was to look for "Bombs Away Dream Babies" and then pay a steep price. "Best of..." has the tracks singles collectors will be looking for from that period: "Gold", "Midnight Wind" and "Lost Her In the Sun".