Gold (Ryan Adams album)

Gold
Studio album by Ryan Adams
Released	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
Recorded	The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Alternative country Rock
Length	70:26
Label	Lost Highway
Producer	Ethan Johns
Ryan Adams chronology
Heartbreaker (2000) Gold (2001) Demolition (2002)

Gold is the second studio album by Ryan Adams, released September 25, 2001 on Lost Highway Records. The album remains Adams' best-selling album, certifying gold in the UK^[1] and going on to sell 364,000 copies in the U.S. and 812,000 worldwide.^[2] Adams noted that "with Gold, I was trying to prove something to myself. I wanted to invent a modern classic."^[3]

Adams intended for the album to be a double album, but his record label, Lost Highway, condensed the album into a single disc.^{[citation needed]} According to Adams, the label "took the last five songs, made it a bonus disc and put it on the first hundred and fifty thousand copies. Fucking my fans over and making them pay extra for a record I wanted to be a double album. They counted that as one record."^[4] This bonus disc is known as Side Four; the disc's title reflects the fact that the bonus material makes up the fourth side of the double LP edition of the album.

The album includes "When the Stars Go Blue", which has been covered by artists such as The Corrs and Bono, Tyler Hilton, Bethany Joy Galeotti, and Tim McGraw. "New York, New York" became a notable MTV and VH-1 favorite following the September 11 attacks. "The Rescue Blues" was featured in the end credits of the 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines.

Adams' friend and former roommate Adam Duritz (lead singer of Counting Crows) lends background vocals to several tracks.

Adams received three Grammy Award nominations in 2002: Best Rock Album, Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "New York, New York", and Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Lovesick Blues".

Stephen King's 2006 book Lisey's Story includes part of the lyrics to "When the Stars Go Blue". Also, the song "The Rescue Blues" was featured in an episode of Scrubs (TV series). In 2011, "Answering Bell" was featured in the film and on the soundtrack to Bridesmaids (2011 film).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ryan Adams unless otherwise stated. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New York, New York"		3:46
2.	"Firecracker"		2:51
3.	"Answering Bell"		3:05
4.	"La Cienega Just Smiled"		5:03
5.	"The Rescue Blues"		3:38
6.	"Somehow, Someday"		4:24
7.	"When the Stars Go Blue"		3:31
8.	"Nobody Girl"	Adams/Ethan Johns	9:40
9.	"Sylvia Plath"	Adams/Richard Causon	4:10
10.	"Enemy Fire"	Adams/Gillian Welch	4:09
11.	"Gonna Make You Love Me"		2:36
12.	"Wild Flowers"		4:59
13.	"Harder Now That It's Over"	Adams/Chris Stills	4:32
14.	"Touch, Feel and Lose"	Adams/David Rawlings	4:15
15.	"Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues"	Adams/Johns	6:10
16.	"Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd."	Adams/Causon	3:25

Bonus disc: "Side Four"
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rosalie Come and Go"		3:54
2.	"The Fools We Are As Men"		4:01
3.	"Sweet Black Magic"	Adams/Johns	2:35
4.	"The Bar Is a Beautiful Place"		5:58
5.	"Cannonball Days"		3:24

Chart positions

Album

Country	Peak position
US[5]	59
France[6]	126
Germany[7]	51
Ireland[8]	17
Netherlands[9]	60
New Zealand[10]	45
Norway[11]	6
Sweden[12]	9
UK[13]	20

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
2001	"New York, New York"	US Billboard Hot 100[14]	112
		Dutch Mega Single Top 100[9]	83
		UK Singles Chart[13]	53
2002	"Answering Bell"	Dutch Mega Single Top 100[9]	92
		Irish Singles Chart[8]	49
		UK Singles Chart[13]	39

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[15]
BBC	favourable[16]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[17]
The Guardian	[18]
The Independent	favourable[19]
Pop Matters	mixed[20]
Pitchfork Media	6.0/10[21]
Robert Christgau	[22]
Rolling Stone	[23]
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Personnel

• Ryan Adams – Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, piano
• Bucky Baxter – Steel guitar
• Andre Carter – Trumpet
• Richard Causon – Piano
• Jennifer Condos – Bass
• Milo De Cruz – Bass
• Adam Duritz – Choir, background vocals
• Keith Hunter – Choir
• Rami Jaffi – Accordion
• Ethan Johns – Drums, electric guitar, chamberlain strings, lead guitar, hammond B-3, background vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, mando-cello, vibes, string arrangement, guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, bass, electric piano, celeste, harmonium, congas
• Rob McDonald – Choir
• Sid Paige – Concert master
• Julianna Raye – Background vocals, choir
• Chris Stills – Background vocals, electric guitar, bass, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar
• Benmont Tench – Hammond B-3, piano
• Kamasi Washington – Saxophone
• C.C. White – Background vocals, choir, solo vocals

External links

• Rolling Stone Interview^{[dead link]}

References

1. ^ "BPI searchable database". BPI. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
2. ^ Q Magazine, September 2007, Page 63
3. ^ Spitz, Marc (2003-11-24). "Who The F**k Is Ryan Adams?". Spin. http://www.spin.com/articles/who-fk-ryan-adams. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 
4. ^ Watson, Ian (2004-01). "Ryan Adams". Rolling Stone (Australia), January 2004 (Rolling Stone). 
5. ^ "American Charts". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p308331/charts-awards. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
6. ^ "French Charts" (in French). lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Ryan+Adams&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
7. ^ "German Charts" (in German). musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Adams%2CRyan/longplay. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "Irish Charts" (in Dutch). Irish-charts.com. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ryan+Adams. Retrieved 2009-08-17. 
9. ^ ^{a b c} "Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl//showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ryan+Adams. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
10. ^ "New Zealand Charts". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Ryan+Adams&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
11. ^ "Norwegian Charts". Norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Ryan+Adams&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
12. ^ "Swedish Charts". Swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Ryan+Adams&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
13. ^ ^{a b c} "UK Chart Log". zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
14. ^ "American Singles Charts". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Ryan+Adams&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37+4294089322. Retrieved 2008-11-25. ^{[dead link]}
15. ^ Allmusic review
16. ^ BBC review
17. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
18. ^ The Guardian review
19. ^ The Independent review
20. ^ Pop Matters review
21. ^ Pitchfork Media review
22. ^ Robert Christgau review
23. ^ Rolling Stone review