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- Artist: Cat Stevens
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- Release Date: November 15, 2005
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
A&M's 32-track retrospective of eccentric singer/songwriter Cat Stevens manages to cram into two discs what 2001's On the Road to Find Out box set tried to accomplish over four. While not as informative or "rarities"-heavy, Gold tells the artist's story with utter succinctness, from earnest, post-counterculture semi-hedonist to Islamic recluse. All of the key tracks -- digitally remastered from the original two-track masters -- are here ("Wild World," "The Wind," "Another Saturday Night," "Moonshadow," "Where Do the Children Play?") as well as deeper cuts like "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" and all 18 minutes of "Foreigner Suite." Also included is Stevens' most recent composition. Originally released as a digital download, the emotional and surprisingly rousing "Indian Ocean" was recorded for Stevens' Small Kindness charity to benefit children from the Aceh region who were affected by the December 2004 tsunami. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Matthew & Son (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:45) |
| Here Comes My Baby (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:55) |
| The First Cut Is the Deepest | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:02) |
| Lady d'Arbanville (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:43) |
| Trouble (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:46) |
| Where Do the Children Play? (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:52) |
| Hard Headed Woman (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:48) |
| Wild World (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:20) |
| Sad Lisa (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:42) |
| Father and Son (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:41) |
| Don't Be Shy (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:51) |
| If You Want to Sing Out Sing Out | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:45) |
| The Wind | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (1:42) |
| Moonshadow (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:50) |
| Morning Has Broken (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:19) |
| Bitterblue (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:11) |
| Peace Train (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (4:10) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Sitting (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:13) |
| Silent Sunlight (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:01) |
| Angelsea (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (4:28) |
| Can't Keep It In (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:59) |
| 18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (4:19) |
| The Hurt | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (4:19) |
| Foreigner Suite (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (18:17) |
| Oh Very Young (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:37) |
| King of Trees (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (5:08) |
| Another Saturday Night (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:30) |
| Drywood (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (4:55) |
| (Remember the Days of The) Old Schoolyard | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (2:45) |
| (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:02) |
| Last Love Song (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | (3:25) |
| Indian Ocean (Lyrics) | Cat Stevens | (6:00) |
