Artist: Traffic Album: Gold Label: Island Records – 0602498312070, Universal – 0602498312070 Country: UK Released: 2005 Genre: Soul-Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Pop Rock, Soul, Psychedelic Quality: Flac (tracks, .cue, log) Total Time: 01:19:49 + 01:18:44

Tracklist: CD 1:

1. Paper Sun (4:19)
2. Dealer (3:10)
3. Coloured rain (2:39)
4. Hole In My Shoe (3:00)
5. No Face, No Name, No Number (3:31)
6. Heaven Is In Your Mind (4:15)
7. Smiling Phases (2:39)
8. Dear Mr. Fantasy (5:34)
9. You Can All Join In (3:35) 10.Pearly Queen (4:18) 11.Feelin 'Alright (4:16) 12.Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring (3:12) 13.Forty Thousand Headmen (3:14) 14.Shangai Noodle Factory (5:04) 15.Medicated Goo (3:34) 16.Glad (6:57) 17.Freedom Rider (5:24) 18.Empty Pages (4:33) 19.John Baleycorn (6:21) CD2:
10. Gimme Some Lovin' (Live) (9:15)
11. Low Spark Of High-heeled Boys (11:35)
12. Light Up And Live Me Alone (4:44)
13. Rock & Roll Stew (6:07)
14. Rainmaker (7:51) 6.Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory (6:01)
15. (Sometimes I Feel So)ninspired (7:32)
16. Something New (3:15)
17. Dream Gerrard (11:01) 10.Walking In The Wind (6:51) 11.When The Eagle Flies (4:23)

Personnel:: Steve Winvood / organ, guitar, bass guitar, piano, harpsichord, percussion, vocals, percussion, electric piano and Mellotron Jim Capaldi / drums, percussion, tambourine and vocals Chris Wood / flute, saxophones, organ, percussion, vocals andectric piano Dave Mason/ guitar, mellotron, sitar, tambura, shakkai, bass guitar, vocals and harmonica Rick Grech / bass, violin Jim Gordon / drums Reebop Kwaku Baah / congas, timbales, bongos, percussion Rosko Gee / bass

After spending the majority of his late-teen years being mistaken -- in the realm of audio -- for Ray Charles, the Spencer Davis Group's "little" Stevie Winwood found himself at the helm of one of the most promising and volatile bands of the late '60/early '70s, Traffic. The initial core foursome of Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, and Chris Wood successfully went from psychedelic art rockers to blues-rock "jamathoners" without losing any momentum, cranking out both concise, pop-oriented radio singles ("Paper Sun," "Dear Mr. Fantasy") and rambling epics ("Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys," "John Barleycorn") with equal amounts of elegance and swagger. Despite numerous lineup changes, side projects, and endless clashes between Winwood and Mason, the group lasted well into the '70s, a good chunk of which appears here on the double-disc, liner-note-heavy Gold. While previous Island collections like Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic and 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection dutifully cover the radio essentials, Gold provides both newbies and longtime fans with a fully stocked buffet of fan favorites and album highlights