TRAFFIC : GOLD

Disc One (79:50)

1. Paper Sun
2. Dealer
3. Coloured Rain
4. Hole in My Shoe
5. No Face, No Name, No Number
6. Heaven Is in Your Mind
7. Smiling Phases
8. Dear Mr. Fantasy
9. You Can All Join In
10. Pearly Queen
11. Feelin' Alright
12. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring
13. Forty Thousand Headmen
14. Shanghai Noodle Factory
15. Medicated Goo
16. Glad
17. Freedom Rider
18. Empty Pages
19. John Barleycorn

Disc Two (78:45)

1. Gimme Some Lovin'
2. Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys
3. Light Up or Leave Me Alone
4. Rock & Roll Stew
5. Rainmaker
6. Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
7. (Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired
8. Something New
9. Dream Gerrard
10. Walking in the Wind
11. When the Eagle Flies

Label : Universal

Release Year : 2005

Review (AllMusic) : 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.