Gold: Their Great Hits

Reception

In a retrospective review, Allmusic praised the production and engineering of most of the tracks and called it a "nearly perfect" introduction to the band.

CD track listing

1. "Magic Carpet Ride" (John Kay, Rushton Moreve)
2. "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, Kay)
3. "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire)
4. "Sookie, Sookie" (Don Covay, Steve Cropper)
5. "It's Never Too Late" (Kay, Nick St. Nicholas)
6. "Rock Me" (Dave Grusin, Kay)
7. "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay)
8. "Move Over" (Kay, Gabriel Mekler)
9. "Who Needs Ya?" (Byrom, Kay)
10. "Jupiter's Child" (Edmonton, Kay, Monarch)
11. "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay)

Record track listing

Side 1

1. "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire) 3:28
2. "It's Never Too Late" (Kay, Nick St. Nicholas) 4:05
3. "Rock Me" (Dave Grusin, Kay) 3:39
4. "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay) 3:00
5. "Move Over" (Kay, Gabriel Mekler) 2:53
6. "Who Needs Ya" (Byrom, Kay) 2:59

Side 2

1. "Magic Carpet Ride" (John Kay, Rushton Moreve) 4:30
2. "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, Kay) 5:43
3. "Sookie, Sookie" (Don Covay, Steve Cropper) 3:09
4. "Jupiter's Child" (Edmonton, Kay, Monarch) 3:24
5. "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay) 3:17

Song information

A single released in 1970. It became a top 40 hit peaking at 35 on The Billboard Hot 100. The tune was covered by punk rock group, The Minutemen, for their Project: Mersh EP.

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