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from the album The Gold Experience single art for Gold Song details Performer: First Released: 26 September 1995 - The Gold Experience album Album(s): The Gold Experience Anthology: 1995-2010 The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) Writer(s): Prince (as ) Producer(s): Prince (as ), Ricky Peterson (co-producer) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 6 May 1994 (a.m.): Le Bataclan, Paris, France 22 May 2012: Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia Performed regularly on tour: The Ultimate Live Experience Japan '96 Performed occasionally in shows: 1994, 1995, 2011, 2012

Gold is the 18th and final track (twelfth song) on Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to , and, two months after the album’s release, Gold was released as the album’s second and final commercial single (although various promotional singles had also been available). Basic tracking took place on 15 October 1993 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (in the same set of sessions as 319, Strawberries and Billy Jack Bitch). Ricky Peterson added additional keyboards and post-production work to the track. Gold was included as the eleventh and final track on an album configured in 1994 (unnamed, but considered to be an early configuration of The Gold Experience). It was included as the 18th and final track (eleventh song) on March 1994 and May 1994 configurations of The Gold Experience, before being included as the twelfth and final song on a later 1994 configuration. The 13 October 1994 configuration included Gold as the 20th and final track (13th song), before the track Days Of Wild and an accompanying NPG Operator segue were removed from the album for release. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 15 October 1993 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar Tommy Barbarella - keyboards Mr. Hayes - keyboards Ricky Peterson - additional keyboards (as "Ricky P.") Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Gold 7:23 The Gold Experience Anthology: 1995-2010 Studio Gold (Edit) 4:43 Gold single Edit Gold (Alternate Radio Mix With Guitar Solo) 4:37 Gold promo Edit Gold (Radio Edit With Guitar Solo) 4:23 Gold promo Edit Gold (Radio Edit Without Guitar Solo) 4:43 Gold promo Edit Gold (X-cerpt) 3:34 The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) Edit Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Gold 5:43 Promotional release only Promo video See Gold for details Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Gold ?:?? Delayed live concert film Studio Promotional video above intercut with storyline; see Love 4 One Another for details Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info NPG Operator [#6] 0:31 The Gold Experience Segue Operator states "you have just accessed the Gold experience" The War 26:00 The War single Live Quotes the first lines of the song Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Gold Studio Different mix, omits the guitar solo (Version 1) Gold Studio Different mix, with extra vocals and slightly longer (Version 2) Gold Studio Different ending (Version 3)

Additional Information See also Trivia The Gold Experience album Gold single Gold video The line, "All that glitters ain’t gold" is based on the aphorism, "All that glitters is not gold", the popular phrase likely derived from the line, "All that glisters is not gold" in William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice (Act 2, Scene 7, line 65), although similar forms of the expression exist in earlier works. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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