Going for Gold (album)

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Going For Gold
Greatest hits by Shed Seven
Released	September 21, 1999
Genre	Rock
Length	62:15
Label	Polydor
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Shed Seven chronology
Let It Ride (1998) Going For Gold (1999) Truth Be Told (2001)

Going For Gold is a greatest hits album by the British band Shed Seven, released in 1999. As well as compiling the bands singles from 1994 to 1998 the album features the new tracks "Disco Down" (which reached #13 in the UK Singles Chart on its release as a single in May '99) and "High Hopes" along with re-recorded versions of "Dolphin" and "Ocean Pie".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Shed Seven unless otherwise stated.

1. "Going For Gold" – 4:27
2. "Disco Down" – 3:50 (Music by Banks, Lyrics by Witter/Leach)
3. "Getting Better" – 4:13
4. Chasing Rainbows – 4:24 (Music by Banks]], Lyrics by Witter)
5. "Speakeasy" – 3:23 (Music by Shed Seven, Lyrics by Witter)
6. She Left Me On Friday – 3:30 (Music by Banks, Lyrics by Witter)
7. "On Standby" – 3:52
8. "Dolphin '99" – 3:51 (Music by Shed Seven, Lyrics by Witter)
9. "High Hopes" – 4:06 (Music by Banks, Lyrics by Witter)
10. "Bully Boy" – 3:13
11. "Devil In Your Shoes" – 5:26 (Music by Banks, Lyrics by Witter)
12. "Where Have You Been Tonight" – 3:44
13. "Ocean Pie" – 4:49 (Music by Shed Seven, Lyrics by Witter)
14. "Mark" – 3:41 (Music by Shed Seven, Lyrics by Witter)
15. "Heroes" – 5:46 (Music by Banks, Lyrics by Witter)

A limited edition of Going For Gold issued at the same time as the regular album featured an extra CD with the following tracks:

1. "Disco Down" (Parr Street session version)
2. "Going For Gold" (Parr Street session version)
3. "The Heroes" (Parr Street session version)
4. "Missing Out" (Parr Street session version)
5. "Wired For Sound" (Robertson/Tarney)(Supposedly from an unreleased Cliff Richard tribute album - though this was later denied, as they had been playing it live from as far back as 1992)
6. "The Eye In The Sky" (Unreleased from the Let It Ride album sessions)
7. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Jagger/Richards) (Recorded live for TFI Friday)

[edit] Personnel

• Rick Witter – Vocals
• Paul Banks – Guitars
• Tom Gladwin – Bass
• Alan Leech – Drums