''Traffic Gold'' is a two-disc 2005

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band

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. It contains at least one song from each album except ''

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'', '' Far from Home'', and ''

The Last Great Traffic Jam ''The Last Great Traffic Jam'' is a live album and DVD from the English rock band Traffic. The album was recorded on the 1994 reunion tour supporting '' Far from Home''. DVD track listing # "Pearly Queen" (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi) – 5:35 # ...

''.

Reception

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gave the compilation a positive review, commenting, "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."

Track listing

Disc one

# " Paper Sun" ( Capaldi/ Winwood) – 4.12 # "Dealer" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3.10 # "Coloured Rain" (Capaldi/Winwood/

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) – 2.39 # "Hole in My Shoe" (

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) – 3.00 # "No Face, No Name, No Number" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3.31 # "Heaven Is in Your Mind" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 4.15 # "Smiling Phases" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 2.39 # " Dear Mr. Fantasy" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 5.34 # "You Can All Join In" (Mason) – 3.35 # "Pearly Queen" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 4.18 # " Feelin' Alright" (Mason) – 4.16 # "Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 3.12 # "Forty Thousand Headmen" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3.14 # "Shanghai Noodle Factory" (Capaldi/Fallon/Winwood/Wood) – 5.04 # "Medicated Goo" (

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/Winwood) – 3.34 # "

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" (Winwood) – 6.57 # "Freedom Rider" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 5.24 # "Empty Pages" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 4.33 # "

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" (Traditional, arr. Winwood) – 6.21

Disc two

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Gimme Some Lovin' "Gimme Some Lovin" is a song first recorded by the Spencer Davis Group. Released as a single in 1966, it reached the Top 10 of the record charts in several countries. Later, ''Rolling Stone'' included the song on its list of the 500 Greatest Son ...

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(Winwood/ Winwood/

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) – 9.00 # " The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 11.40 # "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone" (Capaldi) – 4.46 # "Rock and Roll Stew" (

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/ Grech) – 6.08 # "Rainmaker" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 7.49 # "Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 6.01 # "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 7.32 # "Something New" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3.15 # "Dream Gerrard" (Stanshall/Winwood) – 11.02 # "Walking In The Wind" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 6.51 # "When The Eagle Flies" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 4.21

References

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2005 compilation albums Island Records compilation albums Universal Music Group compilation albums