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Solid Gold by Gang of Four
Solid Gold is an album by Gang of Four, released in 1981. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “What We All Want”, on 2 lists with a best position of #85.
Solid Gold, Gang of Four's second album, came out in 1981 on EMI and Warner Bros., with guitarist Andy Gill producing. Jon King sings and plays melodica, Hugo Burnham drums, and the band's post-punk attack gets leaner and meaner: Gill's guitar scrapes and stabs rather than strums, and the rhythm section locks into a stiff, funky grind that leaves plenty of cold air around every note.
Two tracks, "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" and "He'd Send in the Army", are fresh recordings of songs that had already appeared on a UK single. "What We All Want" is the one that stuck with rock radio, with "Paralysed" turning up years later. A 1995 CD reissue on EMI and Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings tacked on the songs from the Another Day/Another Dollar EP.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Solid Gold on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What We All Want | 2 | #85 | – | 1981–1988 | |
| 2 | Paralysed | 1 | #1615 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.