Gold is a two CD compilation by the Funk band Parliament

Parliament (band)

Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

. The album was released by Universal Music in 2005. It essentially updates the 1993 compilation Tear the Roof Off 1974–1980. There are slight differences between Gold and Tear the Roof Off. First, Gold presents the songs in chronological order. Gold also uses shorter versions the tracks "Fantasy Is Reality" and "Agony Of Defeet." Gold also uses remastered versions of all tracks.

Disc One

1. "Up for the Down Stroke
   Up for the Down Stroke (song)
   "Up for the Down Stroke" is a funk song by Parliament, the title track to their 1974 album of the same name. Released as a single from the album, it reached number ten on the Billboard R&B chart and number 63 on the Hot 100...
   
   " (Clinton/Collins/Haskins/Worrell) – 5:07
2. "Testify
   Testify (Parliament song)
   "Testify" is a song by the band Parliament. It is a funk reworking of the song " Testify", which was originally recorded in 1967 by The Parliaments and reached #3 on the Billboard R&B chart...
   
   " (Clinton/Taylor) – 3:54
3. "All Your Goodies are Gone" (Clinton/Haskins/Nelson) – 5:04
4. "Chocolate City
   Chocolate City (song)
   "Chocolate City" is a song by the funk band Parliament, the lead track of their 1975 album of the same name. It was also released as a two-part single, the first from the album....
   
   " (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 5:35
5. "Ride On" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 3:34
6. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) – 7:39
7. "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
   Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
   "Give Up the Funk " is a funk song by Parliament. It was released as a single under the name "Tear the Roof off the Sucker ". It was the second single to be released from Parliament's 1976 album Mothership Connection "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" is a funk song by Parliament. It...
   
   " (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 5:46
8. "Mothership Connection (Star Child)
   Mothership Connection (Star Child)
   "Mothership Connection " is a funk song by Parliament. It was the third and last single released from the group's 1976 album Mothership Connection...
   
   " (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) – 6:12
9. "Handcuffs" - 4:01
10. "Do That Stuff
    Do That Stuff
    "Do That Stuff" is a song by the funk band Parliament. It was the first single released from their 1976 album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, and also featured newcomer Renny Jones on bass, who played on two other songs on the album. It peaked at number 22 on the U.S...
    
    " (Clinton/Shider/Worrell) – 4:47
11. "Dr. Funkenstein
    Dr. Funkenstein
    "Dr. Funkenstein" is a song by the funk band Parliament. It was the second single released from their 1976 album, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, and reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. It features newcomer Renny Jones on bass, who also played on two other songs on the album...
    
    " (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) – 5:42
12. "Funkin' for Fun" (Clinton/Shider/Goins) - 5:55
13. "Let's Take It to the Stage/Take Your Dead Ass Home (Say Som'n Nasty)" (Clinton/Collins/Shider - Clinton/Shider/Worrell/Goins) – 5:11
14. "Fantasy Is Reality
    Fantasy Is Reality
    "Fantasy Is Reality" is a song recorded by the funk band Parliament. It was the only single released from the band's 1977 album Live: P-Funk Earth Tour...
    
    " (Clinton/Worrell/Ware) - 5:58

Disc Two

1. "Flash Light" (Clinton/Worrell/Collins) - 10:42
2. "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
   Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
   "Bop Gun " is a song by the funk band Parliament, the lead track on their 1977 album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. It was released as the album's first single. The song's lead vocal is performed by Glen Goins, his last performance on a P-Funk record.The Bop Gun is an imaginary weapon that...
   
   " (Clinton/Shider/Collins) – 8:28
3. "Funkentelechy
   Funkentelechy
   "Funkentelechy" is a song by the funk band Parliament. It is the fourth track on the group's 1977 album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome and was released as a two-part single in 1978. Part 1 peaked at number 27 on the U.S. R&B Singles chart...
   
   " (Clinton/Collins) - 10:55
4. "Mr. Wiggles" (Clinton/Worrell/Hampton) – 6:44
5. "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
   Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
   "Aqua Boogie " is a song by funk band Parliament. Released from their 1978 album, Motor Booty Affair, it spent four weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during the winter of 1979. However it was not as successful on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, only peaking at number eighty-nine....
   
   " (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 9:22
6. "Rumpofsteelskin" (Clinton/Collins) - 5:35
7. "Party People
   Party People (Parliament song)
   "Party People" is a song by the band Parliament from their 1979 album Gloryhallastoopid. Over ten minutes long, it was released as both a two-part 7" single and a 12" record. It reached #39 on the Billboard R&B chart....
   
   " (Clinton/Collins/Shider) – 4:45
8. "Theme from the Black Hole" (Collins/Clinton/Theracon) – 4:38
9. "The Big Bang Theory" (Sterling/Dunbar/Clinton) – 7:00
10. "Agony of Defeet" (Dunbar/Sterling/Clinton) - 4:25