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Gold
Compilation album by Parliament
Released	March 1, 2005
Recorded	1974–1980
Genre	Funk
Label	Island
Producer	George Clinton
Parliament chronology
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection (2000) Gold (2005) The Casablanca Years: 1974-1980 (2007)

Gold is a two CD compilation by the Funk bandParliament. The album was released byUniversal Music in 2005. It essentially updates the 1993 compilationTear the Roof Off 1974–1980. There are slight differences betweenGold andTear the Roof Off. First,Gold presents the songs in chronological order.Gold also uses shorter versions of the tracks "Fantasy Is Reality" and "Agony Of Defeet", as well as featuring remastered versions of all tracks and a slightly different track listing.

It received a four and a half star rating fromAllMusic.^[1]

1. "Up for the Down Stroke" (Clinton, Collins, Haskins, Worrell) – 5:07
2. "Testify" (Clinton, Taylor) – 3:54
3. "All Your Goodies are Gone" (Clinton, Haskins, Nelson) – 5:04
4. "Chocolate City" (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)" (Clinton, Collins, Brailey) - 5:46
8. "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" (Clinton, Collins, Worrell) – 6:12
9. "Handcuffs" - 4:01
10. "Do That Stuff" (Clinton, Shider, Worrell) – 4:47
11. "Dr. Funkenstein" (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)" (Live) (Clinton, Collins, Shider / Clinton, Shider, Worrell, Goins) – 5:11
14. "Fantasy Is Reality" (Clinton, Worrell, Ware) - 5:58

1. "Flash Light" (12" Version) (Clinton, Worrell, Collins) - 10:42
2. "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" (Clinton, Shider, Collins) – 8:28
3. "Funkentelechy" (Clinton, Collins) - 10:55
4. "Mr. Wiggles" (Clinton, Worrell, Hampton) – 6:44
5. "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" (12" Version) (Clinton, Collins, Worrell) - 9:22
6. "Rumpofsteelskin" (Clinton, Collins) - 5:35
7. "Party People" (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" (Single Edit) (Dunbar, Sterling, Clinton) - 4:25

• Parliament (band) albums
• 2005 compilation albums
• Gold series albums

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