Classic Rock Gold


Classic Rock Gold is a two-disc compilation album released in 2005. It features thirty-three of the greatest hits to come out of classic rock, many of which are from the Universal Music Group catalogue.
The cover features, clockwise from the top left: Whitesnake, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steppenwolf, Scorpions, Joe Walsh, Rod Stewart and Peter Frampton.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. Steppenwolf – "Born to Be Wild"
  2. Santana – "Evil Ways"
  3. The Guess Who – "American Woman"
  4. Free – "All Right Now"
  5. Jethro Tull – "Locomotive Breath"
  6. The James Gang – "Walk Away"
  7. Rod Stewart – "Maggie May"
  8. Ten Years After – "I'd Love to Change the World"
  9. The Hollies – "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)"
  10. The Edgar Winter Group – "Frankenstein"
  11. Elton John – "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
  12. Grand Funk Railroad – "We're an American Band"
  13. Joe Walsh – "Rocky Mountain Way"
  14. The Doobie Brothers – "China Grove"
  15. Golden Earring – "Radar Love"
  16. Lynyrd Skynyrd – "Sweet Home Alabama"
  17. Bachman–Turner Overdrive – "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"

Disc two

  1. Bad Company – "Bad Company"
  2. Nazareth – "Hair of the Dog"
  3. Head East – "Never Been Any Reason"
  4. Foghat – "Slow Ride"
  5. Peter Frampton – "Frampton song)|Show Me the Way]"
  6. Blue Öyster Cult – "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
  7. Foreigner – "Cold as Ice"
  8. Ted Nugent – "Cat Scratch Fever"
  9. The Cars – "Just What I Needed"
  10. Eddie Money – "Two Tickets to Paradise"
  11. Cheap Trick – "I Want You to Want Me"
  12. .38 Special – "Hold On Loosely"
  13. Red Rider – "Lunatic Fringe"
  14. Billy Idol – "White Wedding"
  15. Scorpions – "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
  16. Whitesnake – "Here I Go Again"

Personnel

  • Jorgen Angel – photography
  • Randy Bachman – producer
  • Bad Company – producer
  • Roy Thomas Baker – producer
  • Bruce Botnick – producer
  • Roger Boyd – producer
  • Emily Cagan – product manager
  • Paul Canty – photography, cover photo
  • Manny Charlton – producer
  • Brent Dangerfield – producer
  • Cliff Davies – producer
  • Rick Derringer – producer
  • Dieter Dierks – producer
  • Henry Diltz – photography, cover photo
  • Jack Douglas – producer
  • Gus Dudgeon – producer
  • Keith Forsey – producer
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • Peter Frampton – producer
  • Lew Futterman – producer
  • Richie Gallo – photography
  • The Hollies – producer
  • Nick Jameson – producer
  • Al Kooper – producer
  • Murray Krugman – producer
  • Richard Landis – producer
  • Pat Lawrence – compilation producer
  • David Lucas – producer
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Gary Lyons – producer
  • Ross Marino – photography, cover photo
  • Ian McDonald – collaboration
  • Gabriel Mekler – producer
  • Rodney Mills – producer
  • Ryan Null – photo research
  • Keith Olsen – producer
  • Sandy Pearlman – producer
  • Michael Putland – photography, cover photo
  • Ron Richards – producer
  • Todd Rundgren – producer
  • Santana – producer
  • Dana Smart – compilation producer
  • Shannon Steckloff – production coordination
  • Dave Steen – photography, cover photo
  • Rod Stewart – producer
  • Mike Stone – producer
  • Bill Szymczyk – producer
  • Ted Templeman – producer
  • Joe Walsh – producer
  • Tom Werman – producer
  • Chris Wright – executive producer
  • Michael Zagaris – photography