Gold (band)

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Gold is a French music band from Toulouse, which enjoyed considerable success in the Francophone world in the 1980s.

History

Gold was originally composed of five musicians : Lucien Crémadès (guitar, vocals), Alain Llorca (bass, vocals), Bernard Mazauric (keyboards), Etienne Salvador (drums) and lead singer/guitarist Emile Wandelmer.[1]

The group first rose to prominence with the 1985 release of "Plus près des étoiles", and continued to impact on the French pop charts with songs including "Capitaine abandonné" (n°1 in 1986),[2] "Ville de lumière" and "Laissez-nous chanter". Wandelmer left the group in 1990, going on to join Images eight years later,[3] although the remaining members of Gold continued recording.

Gold is one of the only French groups to have made France's SNEP Top 10 five consecutive times between 1985 and 1987.[4]

Discography

Albums

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Singles

Year Title Peak positions
FR
1982 "Tropicana" Template:Spaced ndash
1984 "Plus près des étoiles" 2
"A Little Closer to Freedom" (English version of "Plus près des étoiles") Template:Spaced ndash
1985 "Capitaine abandonné" 1
"Sail Away" (English version of "Capitaine abandonné") Template:Spaced ndash
1986 "Ville de lumière" 2
1987 "Laissez-nous chanter" 6
"Calicoba" 8

Other hits and singles

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  • "Au-delà du rideau" (1988) - #46 in France
  • "Rio de janvier" (1988) - #18 in France
  • "Diamant dort" (1989) - #34 in France
  • "Iles d'Aran" (1989)
  • "Jersey" (1994)
  • "L'homme Perdu" (1994)
  • "Soleil Enfin" (1994)
  • "Hello" (1999)
  • "Le long chemin" (1999)

Videography

  • Le Palais des Sports de Gold (1989)
  • Les Clips en Or (1990)

Awards

In November 1986, the band were named 'Best Newcomer' at the annual Victoires de la musique ceremony.

References

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  3. Biography (in French)
  4. Gold discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 7, 2008)
  5. Lescharts.com

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