![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Recording lead singer Tony Hadley's vocals and mixing of the tracks took place after their return, in Paddington at Red Bus Studios. They were hired to do the rest of the album and the music for most of its songs was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. The duo were most impressed by " Communication" and " Lifeline", the latter of which they worked on as the first single from True. When their manager, Steve Dagger, suggested producers Tony Swain and Steve Jolley, the band decided to have them initially produce one of the new songs Kemp had written to see how things went. They initially chose Trevor Horn, who was most intrigued by the song "Pleasure" but wanted to replace drummer John Keeble, which Kemp refused to do. "Gold" did not capture the attention of the producers that Spandau Ballet decided to try working with on their next album, which would eventually be titled True. He was relieved that Martin loved this particular song so much. Kemp and his brother, Martin, who was the bassist for the band, were still living with their parents when he was writing the song, and Kemp called him in to listen to what he had written and play along on bass. In a Mastertapes interview in 2013, John Wilson asked if he heard the song as dramatically as it turned out while writing it, and Kemp admitted wanting to write a movie theme in the same vein as John Barry because of his work on the James Bond films and being inspired to the title by Shirley Bassey's 1964 hit Bond theme " Goldfinger". Its number 49 showing on the UK Singles Chart was the lowest peak position of any of the songs they had released up until that point, so Kemp made another attempt with "Gold". In 1981, Spandau Ballet guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp wrote " She Loved Like Diamond", which became the third single from the band's sophomore album, Diamond, and attempted to emulate the American Jewish music with an Eastern European feel that he had heard in movie themes and musicals. The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and made the top 10 in several other countries, but its number 29 showing in the US and the disappointing chart performances of the next two singles released there led to the band's decision to change record labels. Some appreciated the energy and drama behind it while others found it affected and overwrought. This was apparent to some music critics, but they were sharply divided in their reviews. The song was written by the band's guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp as an homage to the film themes of composer John Barry that was especially influenced by his scores for the James Bond series. "Gold" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 5 August 1983 as the fourth single from their third album, True. Spandau Ballet – "Gold" (album version) on YouTube Spandau Ballet – "Gold" (single version) on YouTube ![]()
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