Various Artists - Classic Rock Gold

With an oversaturation of budget-line compilations and titles purporting to be the "definitive" or "ultimate" collection of classic rock available, it's easy to approach Classic Rock Gold with a heavy hand of skepticism. However, one look at the track listing should wipe that notion right away, as this two-disc set is packed with some of the biggest hits of the rock genre from the late '60s, '70s, and early '80s. Classic Rock covers the breadth and evolution of rock & roll: from the arena rock of Santana, Ted Nugent, Blue Öyster Cult, and Grand Funk Railroad to the power pop-influenced Cars and Cheap Trick to the emergence of hair metal, courtesy of Whitesnake and Scorpions. It's a quality two-disc set that acts as a guide map to some of the most important movements in the history of rock & roll, and listeners looking for a solid rock compilation would be well served here. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Kooper Producer Bad Company Producer Bill Szymczyk Producer Brent Dangerfield Producer Bruce Botnick Producer Chris Wright Executive Producer Cliff Davies Producer Coco Shinomiya Design Dana Smart Compilation Producer Dave Steen Photography, Cover Photo Dave Thompson Liner Notes David Lucas Producer Dieter Dierks Producer Emily Cagan Product Manager Gabriel Mekler Producer Gary Lyons Producer Gavin Lurssen Mastering Gus Dudgeon Producer Henry Diltz Cover Photo, Photography Ian McDonald Collaboration Jack Douglas Producer Joe Walsh Producer Jorgen Angel Photography Keith Forsey Producer Keith Olsen Producer Lew Futterman Producer Manny Charlton Producer Michael Putland Photography, Cover Photo Mike Stone Producer Murray Krugman Producer Nick Jameson Producer Pat Lawrence Compilation Producer Paul Canty Photography, Cover Photo Peter Frampton Producer Randy Bachman Producer Richard Landis Producer Richie Gallo Photography Rick Derringer Producer Rod Stewart Producer Rodney Mills Producer Roger Boyd Producer Ron Richards Producer Ross Marino Cover Photo, Photography Roy Thomas Baker Producer Ryan Null Photo Research Sandy Pearlman Producer Santana Producer Shannon Steckloff Production Coordination Simon Fowler Photography Ted Templeman Producer The Hollies Producer Todd Rundgren Producer Tom Werman Producer