To coincide with the its first major tour of Latvia in more than a decade, the Latvian-American group Čikāgas piecīši, led by founder Alberts Legzdiņš, has released a career-spanning “best of” collection called Zelts. The compact disc features 27 tracks, covering the band’s entire career, spanning a nearly five-decade career. The group’s other CD retrospective, Agrīnie gadi, released in 1996, focused mainly on early work.

The full track listing of the Zelts collection is:

1. Made in Latvia
2. Mēs puisēni jauni būdami
3. Kurzemnieki Viskonsīnā
4. Sapnis par Latgali
5. Ciema meita
6. Tautas skaitīšana
7. Sekss ir labs
8. Pēc 20 gadiem
9. Vecpiebalga
10. Turaidas Roze
11. No Lielupes tilta
12. Sanfrancisko – Rīga
13. Ziedojiet, ziedojiet!
14. Piektdienas vakars
15. Šūpuļdziesma
16. Man garšo alus
17. Līgo dziesma
18. Supermārketā
19. Kurpniekzeļļi
20. Sprīdītis Rīgā
21. Mister, Kurzemniek!
22. Ziemeļamerikas polka
23. Pazudušais dēls
24. Lai visa pasaule to redz
25. 1989. gads
26. Par mani, draudziņ, nebēdā
27. Vai debesīs būs Latvija?

The CD was released by the Latvian label Balss. The group’s tour of Latvia began Nov. 15 in Liepāja and ends Nov. 23 in Cēsis, and included a concert at the Arēna Rīga on Independence Day, Nov. 18.

For more on Čikāgas piecīši, visit the group’s Web site, www.cikagaspiecisi.com, its MySpace page or Legzdiņš’ site on the social network draugiem.lv.