Andrew Gold

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Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop/soft rock sound in the 1970s. Gold performed on scores of records by other artists, especially Linda Ronstadt, and had his own success with the U.S. top 40 hits "Lonely Boy" (1977) and "Thank You for Being a Friend" (1978), as well as the UK top five hit "Never Let Her Slip Away" (1978). In the 1980s, he had further international chart success as one half of Wax, a collaboration with 10cc's Graham Gouldman.

During the 1990s, Gold produced, composed, performed on and wrote tracks for films, commercials, and television soundtracks, such as "Final Frontier", the theme of the sitcom Mad About You. Some of his older works experienced newfound popularity: "Thank You for Being a Friend" sung by another performer was used as the opening theme for The Golden Girls, and the children's novelty song "Spooky, Scary Skeletons" (1996) became an Internet meme in the 2010s. In 1997, Gold released a tribute to 1960s psychedelic music, Greetings from Planet Love, issued under the pseudonym "the Fraternal Order of the All". He died in 2011 aged 59 from heart failure.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1975Andrew GoldAndrew Gold4
1976What’s Wrong With This Picture?Andrew Gold4
1978All This and Heaven TooAndrew Gold5
1979WhirlwindAndrew Gold3
1996Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary MusicAndrew Gold4
1998LeftoversAndrew Gold2
1998…Since 1951Andrew Gold2
1999Warm BreezesAndrew Gold2
2000IntermissionAndrew Gold3
2000The Spence Manor SuiteAndrew Gold2
2008Copy CatAndrew Gold1
2020Something New: Unreleased GoldAndrew Gold1
2020Something New: The Solo DemosAndrew Gold1

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1991Where The Heart Is - The Commercials 1988-1991Andrew Gold1
1993Never Let Her Slip Away: 14 Classic TracksAndrew Gold2
1997Thank You for Being a Friend: The Best of Andrew GoldAndrew Gold2
1997The Best of Andrew GoldAndrew Gold1
2011The Essential CollectionAndrew Gold1
2013Andrew Gold / What’s Wrong With This Picture? / All This and Heaven Too / WhirlwindAndrew Gold1
2019Complete Albums 1975–1980Andrew Gold1
2019Lonely Boy: The Greatest HitsAndrew Gold1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2006America & Friends: Live at the Ventura TheaterAmerica feat. Andrew Gold & Stephen Bishop2
2015The Late Show: Live 1978Andrew Gold1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1968Of All the Little GirlsVilliers & Gold1
1975That’s Why I Love YouAndrew Gold1
1976Heartaches in HeartachesAndrew Gold1
1976Do Wah Diddy DiddyAndrew Gold1
1976Lonely BoyAndrew Gold1
1976Lonely BoyAndrew Gold1
1976StayAndrew Gold1
1977Go Back Home AgainAndrew Gold1
1977Never Let Her Slip AwayAndrew Gold1
1977One of Them Is MeAndrew Gold1
1978Thank You for Being a FriendAndrew Gold2
1978How Can This Be Love / Still You Linger OnAndrew Gold1
1978I’m on My WayAndrew Gold1
2006The Best of EverythingAndrew Gold1
2019Merry Christmas: Thank You for Being a FriendAndrew Gold & Alyssa Bonagura1
2020Savannah (early version)Andrew Gold1
2020Thank You for Being a FriendAndrew Gold & Crystal Knives feat. Sarah de Warren1
2020Don’t Bring Me Down (solo demo)Andrew Gold1

EP + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2005Rhino Hi‐Five: Andrew GoldAndrew Gold1
2008Andrew Gold: All Time Greatest Hits EPAndrew Gold1

EP + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2007Live at the Ventura TheaterAndrew Gold1

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