ANDREW GOLD
''THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION, DISC TWO''
OCTOBER 3 2011
136:59
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DISC ONE (68:11)
1 Lonely Boy 04:20
2 How Can This Be Love 03:55 (Safan, Goldenberg)
3 Oh Urania (Take Me Away) 04:18
4 Never Let Her Slip Away 03:24
5 Kiss This One Goodbye 04:02
6 You're Free 04:06
7 One Of The Is Me 03:55
8 Go Back Home Again 03:08
9 Stay 04:43 (Williams)
10 Shadows Of Love (Performed By Wax) 04:39 (Gouldman, Gold)
11 Heartaches In Heartaches 03:10
12 Firefly 03:19
13 Anchors Aweigh (Performed By Wax) 03:54 (Gouldman, Gold)
14 Hope You Feel Good 04:43 (Ferguson, Gold)
15 Love Hurts 03:44
16 Ten Years Behind Me 04:02
17 Thank You For Being A Friend 04:41
Tracks By Gold, Except As Indicated
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DISC TWO (68:48)
1 Right Between The Eyes (Performed By Wax) 04:07 (Gouldman, Gold)
2 Bridge To Your Heart (Performed By Wax) 04:12 (Gouldman, Gold)
3 Do Wah Diddy Diddy 02:49 (Barry, Greenwich)
4 Leave Her Alone 03:31
5 Hang My Picture Straight 03:21
6 Nine To Five 04:04
7 I'm Coming Home 03:08
8 Genevieve 05:04 (Gold, Walsh)
9 Endless Flight 04:55
10 Passing Thing 04:07
11 Angel Woman 01:36
12 That's Why I Love You 03:11
13 Looking For My Love 03:37
14 Still You Linger On 03:24
15 A Note From You 02:49
16 Always For You 04:35
17 Ball And Chain (Performed By Wax) 05:46 (Gouldman, Gold)
18 Don't Play That Song (Performed By Wax) 04:23 (Gouldman, Gold)
Tracks By Gold, Except As Indicated
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Jason Ankeny
Heart Like a Wheel
Best remembered for his mid-'70s smashes "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend," pop singer/songwriter Andrew Gold was born in Burbank, California on August 2, 1951. The son of composer Ernest Gold (who won an Academy Award for his score to the film Exodus) and vocalist Marni Nixon (the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady), he first attracted attention as a member of the Los Angeles band Bryndle alongside Kenny Edwards, Wendy Waldman, and Karla Bonoff; in 1973, both Gold and Edwards joined Linda Ronstadt, appearing on classic albums including 1974's Heart Like a Wheel and 1975's Prisoner in Disguise. A noted arranger as well as a skilled multi-instrumentalist, Gold swiftly emerged as one of the most sought-after session musicians on the West Coast scene, and his résumé -- including dates with James Taylor, Carly Simon, Loudon Wainwright III, and J.D. Souther -- reads like a who's-who of the singer/songwriter movement.
What's Wrong with This Picture?
In 1975, Gold released his self-titled solo debut; its follow-up, What's Wrong With This Picture?, was his commercial breakthrough, notching an international hit with "Lonely Boy." "Never Let Her Slip Away, " from 1978's All This and Heaven Too, also reached the British Top Five, but the album's most enduring moment remains "Thank You for Being a Friend, " the blockbuster ballad later remade as the theme song for the hit sitcom The Golden Girls. However, 1980's Whirlwind stiffed, and Gold was cut loose from his contract with Asylum. After spending the early part of the decade touring with Ronstadt, he teamed with 10cc alumnus Graham Gouldman to form Common Knowledge, recording a self-titled LP in 1984. Gold and Goldman then rechristened their duo project Wax UK, notching a minor hit in 1986 with "Right Between the Eyes." "Bridge to Your Heart" was a British smash in 1987, but after 1989's A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes, Wax UK disbanded.
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Returning to his solo career in 1991, Gold issued his first effort in over a decade, Home Is Where the Heart Is, before immersing himself in production work for artists ranging from Nicolette Larsen to Stephen Bishop to Eikichi Yazawa. In 1995, he reunited with Bonoff, Edwards, and Waldman in a new incarnation of Bryndle, releasing an eponymous LP before Gold's move to Connecticut forced him to leave the group soon after. 1996 saw the release of a new solo effort, ...Since 1951, as well as Halloween Howls, a record for children. Leftovers, a collection of unreleased material, followed in 1998. After producing country singer Lisa Angelle's self-titled debut in 2000, Gold released his own collection of country songs, The Spence Manor Suite. 2003's Wax Bikini collected rare material from Gold's days in Wax, and in 2005, Collectors' Choice Music reissued his first four solo albums with bonus tracks. The 2008 album Copy Cat was a new recording but heavy on covers (especially Lennon/McCartney). Copy Cat would be the last solo album released during his lifetime. After battling cancer. Andrew Gold died in his sleep at his home in Encino, California on June 3, 2011. He was 59 years old.
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BIO/WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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''THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION, DISC TWO''
OCTOBER 3 2011
136:59
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DISC ONE (68:11)
1 Lonely Boy 04:20
2 How Can This Be Love 03:55 (Safan, Goldenberg)
3 Oh Urania (Take Me Away) 04:18
4 Never Let Her Slip Away 03:24
5 Kiss This One Goodbye 04:02
6 You're Free 04:06
7 One Of The Is Me 03:55
8 Go Back Home Again 03:08
9 Stay 04:43 (Williams)
10 Shadows Of Love (Performed By Wax) 04:39 (Gouldman, Gold)
11 Heartaches In Heartaches 03:10
12 Firefly 03:19
13 Anchors Aweigh (Performed By Wax) 03:54 (Gouldman, Gold)
14 Hope You Feel Good 04:43 (Ferguson, Gold)
15 Love Hurts 03:44
16 Ten Years Behind Me 04:02
17 Thank You For Being A Friend 04:41
Tracks By Gold, Except As Indicated
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DISC TWO (68:48)
1 Right Between The Eyes (Performed By Wax) 04:07 (Gouldman, Gold)
2 Bridge To Your Heart (Performed By Wax) 04:12 (Gouldman, Gold)
3 Do Wah Diddy Diddy 02:49 (Barry, Greenwich)
4 Leave Her Alone 03:31
5 Hang My Picture Straight 03:21
6 Nine To Five 04:04
7 I'm Coming Home 03:08
8 Genevieve 05:04 (Gold, Walsh)
9 Endless Flight 04:55
10 Passing Thing 04:07
11 Angel Woman 01:36
12 That's Why I Love You 03:11
13 Looking For My Love 03:37
14 Still You Linger On 03:24
15 A Note From You 02:49
16 Always For You 04:35
17 Ball And Chain (Performed By Wax) 05:46 (Gouldman, Gold)
18 Don't Play That Song (Performed By Wax) 04:23 (Gouldman, Gold)
Tracks By Gold, Except As Indicated
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Jason Ankeny
Heart Like a Wheel
Best remembered for his mid-'70s smashes "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend," pop singer/songwriter Andrew Gold was born in Burbank, California on August 2, 1951. The son of composer Ernest Gold (who won an Academy Award for his score to the film Exodus) and vocalist Marni Nixon (the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady), he first attracted attention as a member of the Los Angeles band Bryndle alongside Kenny Edwards, Wendy Waldman, and Karla Bonoff; in 1973, both Gold and Edwards joined Linda Ronstadt, appearing on classic albums including 1974's Heart Like a Wheel and 1975's Prisoner in Disguise. A noted arranger as well as a skilled multi-instrumentalist, Gold swiftly emerged as one of the most sought-after session musicians on the West Coast scene, and his résumé -- including dates with James Taylor, Carly Simon, Loudon Wainwright III, and J.D. Souther -- reads like a who's-who of the singer/songwriter movement.
What's Wrong with This Picture?
In 1975, Gold released his self-titled solo debut; its follow-up, What's Wrong With This Picture?, was his commercial breakthrough, notching an international hit with "Lonely Boy." "Never Let Her Slip Away, " from 1978's All This and Heaven Too, also reached the British Top Five, but the album's most enduring moment remains "Thank You for Being a Friend, " the blockbuster ballad later remade as the theme song for the hit sitcom The Golden Girls. However, 1980's Whirlwind stiffed, and Gold was cut loose from his contract with Asylum. After spending the early part of the decade touring with Ronstadt, he teamed with 10cc alumnus Graham Gouldman to form Common Knowledge, recording a self-titled LP in 1984. Gold and Goldman then rechristened their duo project Wax UK, notching a minor hit in 1986 with "Right Between the Eyes." "Bridge to Your Heart" was a British smash in 1987, but after 1989's A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes, Wax UK disbanded.
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Returning to his solo career in 1991, Gold issued his first effort in over a decade, Home Is Where the Heart Is, before immersing himself in production work for artists ranging from Nicolette Larsen to Stephen Bishop to Eikichi Yazawa. In 1995, he reunited with Bonoff, Edwards, and Waldman in a new incarnation of Bryndle, releasing an eponymous LP before Gold's move to Connecticut forced him to leave the group soon after. 1996 saw the release of a new solo effort, ...Since 1951, as well as Halloween Howls, a record for children. Leftovers, a collection of unreleased material, followed in 1998. After producing country singer Lisa Angelle's self-titled debut in 2000, Gold released his own collection of country songs, The Spence Manor Suite. 2003's Wax Bikini collected rare material from Gold's days in Wax, and in 2005, Collectors' Choice Music reissued his first four solo albums with bonus tracks. The 2008 album Copy Cat was a new recording but heavy on covers (especially Lennon/McCartney). Copy Cat would be the last solo album released during his lifetime. After battling cancer. Andrew Gold died in his sleep at his home in Encino, California on June 3, 2011. He was 59 years old.
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BIO/WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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