Andrew Gold is the first album by singer-songwriter Andrew Gold. It was released in 1975 on Asylum Records. Linda Ronstadt, of whose band Gold was a member at the time, appears on the album.
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | The Sound Factory (Los Angeles, California). | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 34:23 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Chuck Plotkin | |||
| Andrew Gold chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Reception
editRolling Stone's Stephen Holder said the album was "one of the year's most melodic" and "expresses, with warmth, humor and expertise, a special feeling for mid-Sixties rock." Holder notes that Gold "recaptures the essential spirit of 1964-65 Beatles music" and that his "ballads are as captivating as his rockers, if not more so."[3]
AllMusic's James Chrispell retrospectively said the album contains "[a]n abundance of riches." Noting "[t]here are great Beatlesque melodies here, as well as heartfelt love songs that are Gold's specialties."[1]
Covers
editLeo Sayer covered Gold's song "Endless Flight" on his 1976 Endless Flight album.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Andrew Gold, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That's Why I Love You" | Gold, Gene Garfin | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Heartaches in Heartaches" | 3:18 | |
| 3. | "Love Hurts" | 3:47 | |
| 4. | "A Note from You" | 2:48 | |
| 5. | "Resting in Your Arms" | 3:14 | |
| 6. | "I'm a Gambler" | 2:27 | |
| 7. | "Endless Flight" | 4:59 | |
| 8. | "Hang My Picture Straight" | 3:24 | |
| 9. | "Ten Years Behind Me" | 4:04 | |
| 10. | "I'm Coming Home" | 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Within a Word" | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Sometime When a Man's on His Own" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Broken Pin Ball Machine" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "To Be Someone" | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Ten Years Behind Me" (demo) | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Hang My Picture Straight" (live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1975) | 3:07 |
Personnel
edit- Andrew Gold – vocals, electric piano (1), guitars (1-8, 10), bass (1, 3, 4, 8, 10), drums (1, 3, 4, 8, 10), percussion (1-8, 10), acoustic piano (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9), organ (3), marxophone (9)
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar (7)
- Kenny Edwards – backing vocals (1-6, 10), bass (2, 6, 7), lead guitar (5)
- Peter Bernstein – bass (5)
- Mike Botts – drums (2)
- Gene Garfin – backing vocals (1, 5, 10), drums (5)
- David Kemper – drums (6, 7)
- Bobby Keys – saxophones (4)
- Trevor Lawrence – saxophones (4)
- David Campbell – string arrangements and conductor
- Don Francisco – backing vocals (1, 4)
- Linda Ronstadt – backing vocals (2, 3)
Production
edit- Chuck Plotkin – producer
- Val Garay – engineer
- Michael Boshears – recording
- Jeff Hawks – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering
- The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
- Glen Christensen – art direction
- Tommy Steele – design
- Bill Imhoff – illustration
- Ken McGowan – photography
- Norman Epstein – management
Charts
editThe single "That's Why I Love You" spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 beginning in January 1976, ultimately peaking at #68.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Chrispell, James. Andrew Gold at AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 538. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
- ^ Holder, Stephen. "Andrew Gold Is Fab", Rolling Stone, December 4, 1975, p. 90.
- ^ "Andrew Gold | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.