Andrew, Andy, Mr. Gold, Drewsky, and Linda called me Android for a while. Mainly I hear "HEY!! YOU!! Drop the pen, sir! Stand away from the lyric pad and put your hands in the air!"
Influences
The Beatles, Byrds, Beach Boys, Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Feeling, CSN, Debussy, Rachmoninoff, Getz, Jobim, and Alex North, Ernest Gold, Spinal Pap "Jazz Odyssey", and puppet show. But especially (xoxoxox) IMOGEN HEAP.
"Since 1951" and "Spence Manor Suite" and "Intermission" and the LOVE HOUR POD & VODCAST are now available on ITUNES. But buy more at amazon, cd baby, or click link below. BUY THE ALL. HALLOWEEN HOWLS. etc. over, 2,984 albums I've made since yesterday lunch.
Sounds Like
John Lennon Paul McCartney The Byrds, Brian Wilson, Tom Waits on occasion. Megadeath once. Once I sounded hoarse. (Mr. Ed), Alvin of the Chipmunks (my wife likes that...weird, huh?) :) I sound like me occasionally, but rarely. Aliens.
Andrew Gold has enjoyed a unique career, having played multiple roles with great success as singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and musician. Writing his first songs at 13, he proceeded to learn a variety of instruments including Drums, Bass, Guitar, and Keyboards. His musical ability seems to be inherited, as his parents are both successful in the musical field.
His father, Ernest Gold, won an Academy Award for his musical score for Exodus. His mother, Marni Nixon, was the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story; Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady; and Deborah Kerr in The King And I, among many others.
In 1973 he joined Linda Ronstadt's band and together with Peter Asher and Linda, played and arranged much of the instruments on Linda's 70's records. "You're No Good", and "Heatwave" for example, are almost all Andrew, playing and singing. He has become renown for his instrumental and vocal virtuosity on such hits as Ronstadt's "When Will I Be Loved", Art Garfunkels "I Only Have Eyes For You', and on records (performing and/or writing) for many major artists, including Celine Dion, 10cc, James Taylor, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Diana Ross, Cher, Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna Judd, Paul McCartney and countless others. In the mid seventies he released 4 solo LPs:
ANDREW GOLD (1975), WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE (1976), ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO (1978) and WHIRLWIND (1979).
"Lonely Boy", from his second LP, was a top 5 hit in the U.S., as well as "Thank You For Being A Friend" from his 3rd LP. This song later became the theme for TV's The Golden Girls. In the UK and worldwide, he continued to have single success with such songs as "Never Let Her Slip Away" and "How Can This Be Love".In the 1980's he joined with Graham Gouldman of 10cc and " Stop/For Your Love/Heart Full Of Soul" fame to form WAX UK, creating 3 LPs and two international hits, "Right Between The Eyes" and "Bridge To Your Heart". In the 90's Andrew co-founded BRYNDLE, with Karla Bonoff, Wendy Waldman, and Kenny Edwards, and they have 2 new CD's: BRYNDLE (1995) and HOUSE OF SILENCE (2001).
He has produced and written songs and music for countless television and movie soundtracks, most notably singing the theme to TV's MAD ABOUT YOU. He produced a new Stephen Bishop album, BLUE GUITARS, wrote, and/or produced hits for Wynonna Judd, Vince Gill, Aaron Neville, Nicolette Larson, Celine Dion, as well as for Japanese superstar Eikichi Yazawa. He has even been the voice of Alvin on occasion (Of CHIPMUNKS fame). he's done about 4 or 5 solo records since the eighties, including the original SINCE 1951 release, INTERMISSION, WARM BREEZES, and THE SPENCE MANOR SUITE; 2 children's CD's for Christmas AND Halloween (HALLOWEEN HOWLS), on SugarBeats Records and Music For Little People, respectively.
He released THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND: THE BEST OF ANDREW GOLD on Rhino in 1997; and a sixties-style CD called the FRATERNAL ORDER OF THE ALL: GREETINGS FROM PLANET LOVE; He produced BIG RED NUDE for GREG PRESTOPINO; produced THE BELLBOTTOMS for Zain records, Japan; Co-produced the debut album of famed country writer LISA ANGELLE on DREAMWORKS records, and BIKINI WAX, an album of WAX rareties with Graham Gouldman, and THE WAX FILES, a WAX best of with bonus cuts.He also produced 3 new albums for singers LISA CARRIE, SERINA FLAGG and the newest one, LOVE IS ON THE LINE, by ANA GUIGUI.
His newest production has caused quite a stir amongst teenage girls: he produced 4 cuts for Jesse McCartney's Beautiful Soul album, and he is hard at work on 5 new albums for himself (THE ALL 2, COPYCAT, an album of other people's songs performed by Andrew; A rarities and experimental album called NOTHING DOESN'T EXIST, a new XMAS album called HO HO HO, and a new pop record, to be called SINGER/SONGWRITER. He is about to film an independent short movie, which he will direct, edit as well as wrote the screenplay for. He is currently planning live concerts around the world.
Andrew recently got married and has 3 daughters with his first and former wife, and lives as an El Alien, i.e. he lives in, and is a native of, Los Angeles, California, where "he was born on a summer day...".
All of this happened "SINCE 1951".
Hey Andrew.Me and an old girlfriend met you and Lee at Carowinds back in the early 80s , when you were playing with Carla Barnoff and James Taylor.You guys were sittin in fron of us on one of the rollercoasters.The show was great.We enjoyed seein you guys.
i think we are lucky to live these lives we lead. to be a part of the cultural, political and scientific conversation of our time, at and on any level; and be able to work one's way through life basically supporting oneself through their art. amazing! frustrating sometimes? yes. unfair sometimes...what isn't? not a religious person, but know we are blessed. that is why it is imperative that we speak up when we do see injustice. it is our responsibility for being so blessed. - joey alkes of dj monkey
Hello Andrew. Thanks for the add. I have enjoyed your music for over 30 years. I am making a comeback in the Music Industry. God Bless You and your Family. Benny G.
Mr. G- Yesterday was a famous day in pop history- "...on a summer's day, 1951" Wishing you a Happy Bday from us Byrdses of a Feta - Jimmy Caprio, Stephen J. Arti, Steven Beasley
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Hey Andrew - you rock! Cathy
