Andrew Gold (album)
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 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 34:23 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Chuck Plotkin | |||
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Reception
Rolling 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 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]
Uses in media
Leo Sayer covered Gold's song "Endless Flight" on his 1976 Endless Flight album.
Track listing
All songs written by Andrew Gold, except where noted.
| No. | Title | 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
- Andrew Gold – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, electric piano, organ, marxophone, bass, drums, percussion, background vocals
- Kenny Edwards – bass, electric guitar, background vocals
- Gene Garfin – drums, background vocals
- Linda Ronstadt – background vocals
- David Kemper – drums
- Mike Botts – drums
- Peter Bernstein – drums
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel
- Bobby Keys – saxophone
- Trevor Lawrence – saxophone
- Don Francisco – background vocals
Production
- Chuck Plotkin – producer
- Val Garay – engineer
- Jeff Hawks – assistant engineer
References
- 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.