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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, CA 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
resume -- 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.
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.
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
Nicollette 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. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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