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1. It Must Be Halloween
2. The Monster Mash
3. Spooky Scary Skeletons
4. Trick or Treat
5. The Addams Family
6. Ghostbusters
7. Gimme a Smile
8. The Creature from the Tub
9. Halloween Party
10. Witches, Witches, Witches
11. In Our Haunted House
Other Songs All I've Got to Do Can't Get Used To Losin' You Do You Love Me? Final Frontier [Theme from Mad About You] Got to Get You into My Life I Think I Love You In My Life Lady Madonna Let It Be Lonely Boy Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Never Let Her Slip Away Nowhere Now Thank You For Being A Friend The Hurtin' Kind
Other Songs All I've Got to Do Can't Get Used To Losin' You Do You Love Me? Final Frontier [Theme from Mad About You] Got to Get You into My Life I Think I Love You In My Life Lady Madonna Let It Be Lonely Boy Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Never Let Her Slip Away Nowhere Now Thank You For Being A Friend The Hurtin' Kind
Best remembered for his mid-'70s smashes "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend," pop singer/songwriter Andrew Gold began his musical career as one of the most sought-after session musicians on the West Coast rock scene. His second solo album, 1976's What's Wrong with This Picture?, was his commercial breakthrough, notching an international smash with "Lonely Boy." His most enduring moment, however, remains 1978's "Thank You for Being a Friend," later the theme song for the hit sitcom The Golden Girls. During the '80s and beyond, Gold continued to record, teamed with 10cc alumnus Graham Gouldman to form Common Knowledge (later known as Wax UK), returned to television work with the theme to Mad About You, and rejoined his first band Bryndle.
In 1975, Gold released his self-titled solo debut. Its successor, 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 that was later remade as the theme song for the hit sitcom The Golden Girls. 1980's Whirlwind stiffed, however, 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.
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 LP 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.
-Amazon Music,~ Jason Ankeny
Birth Name: Andrew GoldIn 1975, Gold released his self-titled solo debut. Its successor, 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 that was later remade as the theme song for the hit sitcom The Golden Girls. 1980's Whirlwind stiffed, however, 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.
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 LP 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.
-Amazon Music,~ Jason Ankeny
Born: August 2, 1951
Died: June 3, 2011
From: Burbank, California
Parents: Ernest Gold (who won an Academy Award for his score to the film Exodus)
vocalist Marni Nixon (the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady)
Genre(s): Pop rock, alternative rock, soundtrack
Instrument(s): Vocals
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter
Active From: 1970-2011