All This and Heaven Too (album)

All This and Heaven Too
All This and Heaven Too
Studio album by Andrew Gold
Released	April 15, 1978
Recorded	The Sound Factory, Los Angeles
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Length	41:04
Label	Asylum
Producer	Andrew Gold, Brock Walsh
Andrew Gold chronology
Singles from All This and Heaven Too
	"How Can This Be Love"; "I'm On My Way"; "Thank You for Being a Friend"; "Never Let Her Slip Away";

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C−^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

All This and Heaven Too is the third album by singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, released in 1978 on Asylum Records.^[4] It includes the hit singles "Never Let Her Slip Away" (a no. 5 entry on the UK Singles Chart) and "Thank You for Being a Friend" (a no. 25 entry on the Billboard singles chart).^[5]

Background

All This and Heaven Too reached the British Top Five in the albums chart in 1978. "Thank You for Being a Friend" later gained popularity as the theme song for The Golden Girls, though it was performed by Cynthia "Cindy" Fee, a singer who often recorded advertising jingles, for the show. Gold also became known for his biggest UK hit song, "Never Let Her Slip Away," which was a No. 5 chart hit in the UK; Freddie Mercury assisted Gold as an uncredited background singer on the track.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Andrew Gold, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Can This Be Love"	Mark Safan, Mark Goldenberg	4:01
2.	"Oh Urania (Take Me Away)"		4:22
3.	"Still You Linger On"		3:21
4.	"Never Let Her Slip Away"		3:29
5.	"Always for You"		4:37
6.	"Thank You for Being a Friend"		4:41
7.	"Looking for My Love"		3:39
8.	"Genevieve"	Gold, Brock Walsh	5:05
9.	"I'm on My Way"	Mark Safan	3:41
10.	"You're Free"		4:08

Bonus Tracks (Rhino/Edsel CD release)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gambler"	Kenny Edwards	3:55
2.	"Thank You for Being a Friend" (outtake)		1:33
3.	"Dr. Robert" (live at the Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, 1978)	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	3:18
4.	"Genevieve" (instrumental)	Gold, Brock Walsh	5:41
5.	"Still You Linger On" (instrumental)		4:50

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)^[7]	83

Personnel

Andrew Gold – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10), acoustic piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10), guitar solo (1), percussion (1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), clavinet (2), synthesizers (2, 4, 6), guitars (3, 5, 7, 8, 10), electric piano (7, 8, 10), harmonium (7), timpani (7), bass (8), drums (8), acoustic guitar (9), lead guitar (9)
Waddy Wachtel – guitars (1, 6), electric rhythm guitar (9)
Kenny Edwards – bass (1, 5, 6, 9), backing vocals (6)
Leland Sklar – bass (2)
Brad Palmer – bass (10)
Rick Marotta – drums (1)
Russ Kunkel – drums (2)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (5, 6, 9)
Beau Segal – drums (10)
Stix Akimbo – percussion (8)
Ernie Watts – saxophone (4)
David Campbell – string and woodwind arrangements, conductor
Brock Walsh – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 9, 10), percussion (4)
JD Souther – backing vocals (4)
Mark Safan – backing vocals (9)
Jennifer Warnes – backing vocals (9)

Production

Andrew Gold – producer
Brock Walsh – co-producer
Dennis Kirk – engineer
Greg Ladanyi – engineer
Peter Granet – recording (8)
George Ybarra – assistant engineer
Bernie Grundman – mastering
A&M Studios (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
Melanie McDowell – production assistant
John Kosh – art direction, design
David Alexander – cover photography
Charles William Bush – sleeve photography
Norman Epstein – management

References

^ Chrispell, James. All This & Heaven Too at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 538. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
^ Partipilo, Vic (29 Mar 1978). "On Location". Oakland Post. No. 92. p. 8.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 267. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
^
Freddie Mercury provided uncredited backing vocals per these sources:
- "Top 500". Smooth Radio. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- Sweeting, Adam. Andrew Gold obituary. The Guardian. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- "Never Let Her Slip Away". Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s. BBC Radio 2. 5 Feb 2012.
- O'Neal, Sean. R.I.P. Andrew Gold, songwriter of "Lonely Boy" and The Golden Girls theme. The A.V. Club. June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- Singer/Songwriter Andrew Gold Dies. Contactmusic. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- Drive with Russell Woolf; Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 127. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[1] Chrispell, James. All This & Heaven Too at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 538. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3

[4] Partipilo, Vic (29 Mar 1978). "On Location". Oakland Post. No. 92. p. 8.

[5] Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 267. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3

[mercury-6] Freddie Mercury provided uncredited backing vocals per these sources:
"Top 500". Smooth Radio. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

Sweeting, Adam. Andrew Gold obituary. The Guardian. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

"Never Let Her Slip Away". Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s. BBC Radio 2. 5 Feb 2012.

O'Neal, Sean. R.I.P. Andrew Gold, songwriter of "Lonely Boy" and The Golden Girls theme. The A.V. Club. June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

Singer/Songwriter Andrew Gold Dies. Contactmusic. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

Drive with Russell Woolf; Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

[7] "Top 500". Smooth Radio. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[8] Sweeting, Adam. Andrew Gold obituary. The Guardian. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

[9] "Never Let Her Slip Away". Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s. BBC Radio 2. 5 Feb 2012.

[10] O'Neal, Sean. R.I.P. Andrew Gold, songwriter of "Lonely Boy" and The Golden Girls theme. The A.V. Club. June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

[11] Singer/Songwriter Andrew Gold Dies. Contactmusic. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

[12] Drive with Russell Woolf; Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

[aus-7] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 127. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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v t e Andrew Gold
Studio albums	Andrew Gold (1975) What's Wrong with This Picture? (1976) All This and Heaven Too (1978) Whirlwind (1980)
Compilation albums	Thank You for Being a Friend: The Best of Andrew Gold (1997)
Singles	"Stay" (1976) "Lonely Boy" (1977) "I'm on My Way" (1978) "Thank You for Being a Friend" (1978) "Never Let Her Slip Away" (1978)
Other songs	"Spooky, Scary Skeletons" (1996)
Related articles	Ernest Gold (father) Marni Nixon (mother) Bryndle Wax