Whirlwind (Andrew Gold album)

Whirlwind
Studio album by
Andrew Gold
Released1980
RecordedThe Sound Factory (Los Angeles, California); Record One (Sherman Oaks, California)
GenrePop, pop rock
Length37:42
LabelAsylum
ProducerAndrew Gold
Andrew Gold chronology
All This and Heaven Too
(1978) 		Whirlwind
(1980) 		…Since 1951
(1996)

Whirlwind is the fourth album by singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, released in 1980 on Asylum Records.[1] It is Gold's final major label album and last solo album of any kind for over a decade.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Rolling Stone's Stephen Holden called Whirlwind "a well-crafted album of imitation rock by a pop sentimentalist unconvincingly crying tough." Concluding "the record merely reaffirms Andrew Gold's skill as a meticulous pop interior designer recycling Sixties guitar hooks into blandly tasteful studio settings."[4] Reviewers of Billboard noticed that this album was more rocking then two previous works.[5]

AllMusic's James Chrispell retrospectively noted "[t]he hits were not forthcoming" and the "album came and went in nearly the blink of an eye, and not much else was heard from Andrew Gold's once-promising solo career."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Andrew Gold, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kiss This One Goodbye" 4:03
2."Whirlwind" 4:16
3."Sooner or Later" 3:32
4."Leave Her Alone" 3:31
5."Little Company" 4:17
6."Brand New Face" 4:45
7."Nine to Five" 4:04
8."Stranded on the Edge"Gold, Mark Goldenberg4:06
9."Make Up Your Mind" 5:08
Bonus Tracks (Rhino/Edsel CD release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gambler"Kenny Edwards3:51
2."Endless Flight" (live at the Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL, 1978) 5:17
3."The 'In' Crowd"Billy Page6:00
4."Traffic Jam"Gold, Bryan Garofalo, Mike Botts1:27

Personnel

  • Andrew Gold – lead vocals, guitars, organ (1, 4, 8), percussion (1, 9), synthesizers (2, 9), acoustic piano (3, 9), keyboards (7), tambourine (8), backing vocals (8)
  • Don Grolnick – acoustic piano (5)
  • Waddy Wachtel – 2nd lead guitar (5)
  • Bryan Garofalo – bass (1–4, 6–9)
  • Kenny Edwards – bass (5)
  • Mike Botts – drums (1–4, 6–9)
  • Rick Marotta – drums (5)
  • Brock Walsh – backing vocals

Production

  • Andrew Gold – producer
  • Greg Ladanyi – engineer
  • Jim Nipar – engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
  • Melanie McDowell – production assistant
  • Ron Coro – art direction, design
  • Jim Shea – photography

References

  1. ^ "Andrew Gold Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Chrispell, James. Whirlwind at AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 538. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen. "Whirlwind", Rolling Stone, June 26, 1980, p. 80.
  5. ^ "Review: Andrew Gold — Whirlwind" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 18. May 3, 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2020 – via American Radio History.