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Thank You for Being a Friend by Andrew Gold

First released: Jan 1978, Length: 4:42

Creators (14)

Instruments

  1. Andrew Gold (1978) percussion, synthesizer, piano
  2. Jeff Porcaro (1978) drums (drum set)
  3. Kenny Edwards (1978) bass
  4. Waddy Wachtel (1978) guitar

Vocals

  1. Andrew Gold (1978) background vocals
  2. Brock Walsh (1978) background vocals
  3. Kenny Edwards (1978) background vocals

Engineer

  1. Dennis Kirk
  2. George Ybara assistant
  3. Greg Ladanyi

Producer

  1. Andrew Gold
  2. Brock Walsh

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Sound Factory (1978)

Mixed At

  1. Sound Factory (1978)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Thank You for Being a Friend (1978)

    Composer

    1. Andrew Gold

    Lyricist

    1. Andrew Gold

Releases containing this recording (42)

Official

Album

  1. All This and Heaven Too 1978 Andrew Gold
  2. All This and Heaven Too 08 Dec 2004 Andrew Gold
  3. All This and Heaven Too 2005 Andrew Gold
  4. All This and Heaven Too 2005 Andrew Gold

Album - Compilation

  1. The Hot Ones 1978 Various Artists
  2. Never Let Her Slip Away: 14 Classic Tracks Jan 1993 Andrew Gold
  3. Never Let Her Slip Away: 14 Classic Tracks 1993 Andrew Gold
  4. Thank You for Being a Friend: The Best of Andrew Gold 24 Jun 1997 Andrew Gold
  5. The Best of Andrew Gold 25 Jul 1997 Andrew Gold
  6. Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’ll Be There for You 15 Sep 1998 Various Artists
  7. EAMS Compilation Vol. 12 17 Jan 2000 Various Artists
  8. Generation Fernseh-Kult 3 10 Jun 2003 Various Artists
  9. Die größten TV Hits aller Zeiten: Die besten Kultserien 27 Sep 2004 Various Artists
  10. Sehnsucht heißt: I Love You! 2004 Various Artists
  11. Thank You for Being a Friend: The Best of Andrew Gold 15 Mar 2005 Andrew Gold
  12. Classic Soft Rock: California Dreamin' 2006 Various Artists
  13. Hits of the 70s 2006 Various Artists
  14. The Very Best of the 70's 2006 Various Artists
  15. Still the One: 70's Pop 2007 Various Artists
  16. The Essential Collection 03 Oct 2011 Andrew Gold
  17. Andrew Gold / What’s Wrong With This Picture? / All This and Heaven Too / Whirlwind 30 Sep 2013 Andrew Gold
  18. The Greatest Singer‐Songwriter Classics 2 16 Oct 2015 Various Artists
  19. Light FM: Songs and Ballads From the 70’s and 80’s 2015 Various Artists
  20. Soft 70s 13 Apr 2018 Various Artists
  21. West Coast Music 14 Sep 2018 Various Artists
  22. MasterMix: Soft & Yacht Rock 22 Mar 2019 Various Artists
  23. Complete Albums 1975–1980 24 May 2019 Andrew Gold
  24. Lonely Boy: The Greatest Hits 14 Jun 2019 Andrew Gold
  25. Soft Rock 45s 16 Aug 2019 Various Artists
  26. Pop Piano 06 Dec 2019 Various Artists
  27. The Best of Soft Rock 2019 Various Artists
  28. Guitar Man: 70s Rock Classics 13 Mar 2020 Various Artists
  29. 70s Rock Radio 13 Mar 2020 Various Artists
  30. Summer Hits of the 70’s 22 May 2020 Various Artists
  31. She’s Gone: 100 Yacht Rock Supreme 26 Jun 2020 Various Artists
  32. The Best of Soft Rock 2020 Various Artists 2020 version
  33. Billboard Presents: Family Friendship Classics Various Artists

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Brice 3 14 Oct 2016 Various Artists

Single

  1. Thank You for Being a Friend Jan 1978 Andrew Gold

EP - Compilation

  1. Rhino Hi‐Five: Andrew Gold 19 Apr 2005 Andrew Gold

Bootleg

Album

  1. All This and Heaven Too 2018 Andrew Gold