1978 Andrew Gold – Thank You For Being A Friend (US:#25 UK:#42)
“Thank You for Being a Friend“ is a song written by Andrew Gold, who recorded it for his third album, All This and Heaven Too. The song reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. On the Cash Box chart, “Thank You For Being a Friend” spent two weeks at #11.
The song was famously later re-recorded by Cynthia Fee (also known for her work with Kenny Rogers) to serve as the theme song for the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls, and recorded again for the series’ CBS spin-off The Golden Palace.
Album
All This and Heaven Too is the third album by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Andrew Gold, released in 1978 on Asylum Records. 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). All […]
Musicians
| Bass | Kenny Edwards |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Piano | Andrew Gold |
| Synthesizer | Andrew Gold |
| Percussion | Andrew Gold |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Brock Walsh |
| Vocals | Andrew Gold |
Produced By
Andrew Gold
Brock Walsh
Songwriters
Andrew Gold
Charts
US:#25
UK:#42