All This and Heaven Too (album)

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All This and Heaven Too
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 15, 1978
Recorded The Sound Factory, Los Angeles
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length41:04
Label Asylum
Producer Andrew Gold, Brock Walsh
Andrew Gold chronology
What's Wrong with This Picture?
(1976)
All This and Heaven Too
(1978)
Whirlwind
(1980)
Singles from All This and Heaven Too
  1. "How Can This Be Love"
  2. "I'm On My Way"
  3. "Thank You for Being a Friend"
  4. "Never Let Her Slip Away"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide C− [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

All This and Heaven Too is the third studio 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]

Contents

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.TitleWriter(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 Walsh5:05
9."I'm on My Way"Mark Safan3:41
10."You're Free" 4:08
Bonus Tracks (Rhino/Edsel CD release)
No.TitleWriter(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 Walsh5:41
5."Still You Linger On" (instrumental) 4:50

Charts

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

Personnel

Production

References

  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 (March 29, 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
  6. Freddie Mercury provided uncredited backing vocals per these sources:
  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.