Whirlwind (album)
Whirlwind is the fourth album by singer-songwriter Andrew Gold. It was released in 1980 on Asylum Records. It is Gold's final major label album and last solo album of any kind for over a decade.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | The Sound Factory (Los Angeles, California); Record One (Sherman Oaks, California). | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 37:42 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Andrew Gold | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Reception
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."[3] Reviewers of Billboard noticed that this album was more rocking then two previous works.[4]
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."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Andrew Gold, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(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 Goldenberg | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Make Up Your Mind" | 5:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gambler" | Kenny Edwards | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Endless Flight" (live at the Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL, 1978) | 5:17 | |
| 3. | "The 'In' Crowd" | Billy Page | 6:00 |
| 4. | "Traffic Jam" | Gold, Bryan Garofalo, Mike Botts | 1:27 |
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
- Norman Epstein – management
- Ron Weiss – management
References
- Chrispell, James. Whirlwind at AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 538. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
- Holden, Stephen. "Whirlwind", Rolling Stone, June 26, 1980, p. 80.
- "Review: Andrew Gold — Whirlwind" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 18. 3 May 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via American Radio History.