Whirlwind (Andrew Gold album)

Whirlwind is the fourth album by singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, 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.

Reception

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

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."

Track listing

All songs written by Andrew Gold, except where noted.

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