Andrew Gold Celebrated With Box Set, ‘Lonely Boy – The Asylum Years Anthology’

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Andrew Gold, the Los Angeles-based musician who established a reputation as an arranger and key member of Linda Ronstadt’s band before breaking out as a solo artist with his self-titled debut album in 1975, will be the subject of a 7-disc boxed set that celebrates his solo career. Lonely Boy — The Asylum Years Anthology, on 6-CDs/1-DVD is a repackaged repress of his solo years with the label between 1975-1980. The set, from the Esoteric label of the U.K.’s Cherry Red Records, will be released on January 30, 2026. It’s available for pre-order in the U.S./worldwide here and in the U.K. here.

The 74-track collection, named for his 1976 hit, features his four solo albums, as well as outtakes, rarities, a 1977 concert at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles with 17 previously unreleased performances, and a BBC TV concert from 1976. The set’s DVD features six promotional videos, a complete 1977 BBC Old Grey Whistle Test concert broadcast. The entire collection has been remastered from the original Asylum master tapes and repackaged in a clamshell boxed set.

One of the finest musicians and songwriters to emerge from the Los Angeles music scene in the mid-70s, Gold made his solo debut with his self-titled album in 1975. The classic album What’s Wrong With This Picture, produced by Peter Asher, followed in 1976 and spawned the single “Lonely Boy” that helped establish him internationally, notably reaching #7 in the U.S. and #11 in the U.K. The album features Ronstadt singing back-up vocals on several tracks, as well as some of Los Angeles finest studio musicians including Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Kenny Edwards.

His third album, All This and Heaven Too, yielded three international hits: “Thank You For Being a Friend,” “Never Let Her Slip Away” and “How Can This Be Love.” Guest musicians again include Wachtel, Sklar, Kunkel, and Edwards. They’re joined by Jeff Porcaro, as well as several notable names singing backup: Freddie Mercury, Timothy B. Schmit, Jennifer Warnes and J.D. Souther.

Gold, born August 2, 1951, grew up in a musical family. His father, Ernest Gold, earned an Academy Award for his score for the 1960 film, Exodus. His mother, Marni Nixon, provided the singing voice for Natalie Wood in West Side Story, Deborah Kerr in The King and I, and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady. Gold died from heart failure on June 3, 2011, at age 59.

Andrew Gold: Lonely Boy — The Asylum Years Anthology Track Listing

DISC ONE
ANDREW GOLD
1. THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU
2. HEARTACHES IN HEARTACHES
3. LOVE HURTS
4. A NOTE FROM YOU
5. RESTING IN YOUR ARMS
6. I’M A GAMBLER
7. ENDLESS FLIGHT
8. HANG MY PICTURE STRAIGHT
9. TEN YEARS BEHIND ME
10. I’M COMING HOME
BONUS TRACK
11. HANG MY PICTURE STRAIGHT (LIVE AT SANTA MONICA CIVIC 1975)

DISC TWO
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE
1. I HOPE YOU FEEL GOOD
2. PASSING THING
3. DO WAH DIDDY
4. LEARNING THE GAME
5. ANGEL WOMAN
6. MUST BE CRAZY
7. LONELY BOY
8. FIREFLY
9. STAY
10. GO BACK HOME AGAIN
11. ONE OF THEM IS ME

DISC THREE
ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO
1. HOW CAN THIS BE LOVE?
2. OH URANIA (TAKE ME AWAY)
3. STILL YOU LINGER ON
4. NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY
5. ALWAYS FOR YOU
6. THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
7. LOOKING FOR MY LOVE
8. GENEVIEVE
9. I’M ON MY WAY
10. YOU’RE FREE
BONUS TRACK
11. ENDLESS FLIGHT (LIVE AT THE GATOR BOWL, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 1978)

DISC FOUR
WHIRLWIND
1. KISS THIS ONE GOODBYE
2. WHIRLWIND
3. SOONER OR LATER
4. LEAVE HER ALONE
5. LITTLE COMPANY
6. BRAND NEW FACE
7. NINE TO FIVE
8. STRANDED ON THE EDGE
9. MAKE UP YOUR MIND

DISC FIVE
OUT-TAKES & UNRELEASED
1. WITHIN A WORD
2. BROKEN PINBALL MACHINE
3. TEN YEARS BEHIND ME (DEMO)
4. LONELY BOY (ORIGINAL)
5. FIREFLY (EARLY UNFINISHED VERSION)
6. FEEL IT
7. GORILLA JAM
8. GAMBLER (VERSION #1)
9. STILL YOU LINGER ON (ALTERNATE TAKE)
10. THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND (OUTTAKE)
11. GENEVIEVE (ORIGINAL)VERSION)
12. GAMBLER (VERSION #2)
13. TRAFFIC JAM
14. THE IN CROWD

DISC SIX
LIVE RECORDINGS – RELEASED 1976 / 1977
1. HOPE YOU FEEL GOOD
2. STAY
3. THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU
4. ENDLESS FLIGHT
5. LEARNING THE GAME
6. HANG MY PICTURE STRAIGHT
7. ONE OF THEM IS ME
8. LONELY BOY
9. HEARTACHES IN HEARTACHES
10. THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU
11. ENDLESS FLIGHT
12. DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY
13. LEARNING THE GAME
14. ANGEL WOMAN
15. HOPE YOU FEEL GOOD
16. ONE OF THEM IS ME
17. LONELY BOY
18. GO BACK HOME AGAIN

DISC SEVEN – DVD
THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
1. LONELY BOY
2. GO BACK HOME AGAIN
3. THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
4. NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY
5. HOW CAN THIS BE LOVE
6. KISS THIS ONE GOODBYE
LIVE AT THE NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, LONDON – BROADCAST 15.3.77
1. HEARTACHES IN HEARTACHES
2. THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU
3. ENDLESS FLIGHT
4. DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY
5. LEARNING THE GAME
6. ANGEL WOMAN
7. HOPE YOU FEEL GOOD
8. ONE OF THEM IS ME
9. LONELY BOY
10. GO BACK HOME AGAIN
BBC TV – OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST ANDREW GOLD FEATURE 24.1.78
1. HOPE YOU FEEL GOOD
2. ANDREW GOLD INTERVIEW
3. ONE OF THEM IS ME