Thank You for Being a Friend

~ Recording by Andrew Gold

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldThank You for Being a FriendAndrew GoldSingle
Asylum Records (Emilie Autumn)E-45456
1.6Thank You for Being a Friend4:47Andrew GoldAll This and Heaven TooAndrew GoldAlbum
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary)6E-116
1.14Thank You for Being a Friend?:??Andrew GoldThe Hot OnesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (international budget record label)TU 2758
1.7Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldNever Let Her Slip Away: 14 Classic TracksAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)9548-31615-2
1.7Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldNever Let Her Slip Away: 14 Classic TracksAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
1.2Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldThank You for Being a Friend: The Best of Andrew GoldAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-06-24
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Rhino (reissue label)R2 73511
1.12Thank You for Being a Friend4:46Andrew GoldThe Best of Andrew GoldAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1997-07-25
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)AMCY-2276
1.1Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldChicken Soup for the Soul: I’ll Be There for YouVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-09-15
Rhino (reissue label)R2 75526
1.8Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldEAMS Compilation Vol. 12Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2000-01-17
Metrovynil
1.14Golden Girls (Thank You for Being a Friend)4:42Andrew GoldGeneration Fernseh-Kult 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2003-06-10
hi-hat Records (Germany)HHR 10005-2
1.5Golden Girls4:42Andrew GoldDie größten TV Hits aller Zeiten: Die besten KultserienVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2004-09-27
Polystar (Germany)06024 9824785 (3)
1.6Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldAll This and Heaven TooAndrew GoldAlbum
  • XW2004-12-08
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Rhino (reissue label)
2.18Thank You for Being a Friend4:42Andrew GoldSehnsucht heißt: I Love You!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 5172722000
1.1Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldThank You for Being a Friend: The Best of Andrew GoldAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2005-03-15
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Rhino (reissue label)
1.1Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldRhino Hi‐Five: Andrew GoldAndrew GoldEP + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Rhino (reissue label)
1.6Thank You for Being a Friend4:40Andrew GoldAll This and Heaven TooAndrew GoldAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)
1.6Thank You for Being a Friend4:47Andrew GoldAll This and Heaven TooAndrew GoldAlbum
Collectors’ Choice MusicCCM-529
1.7Thank You for Being a Friend4:45Andrew GoldClassic Soft Rock: California Dreamin'Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.13Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldHits of the 70sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Demon Music GroupGRFL002
2.2Thank You for Being My Friend4:45Andrew GoldThe Very Best of the 70’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MasterSong580272
1.17Thank You for Being a Friend4:42Andrew GoldStill the One: 70’s PopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog)OPCD-8081M
1.17Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldThe Essential CollectionAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-10-03
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX527
2.6Thank You for Being a Friend4:45Andrew GoldAndrew Gold / What’s Wrong With This Picture? / All This and Heaven Too / WhirlwindAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-09-30
Edsel Records, Rhino (reissue label)EDSX 3016
3.12Thank You for Being a Friend4:42Andrew GoldThe Greatest Singer‐Songwriter Classics 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2015-10-16
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875141752
1.5Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldLight FM: Songs and Ballads From the 70’s and 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015
TGG Direct60353
1.6Thank You for Being a Friend4:42Andrew GoldBrice 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • FR2016-10-14
Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.15Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldSoft 70sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
1.7Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldWest Coast MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
1.7Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldMasterMix: Soft & Yacht RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2019-03-22
X5 Music Group
1.21Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldComplete Albums 1975–1980Andrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
1.2Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldLonely Boy: The Greatest HitsAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
1.5Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldSoft Rock 45sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2019-08-16
  • JP2019-08-16
  • US2019-08-16
X5 Music Group
1.8Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldPop PianoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
7.7Thank You for Being a Friend4:45Andrew GoldThe Best of Soft RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music33491-D
1.8Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew Gold70s Rock RadioVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
1.18Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldGuitar Man: 70s Rock ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
1.33Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldSummer Hits of the 70’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
1.68Thank You for Being a Friend4:41Andrew GoldShe’s Gone: 100 Yacht Rock SupremeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X5 Music Group
3.6Thank You for Being a Friend4:42Andrew GoldLonely Boy: The Asylum Years AnthologyAndrew GoldAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2020-07-24
Esoteric Recordings (a division of Cherry Red Records Ltd.)QECLEC72722
7.7Thank You for Being a Friend4:45Andrew GoldThe Best of Soft Rock (2020 version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music33490-Z, 33491-D
1.10The Golden Girls: Thank You for Being a Friend4:43Andrew GoldBillboard Presents: Family Friendship ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)
Bootleg
1.6Thank You for Being a Friend4:40Andrew GoldAll This and Heaven TooAndrew GoldAlbum
CCM-529
(unknown)
1.15Thank You for Being a Friend4:42Andrew GoldLadies NightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-12-04
Columbia River Entertainment GroupCRG 182021

Relationships

assistant engineer:George Ybara
engineer:Dennis Kirk
Greg Ladanyi
producer:Andrew Gold
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
bass:Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (in 1978)
drums (drum set):Jeff Porcaro (in 1978)
guitar:Waddy Wachtel (in 1978)
percussion, piano and synthesizer:Andrew Gold (in 1978)
background vocals:Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (in 1978)
Andrew Gold (in 1978)
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1978)
vocals:Andrew Gold (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978)
recording of:Thank You for Being a Friend (in 1978)

Thank You for Being a Friend

lyricist and composer:Andrew Gold
publisher:Luckyu Music