Andrew Gold (born August 2 1951, Burbank, California) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known in his homeland for his 1977 Top 10 single "Lonely Boy" and the 1978 single "Thank You for Being a Friend." His best known solo single in the UK was "Never Let Her Slip Away", which reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978.

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  • Andrew Gold (born August 2 1951, Burbank, California) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known in his homeland for his 1977 Top 10 single "Lonely Boy" and the 1978 single "Thank You for Being a Friend." His best known solo single in the UK was "Never Let Her Slip Away", which reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978. He has the singular distinction of being the first human voice to be 'heard' on the surface of Mars. His rendition of the theme from the television series Mad About You, entitled "Final Frontier," was used as the wake-up call for the Mars Pathfinder space probe in 1996. (en)
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  • solo_singer (en)
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  • Vocals, various instruments (en)
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  • Andrew Gold (en)
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  • 1970s – present (en)
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  • Andrew Gold (born August 2 1951, Burbank, California) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known in his homeland for his 1977 Top 10 single "Lonely Boy" and the 1978 single "Thank You for Being a Friend." His best known solo single in the UK was "Never Let Her Slip Away", which reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978. (en)
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  • Andrew Gold (en)
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