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Wally Gold

real name Walter Gold

Wally Gold is credited on 4,048 releases across 981 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,048

Credits

981

Albums

8

Decades active

276

In collections

Biography

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Born May 15, 1928 Brooklyn, New York. Wally Gold was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and music business executive from Teaneck, New Jersey. Wally formed the Four Esquires while attending Boston University. In the 1960's he co-wrote Elvis Presley's "Good Luck Charm" and "It's Now Or Never", Lesley Gore's "It's My Party" and Gene Pitney's "Half-Heaven, Half-Heartache." Later in the decade, he produced albums for Barbra Streisand, Jerry Vale, and Tony Bennett. In the 1970's, he discovered the group Kansas and was the music coordinator for Don Kirshner's Rock Concert television series. Gold died at the age of 70 on June 7, 1998.

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Credited work

4,048 releases · 981 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,035
  • Production · 693
  • Other credits · 85

Studios: Air Studios · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Radio Recorders · RCA Studios, New York

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