André Cymone (born Andre Simon Anderson; June 27, 1958) is an American bassist, songwriter and record producer.

[5] The two later resolved their issues and Cymone, managed by Owen Husney, went on to release three solo albums – Livin' In The New Wave (1982), Survivin' in the 80s (1983), and AC (1985).

He has also produced and written songs for several other artists, including Evelyn "Champagne" King, Pebbles, Jermaine Stewart, The Girls, Pretty Poison and Adam Ant.

[7][8] His song "Better Way", performed by James Ingram, featured on the Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack released in 1987.

Cymone stepped away from the spotlight in the late 1980s, to focus on raising his children while channeling his creative urges into a variety of writing projects.

[5] In May 2013, Cymone released a demo on his Twitter/Facebook page called "My Best Friend", a six-minute long acoustic track he described as a tribute to his mother Bernadette Anderson.

[9] In late May 2013, Cymone appeared alongside former Revolution member Bobby Z on a web-based video chat forum co-hosted by celebrity blogger Dr. Funkenberry,[10] where he went into greater detail about the writing of the song and the hopes for his new album.