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Go West is the debut studio album by English pop duo Go West, released in 1985 by Chrysalis Records. The album brought Go West into the limelight, scoring them a string of top 40 hits in the UK and New Zealand. "We Close Our Eyes" was the most successful single, reaching No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 5 in the UK. The album itself reached No.8 in the UK.[2]
Background
Go West had been writing songs for the album since 1982, when they were formed in London by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. Two songs featured on the album, "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me", helped Go West land a record deal with Chrysalis Records.
The album features more Top 40 UK/New Zealand hits than any of Go West's other albums and helped them to be voted Best Newcomers at the 1986 Brit Awards.
The song "Goodbye Girl" was featured in the first episode of the second season of the 1980s TV series Miami Vice.
The song "Call Me" is included on the soundtrack for the popular 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, on the fictional in-game radio station "Flash FM" and on the official soundtrack release.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Close Our Eyes" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Don't Look Down" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Call Me" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Eye to Eye" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Haunted" | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "S.O.S." | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Goodbye Girl" | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Innocence" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Missing Persons" | 5:25 |
| Total length: | 38:21 | |
Personnel
Go West
- Peter Cox – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Richard Drummie – vocals, bass, keyboards
Guest players
- Pino Palladino – fretless bass
- Mel Collins – saxophone
- Graham Broad – drums, percussion
- Alan Murphy – guitar, guitar solos
- Gary Stevenson – guitar
- Timmy Goldsmith – drums
- Katie Humble – backing vocals
- Dave West – keyboards, linguistaphone, and additional arrangements
- Neil Drake – piano solo on "Missing Persons"
Production
- Gary Stevenson – producer, engineer
- Drostyn John Madden – engineer
- Barry Hammond – engineer
- Keith Finney – engineer
- Mike Drake – engineering assistant
- Neil Drake – engineering assistant
- Rooster Studios, London – recording location
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire – recording location
- Sarm West Studios – mixing location
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York).
- All songs written by Go West
- Published by ATV Music Ltd
Design
- Photography – Brian Griffin
- Illustrations – Nick Hardcastle
- Sleeve concept and design – John Pasche, Paul Whymant-Morris and Go West
- Art direction – John Pasche
- Lyrics reproduced courtesy of ATV Music Ltd
Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart<[4] | 19 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[5] | 83 |
| German Albums Chart[6] | 58 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[7] | 5 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[6] | 39 |
| UK Album Charts[2] | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 60 |
Singles
| Title | UK | New Zealand | US Hot 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| "We Close Our Eyes" | 5 | 4 | 41 |
| "Call Me" | 12 | 2 | 54 |
| "Goodbye Girl" | 25 | 33 | — |
| "Eye to Eye" | — | 22 | 73 |
| "Don't Look Down" | 13 | 8 | 39 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Go West - Review. Allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 407. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Original Game Soundtrack – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol. 4: Flash FM". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 126. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
- ^ a b Steffen Hung (2011-12-30). "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2011-12-26). "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-06.