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Go West - Go West flac album
  • Performer Go West
  • Title Go West
  • Date of release 1986
  • Country UK
  • Style New Wave, Synth-pop
  • Other formats XM VQF AC3 ASF ADX AU AAC
  • Genre Electronic / Rock
  • Size MP3 1268 mb
  • Size FLAC 1393 mb
  • Rating: 4.2
  • Votes: 909

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. Go West had been writing songs for the album since 1982, when they were formed in London by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie

Go West (Village People album). Go West is the fourth studio album by the Village People, released on March 26, 1979. It features their hit singles "In the Navy" ( on the US Billboard Hot 100, in the UK Top 40) and "Go West", of which the Pet Shop Boys made a successful cover in 1993. This album was reissued to CD in 1999. All tracks written by Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis.

Dancing on the Couch (1987)Dancing on the Couch1987. Indian Summer (1992). Aces and Kings – The Best of Go West (1993)Aces and Kings – The Best of Go West1993. It is their most successful album to date, selling over 4 million copies worldwide. Additional personnel.

Go West" is the debut album by the English pop duo Go West, released in 1985. The album brought Go West into the limelight, scoring them a string of top 20 hits in the UK and New Zealand. We Close Our Eyes" was the most successful single, reaching in New Zealand and in the UK. Album history. 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 brought Go West into the limelight, scoring them a string of top 40 hits in the UK and New Zealand. Pictures, videos, biodata, and files relating to Go West (Go West album) are also acceptable encyclopedic sources.

Go West quickly had a publishing deal and possessed a portastudio, but lacked a band or recording company. Peter and Richard decided, with support from John Glover, their manager, to find a musical producer, and record just two of their songs.

Go West’ was released as a single on September 6, 1993. It is the song they originally chose to cover at their Hacienda concert the previous year. I was at home in my flat, recalls Chris, playing, as I often do, The Village People’s Greatest Hits album and I though ‘Go West’ would be a good song to play at a Derek Jarman event, a song about an idealistic, gay utopia. And I knew that the way Neil would sing it would make it sound hopeless; you’ve got these inspiring lyrics but it sounds like it’s never going to be achieved

Label: Chrysalis ‎– BFV 41495. Format: Vinyl, LP, Album. Recorded at Rooster Studios, London and Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire. Mixed at Sarm West, London. Cover(s) known with gold promo stamp (see images). sticker, despite BFV 41495 everywhere else (back of cover, disc labels, back of inner sleeve) (see images).

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 We Close Our Eyes 3:48
A2 Don't Look Down 3:52
A3 Call Me 4:13
A4 Eye To Eye 3:32
A5 Haunted 3:14
B1 S.O.S. 4:00
B2 Goodbye Girl 5:06
B3 Innocence 4:10
B4 Missing Persons
Piano [Solo] – Neil Drake
6:26

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
  • Made By – Jugoton
  • Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Rooster Studios
  • Recorded At – Chipping Norton Recording Studios
  • Mixed At – Sarm West Studios
  • Published By – ATV Music Ltd.
  • Printed By – GIP "Beograd"

Credits

  • Design [Sleeve Concept & Design] – Go West, Paul Whymant-Morris
  • Design [Sleeve Concept & Design], Art Direction – John Pasche
  • Drums – Timmy Goldsmith
  • Drums, Percussion – Graham Broad
  • Engineer – Barry Hammond, John Madden , Keith Finney
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Mike Drake*, Neil Drake
  • Fretless Bass – Pino Palladino
  • Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – Alan Murphy
  • Guitar, Producer, Engineer – Gary Stevenson
  • Illustration [Illustrations] – Nick Hardcastle
  • Keyboards, Bass, Vocals – Richard Drummie
  • Keyboards, Kalimba [Linguistaphone], Arranged By [Additional Arrangements] – Dave West
  • Lacquer Cut By – SB*
  • Management – John Glover
  • Mastered By – George Marino
  • Photography By – Brian Griffin
  • Saxophone – Mel Collins
  • Vocals – Katie Humble
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Peter Cox
  • Written-By – Peter Cox, Richard Drummie

Notes

Inners sleeve contains lyrics

Recorded at Rooster Studios, London and
Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire.
Mixed at Sarm West, London.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): LSCHRY 11143 A 15 01 86 SB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): LSCHRY 11143 B 15 01 86 SB
  • Rights Society: SOKOJ

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CHR 1495 Go West Go West ‎(LP, Album) Chrysalis CHR 1495 UK 1985
CHR-1495 Go West Go West ‎(LP, Album) Chrysalis CHR-1495 Sweden 1985
BVT 41495 Go West Go West ‎(Cass, Album) Chrysalis BVT 41495 US 1985
630915 Go West Go West ‎(LP, Album) Chrysalis 630915 Portugal 1985
F2 21495 Go West Go West ‎(CD, Album, RE) Chrysalis F2 21495 US Unknown

Tracklist

A1 We Close Our Eyes
A2 Don't Look Down
A3 Call Me
A4 Eye To Eye
A5 Haunted
B1 S.O.S.
B2 Goodbye Girl
B3 Innocence
B4 Missing Persons

Notes

New Improved Sound Quality.

XDR (Expanded Dynamic Range) Cassette

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 094632149541

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CHR 1495 Go West Go West ‎(LP, Album) Chrysalis CHR 1495 UK 1985
CHR-1495 Go West Go West ‎(LP, Album) Chrysalis CHR-1495 Sweden 1985
BVT 41495 Go West Go West ‎(Cass, Album) Chrysalis BVT 41495 US 1985
630915 Go West Go West ‎(LP, Album) Chrysalis 630915 Portugal 1985
F2 21495 Go West Go West ‎(CD, Album, RE) Chrysalis F2 21495 US Unknown