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Go West is the debut studio album by the English pop duo Go West, released in April 1985 by Chrysalis Records. The album brought the band 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. 4 in New Zealand and No. 5 in the UK. The album itself reached No. 8 in the UK.[4]
A super deluxe edition was released on 6 May 2022 packaged as a 4 CD+DVD box set, newly remastered by original producer Gary Stevenson from the original production tapes. It features the original album, a slightly expanded version of the remix album Bangs & Crashes (1986), demos and rarities (including additional remixes), an unreleased live performance from Hammersmith Odeon on 21 November 1985, a DVD featuring all promo clips for the singles of the album, a never before seen 1985 live performance from Yokohama, Japan and various live television appearances.[5]
Background
Go West, formed in London by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie, had been writing songs for the album since 1982. Two songs featured on the album, "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me", helped them land a record deal with Chrysalis Records.
The album features more top 40 UK/New Zealand hits than any 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.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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6. | "S.O.S." | 4:01 |
7. | "Goodbye Girl" | 5:08 |
8. | "Innocence" | 4:10 |
9. | "Missing Persons" | 5:25 |
Total length: | 38:21 |
2022 super deluxe edition
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We Close Our Eyes" | |
2. | "Don't Look Down" | |
3. | "Call Me" | |
4. | "Eye to Eye" | |
5. | "Haunted" | |
6. | "S.O.S." | |
7. | "Goodbye Girl" | |
8. | "Innocence" | |
9. | "Missing Persons" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We Close Our Eyes" (The Total Overhang Mix) | |
2. | "Man in My Mirror" | |
3. | "Goodbye Girl" (single version) | |
4. | "S.O.S." (The Perpendicular Mix) | |
5. | "Eye to Eye" (The Horizontal Mix) | |
6. | "Ball of Confusion" (live) | |
7. | "Call Me" (The Indiscriminate Mix) | |
8. | "Dreamworld" | |
9. | "Missing Persons" (live) | |
10. | "Don't Look Down" (The Stratospheric Mix) | |
11. | "One Way Street" (from Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
12. | "Innocence" (The Desperation Mix) | |
13. | "Eye To Eye" (The Credibility Dub Mix) | |
14. | "Call Me" (U.S. dance mix) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Special Girl" (demo) | |
2. | "One Way Street" (demo) | |
3. | "Don’t Look Down" (demo) | |
4. | "Missing Persons" (demo) | |
5. | "Partners in Crime" (demo) | |
6. | "Man in My Mirror" (demo) | |
7. | "Goodbye Girl" (early mix) | |
8. | "Call Me" (secret solo mix) | |
9. | "Don’t Look Down (The Sequel)" (7" mix) | |
10. | "Innocence" (The Desperation 7" Edit Mix) | |
11. | "Eye to Eye" (The System 7" Remix) | |
12. | "We Close Our Eyes" (The Total Overhang Mix) | |
13. | "Call Me" (The Longer Indiscriminate Mix) | |
14. | "Eye to Eye" (The Credibility Mix) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "S.O.S." | |
2. | "Man in My Mirror" | |
3. | "Eye to Eye" | |
4. | "Time Heals" | |
5. | "Hideaway" | |
6. | "Haunted" | |
7. | "Missing Persons" | |
8. | "Ball of Confusion" | |
9. | "Don't Look Down" | |
10. | "Innocence" | |
11. | "We Close Our Eyes" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We Close Our Eyes" | |
2. | "Call Me" | |
3. | "Goodbye Girl" | |
4. | "Don't Look Down" | |
5. | "Call Me" (Extended) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "S.O.S." | |
2. | "Man in My Mirror" | |
3. | "Eye to Eye" | |
4. | "Missing Persons" | |
5. | "Haunted" | |
6. | "Goodbye Girl" | |
7. | "Don't Look Down" | |
8. | "Call Me" | |
9. | "Innocence" | |
10. | "We Close Our Eyes" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We Close Our Eyes" (Top of the Pops 14/3/85) | |
2. | "Call Me" (Top of the Pops 25/5/85) | |
3. | "Goodbye Girl" (Wogan 22/7/85) | |
4. | "Don’t Look Down" (Top of the Pops 5/12/85) | |
5. | "Don't Look Down" (Whistle Test 23/4/85) | |
6. | "Goodbye Girl" (Whistle Test 23/4/85) |
Personnel
Go West
- Peter Cox – vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Richard Drummie – vocals, keyboards, bass
Guest musicians
- Dave West – keyboards, linguistaphone, additional arrangements
- Neil Drake – acoustic piano solo on "Missing Persons"
- Alan Murphy – guitars, guitar solos
- Gary Stevenson – guitars
- Pino Palladino – fretless bass
- Graham Broad – drums, percussion
- Timmy Goldsmith – drums
- Mel Collins – saxophone
- Katie Humble – backing vocals
Production
- Gary Stevenson – producer, engineer
- Drostyn John Madden – engineer
- Barry Hammond – engineer
- Keith Finney – engineer
- Mike Drake – assistant engineer
- Neil Drake – assistant engineer
- 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
Artwork
- 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
Charts
Weekly charts
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Singles
Title | UK | New Zealand | US Hot 100 |
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"We Close Our Eyes" | 5 | 4 | 41 |
"Call Me" | 12 | 10 | 54 |
"Goodbye Girl" | 25 | 33 | — |
"Eye to Eye" | — | 22 | 73 |
"Don't Look Down" | 13 | 15 | 39 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Go West – Go West". AllMusic. All Media Network.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Go West - Review. Allmusic.com.
- ^ Page, Betty (6 April 1985). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 18.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 407. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Sinclair, Paul. "Go West debut to be reissued as super deluxe edition". superdeluxeedition.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 42, no. 8. 4 May 1985. p. 11.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Go West – Go West" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Go West – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Go West – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Go West | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Go West, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1985 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1986 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Go West – Go West". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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Go West ist ein britisches Popmusik-Duo, das zwischen 1985 und 1993 seine erfolgreichste Zeit hatte.
Bandgeschichte
Go West wurde 1982 von Peter Cox und Richard Drummie gegründet.
Die Debütsingle We Close Our Eyes wurde 1985 veröffentlicht. Das Lied stieg in die deutschen und Schweizer Top 20 sowie in die englischen Top 10 und ist bis heute die erfolgreichste Go-West-Single in Europa. Das zugehörige Album Go West wurde in Großbritannien mit Doppelplatin ausgezeichnet. Bei den BPI Awards 1986 wurde das Duo als „British Breakthrough Act“ geehrt.[1]
Bis 1987 folgte eine Reihe von Singles, die sich größtenteils auf mittleren Positionen der englischen und/oder amerikanischen Charts platzieren konnten. Lediglich Call Me (1985) und Don’t Look Down – The Sequel stachen hervor und erreichten die Top 20 der UK-Charts.
Nach einer längeren Pause hatte Go West 1990 mit der Single The King of Wishful Thinking vom Soundtrack zum Film Pretty Woman einen Top-10-Hit in den Vereinigten Staaten, was das Lied zum größten Hit der Band in Amerika machte. In der britischen Heimat erklomm der Titel eine Top-20-Position, in Deutschland reichte es nur knapp für die Top 50.
Mit den Singles Faithful (1992) und What You Won’t Do for Love (1993), beide vom goldprämierten Album Indian Summer, konnte Go West an diesen Erfolg anknüpfen. Zum letzten Top-20-Hit in Großbritannien wurde 1993 Tracks of My Tears, ein Lied vom Album Aces and Kings: The Best Of, das die Top 10 der britischen Singlecharts erreichte und mit einer Goldenen Schallplatte ausgezeichnet wurde.
Mitglieder
- Peter Cox (* 17. November 1955 in Twickenham, London, England) – Gesang, Gitarre, Keyboard, Schlagzeug
- Richard Drummie (* 20. März 1959 in Twickenham, London, England) – Keyboard, Bass, Gitarre, Perkussion, Gesang
Mitglieder der Live-Band / Session-Musiker (wechselnd)
- Alan Murphy – Gitarre, Klavier
- Tony Beard – Schlagzeug
- Dolphin Taylor – Schlagzeug
Diskografie
Alben
Jahr | Titel | Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, AuszeichnungChartplatzierungenChartplatzierungen[2][3] (Jahr, Titel, Platzierungen, Wochen, Auszeichnungen, Anmerkungen) | Anmerkungen | |||
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1985 | Go West | DE58 (3 Wo.)DE | — | — | US60 (35 Wo.)US |
Erstveröffentlichung: März 1985 Produzent: Gary Stevenson |
1987 | Dancing on the Couch | — | — | UK19 (5 Wo.)UK | US172 (9 Wo.)US |
Erstveröffentlichung: Mai 1987 Produzent: Gary Stevenson |
1992 | Indian Summer | — | — | UK13![]() (16 Wo.)UK | US154 (11 Wo.)US |
Erstveröffentlichung: Oktober 1992 Produzenten: Go West, Jon Gass, Peter Wolf, Ron Fair |
Weitere Alben
- 2002: We Close Our Eyes
- 2004: Tony Hadley vs. Peter Cox & Go West (mit Tony Hadley und Peter Cox)
- 2008: Futurenow
- 2011: Frame by Frame
Livealben
- 2001: The Best of Go West – Live at the NEC
- 2004: Don’t Look Down: Live
- 2005: Greatest Hits Live (Elap)
- 2006: Greatest Hits Live (Pegasus)
Kompilationen
Jahr | Titel | Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, AuszeichnungChartplatzierungenChartplatzierungen[2][3] (Jahr, Titel, Platzierungen, Wochen, Auszeichnungen, Anmerkungen) | Anmerkungen | |||
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1985 | Bangs & Crashes | — | — | UK8![]() ×2 (83 Wo.)UK | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: März 1985 Best-of-Album mit Extended Versionen |
1993 | Aces and Kings: The Best of Go West | — | — | UK5![]() (15 Wo.)UK | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: Oktober 1993 |
Weitere Kompilationen
- 1986: More Bangs and Crashes
- 1998: The Best of Go West
- 1999: Greatest Hits
- 2007: 80s Heroes
- 2008: The Kings of Wishful Thinking
- 2012: Extended Versions
- 2012: The Very Best of Go West (2 CDs)
EPs
- 2010: 3D Part 1
- 2011: 3D Part 2
- 2013: 3D Part 3
Singles
Jahr | Titel Album | Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, AuszeichnungChartplatzierungenChartplatzierungen[2][3] (Jahr, Titel, Album, Platzierungen, Wochen, Auszeichnungen, Anmerkungen) | Anmerkungen | ||||
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1985 | We Close Our Eyes Go West | DE14 (15 Wo.)DE | CH19 (5 Wo.)CH | UK5![]() (14 Wo.)UK | US41 (15 Wo.)US | Dance5 (11 Wo.)Dance |
Erstveröffentlichung: Februar 1985 |
Call Me Go West | — | — | UK12 (10 Wo.)UK | US54 (14 Wo.)US | Dance25 (6 Wo.)Dance |
Erstveröffentlichung: Mai 1985 | |
Goodbye Girl Go West | — | — | UK25 (7 Wo.)UK | — | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: Juli 1985 | |
Eye to Eye Go West | — | — | — | US73 (7 Wo.)US | Dance32 (4 Wo.)Dance |
Erstveröffentlichung: September 1985 | |
Don’t Look Down – The Sequel Go West | — | — | UK13 (10 Wo.)UK | US39 (13 Wo.)US | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: November 1985 | |
1986 | True Colours Dancing on the Couch | — | — | UK48 (7 Wo.)UK | — | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: November 1986 |
1987 | I Want to Hear It from You Dancing on the Couch | — | — | UK43 (4 Wo.)UK | — | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: April 1987 |
The King Is Dead Dancing on the Couch | — | — | UK67 (4 Wo.)UK | — | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: August 1987 | |
1990 | King of Wishful Thinking Indian Summer | DE46 (14 Wo.)DE | — | UK18![]() (10 Wo.)UK | US8 (24 Wo.)US | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: Mai 1990 |
1992 | Faithful Indian Summer | DE51 (17 Wo.)DE | — | UK13 (6 Wo.)UK | US14 (20 Wo.)US | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: Oktober 1992 |
What You Won’t Do for Love Indian Summer | DE52 (10 Wo.)DE | — | UK15 (5 Wo.)UK | US55 (11 Wo.)US | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: Dezember 1992 | |
1993 | Still in Love Indian Summer | — | — | UK43 (3 Wo.)UK | — | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: März 1993 |
The Tracks of My Tears Aces and Kings: The Best Of | — | — | UK16 (5 Wo.)UK | — | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: September 1993 | |
We Close Our Eyes ’93 | — | — | UK40 (3 Wo.)UK | — | — |
Erstveröffentlichung: November 1993 Remix: Tom Lord-Alge, Produzent: Gary Stevenson |
Weitere Singles
- 1987: From Baltimore to Paris
- 1987: 3 Track Sampler
- 2001: All Day, All Night
- 2008: Only Love
- 2008: Let Love Come
Videoalben
- 1986: Video E. P. (VHS)
- 2004: Kings of Wishful Thinking – Live (DVD)
- 2005: Tony Hadley vs. Peter Cox & Go West – Untitled (DVD)
Quellen
- ↑ BRIT Awards 1986
- ↑ a b c Chartquellen: Singles DE, US Alben DE / CH UK US1 US2
- ↑ a b c Gold-/Platin-Datenbank UK
Weblinks

- Offizielle Website
- Go West bei AllMusic (englisch)
- Go West bei Discogs