Go West (Go West album)

Go West
Go West
Studio album by Go West
Released	April 1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Studio	Rooster Studios (London) and Chipping Norton Recording Studios (Oxfordshire, England)
Genre	Pop; dance-pop;
Length	38:21
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Gary Stevenson
Go West chronology
Singles from Go West
	"We Close Our Eyes"; Released: 15 February 1985; "Call Me"; Released: 3 May 1985; "Goodbye Girl"; Released: 22 July 1985; "Eye to Eye"; Released: August 1985; "Don't Look Down"; Released: 11 November 1985;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Record Mirror	^[3]

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.

Side one
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

Side two
No.	Title	Length
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

CD1 — *Go West* 2022
No.	Title	Length
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"

CD2 — *Bangs & Crashes* 2022
No.	Title	Length
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)

CD3 — Demos & Rarities
No.	Title	Length
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)

CD4 — Live at Hammersmith Odeon 21/11/1985
No.	Title	Length
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"

DVD — Promo Clips
No.	Title	Length
1.	"We Close Our Eyes"
2.	"Call Me"
3.	"Goodbye Girl"
4.	"Don't Look Down"
5.	"Call Me" (Extended)

DVD — Live in Yokohama 1985
No.	Title	Length
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"

DVD — Go West at the BBC
No.	Title	Length
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

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[7]	19
Canadian Albums (RPM)^[8]	83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	58
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	39
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	8
US Billboard 200^[13]	60

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	23
US Billboard 200^[15]	92
Chart (1986)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	29

Singles

Title	UK	New Zealand	US Hot 100
"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
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 20 November 2024.

External links

Go West at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Go West – Go West". AllMusic. All Media Network.

[2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Go West - Review. Allmusic.com.

[3] Page, Betty (6 April 1985). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 18.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 407. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[5] Sinclair, Paul. "Go West debut to be reissued as super deluxe edition". superdeluxeedition.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[6] Phares, Heather. "Original Game Soundtrack – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol. 4: Flash FM". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[aus-7] 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.

[8] "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 42, no. 8. 4 May 1985. p. 11.

[ac_Germany4_Go_West-9] "Offiziellecharts.de – Go West – Go West" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Go_West-10] "Charts.nz – Go West – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Go_West-11] "Swedishcharts.com – Go West – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[ac_UK_Go_West-12] "Go West | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[13] "Go West, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[14] "Top Selling Albums of 1985 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[15] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[16] "Top Selling Albums of 1986 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[New_ZealandGo_WestGo_WestalbumCertRef-17] "New Zealand album certifications – Go West – Go West". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

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v t e Go West
Peter Cox Richard Drummie
Studio albums	Go West Bangs & Crashes Dancing on the Couch Indian Summer Futurenow
Compilation albums	Aces and Kings – The Best of Go West
Singles	"We Close Our Eyes" "Call Me" "Goodbye Girl" "Eye to Eye" "Don't Look Down" "True Colours" "I Want to Hear It from You" "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" "The King Is Dead" "King of Wishful Thinking" "Faithful" "What You Won't Do for Love" "Tracks of My Tears"