Dancing on the Couch

Dancing on the Couch
Dancing on the Couch
Studio album by Go West
Released	25 May 1987
Genre	Pop
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Gary Stevenson
Go West chronology
Singles from Dancing on the Couch
	"True Colours"; Released: November 1986; "I Want to Hear It from You"; Released: April 1987; "The King Is Dead"; Released: August 1987; "From Baltimore to Paris"; Released: November 1987;

Last updated February 24, 2024

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

Dancing on the Couch is the second studio album by English pop duo Go West, released in 1987. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.

The American version of the album featured a slightly different cover (zoomed in further on the image of band members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie on the couch) and included the track "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" (a slightly enhanced version of a song from Go West's debut album) in place of "Let's Build a Boat".^[4] "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" would become Go West's first top 40 hit in the United States.

On November 8, 2023, Chrysalis released a 3-CD, 1-DVD, Set of the album, newly remastered by producer Gary Stevenson, with a separate disc including B-sides, Remixes, Rarities, and a third disc with the 1987 Runaway Train Tour: Live at Hammersmith Odeon. A DVD of the concert is also included.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie, with additional writing by Alan Murphy on tracks 3, 7 and 9.

*Dancing on the Couch*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Want to Hear It from You"	3:43
2.	"Little Caesar"	4:28
3.	"Masque of Love"	4:06
4.	"From Baltimore to Paris"	5:47
5.	"True Colours"	3:56
6.	"The King Is Dead"	4:27
7.	"Chinese Whispers"	4:14
8.	"Let's Build a Boat"	3:41
9.	"Crossfire"	4:31
10.	"Dangerous"	3:55

*Dancing on the Couch*– American Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Want to Hear It from You"	3:43
2.	"Little Caesar"	4:28
3.	"Masque of Love"	4:06
4.	"From Baltimore to Paris"	5:47
5.	"True Colours"	3:56
6.	"The King Is Dead"	4:27
7.	"Chinese Whispers"	4:14
8.	"Don't Look Down – The Sequel"	4:20
9.	"Crossfire"	4:31
10.	"Dangerous"	3:55

*Dancing on the Couch 2023 4-disc set* Disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Want to Hear It from You"	3:43
2.	"Little Caesar"	4:28
3.	"Masque of Love"	4:06
4.	"From Baltimore to Paris"	5:47
5.	"True Colours"	3:56
6.	"The King Is Dead"	4:27
7.	"Chinese Whispers"	4:14
8.	"Don't Look Down – The Sequel"	4:20
9.	"Crossfire"	4:31
10.	"Dangerous"	3:55

*Dancing on the Couch 2023 4-disc set* Disc 2 B-sides, Remixes, Rarities
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Want to Hear It from You (A Day In Aarhus)"
2.	"True Colours (The Snake Charmer Mix)"
3.	"Masque of Love (Schoolhouse Mix)"
4.	"The King Is Dead (12″ Long Vibe Piano Mix)*"
5.	"I’ll Be Waiting / Tears Too Late"
6.	"True Colours (Demo Mix)*"
7.	"XL 5"
8.	"The King Is Dead (Live at Hammersmith 12″ Version)"
9.	"I’ll Be Waiting (The Skelefocal Mix)*"
10.	"Don’t Be Afraid Of Your Dreams"
11.	"Don’t Look Down (The Sequel) [U.S. 7″ Mix]"

*Dancing on the Couch 2023 4-disc set* Disc 3 The Runaway Train Tour: Live at Hammersmith Odeon
No.	Title	Length
1.	"S.O.S."
2.	"True Colours"
3.	"Chinese Whispers"
4.	"Eye To Eye"
5.	"Little Caesar"
6.	"Missing Persons"
7.	"Man In My Mirror"
8.	"I Want To Hear It From You"
9.	"Call Me"
10.	"Don’t Look Down"
11.	"The King Is Dead"
12.	"We Close Our Eyes"

*Dancing on the Couch 2023 4-disc set* Disc 4 DVD The Runaway Train Tour: Live at Hammersmith Odeon
No.	Title	Length
1.	"S.O.S."
2.	"True Colours"
3.	"Chinese Whispers"
4.	"Eye To Eye"
5.	"Little Caesar"
6.	"Missing Persons"
7.	"I Want To Hear It From You"
8.	"Call Me"
9.	"Don’t Look Down"
10.	"The King Is Dead"
11.	"We Close Our Eyes"
12.	"True Colours (Promo Video)"
13.	"I Want To Hear It From You (Promo Video)"
14.	"The King Is Dead (Promo Video)"
15.	"True Colours (Version 2) (Promo Video)"

Personnel

Go West

Peter Cox – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, percussion, hi-hat
Richard Drummie – vocals, keyboards, guitars, percussion

Additional musicians

Dave West – keyboards, Fairlight programming, drum programming
Peter-John Vettese – acoustic piano
Alan Murphy – keyboards, guitars, guitar solos, percussion
Chris Childs – bass
Graham Edwards – bass
Pino Palladino – bass
Tony Beard – drums
Graham Broad – cymbals, hi-hat
Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
Kate Bush – backing vocals on "The King Is Dead"
Mo Birch – backing vocals on "I Want to Hear It from You"

Production

Producer – Gary Stevenson
Recording engineers – John Gallen and Julian Mendelsohn
Track 1 remixed by Brian Malouf
Track 2 mixed by John Gallen
Tracks 3–10 mixed by Julian Mendelsohn
Recorded at Puk Studios (Denmark).
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Design – John Pasche
Photography – Kevin Clarke
Management – Blueprint Management

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[5]	95
UK Albums Chart^[6]	19

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References

↑ Strickland, Andy (23 May 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror . p. 28. ISSN 0144-5804.
↑ LeRoy, Dan. Dancing on the Couch - Review. AllMusic.
↑ O'Toole, Lesley (6 June 1987). "Albums". Record Mirror . p. 14. ISSN 0144-5804.
↑ Go West- Dancing on the Couch (U.S. version) @Discogs.com Retrieved 8-28-2010.
↑ 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.
↑ "dancing on the couch | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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[1] Strickland, Andy (23 May 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror . p. 28. ISSN 0144-5804.

[2] LeRoy, Dan. Dancing on the Couch - Review. AllMusic.

[3] O'Toole, Lesley (6 June 1987). "Albums". Record Mirror . p. 14. ISSN 0144-5804.

[4] Go West- Dancing on the Couch (U.S. version) @Discogs.com Retrieved 8-28-2010.

[aus-5] 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.

[6] "dancing on the couch | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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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"