Dancing on the Couch

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Dancing on the Couch
Dancing on the Couch.jpeg
Studio album by
Go West
Released26 May 1987 [1]
Genre Pop
Label Chrysalis
Producer Gary Stevenson
Go West chronology
Bangs & Crashes
(1986)		Dancing on the Couch
(1987)		 Indian Summer
(1992)
Singles from Dancing on the Couch
  1. "True Colours"
    Released: November 1986
  2. "I Want to Hear It from You"
    Released: April 1987
  3. "The King Is Dead"
    Released: August 1987
  4. "From Baltimore to Paris"
    Released: November 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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 January 26, 2024, Chrysalis released a deluxe edition 3-CD, 1-DVD, set of the album, newly remastered by producer Gary Stevenson, with a separate CD including B-sides, Remixes, Rarities, and a third CD with the 1987 Runaway Train Tour: Live at Hammersmith Odeon. [5] A DVD of the concert is also included, which was previously only available on VHS. [6]

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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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 2024 3CD+DVD set– CD 1: 2024 remaster
No.TitleLength
1."I Want to Hear It from You"3:41
2."Little Caesar"4:22
3."Masque of Love"4:06
4."From Baltimore to Paris"5:45
5."True Colours"3:55
6."The King Is Dead"4:26
7."Chinese Whispers"4:15
8."Let's Build A Boat"3:42
9."Crossfire"4:22
10."Dangerous"3:55
Dancing on the Couch 2024 3CD+DVD set- CD 2: B-sides, Remixes, Rarities
No.TitleLength
1."I Want to Hear It from You (A Day In Aarhus)"4:50
2."True Colours (The Snake Charmer Mix)"5:04
3."Masque of Love (Schoolhouse Mix)"4:08
4."The King Is Dead (12″ Long Vibe Piano Mix)"5:35
5."I’ll Be Waiting / Tears Too Late"3:38
6."True Colours (Demo Mix)"3:59
7."XL 5"2:51
8."The King Is Dead (Live at Hammersmith 12″ Version)"6:53
9."I’ll Be Waiting (The Skelefocal Mix)"3:18
10."Don’t Be Afraid Of Your Dreams"3:55
11."Don’t Look Down (The Sequel) [U.S. 7″ Mix]"4:20
Dancing on the Couch 2024 3CD+DVD set- CD 3: The Runaway Train Tour: Live at Hammersmith Odeon
No.TitleLength
1."S.O.S."4:57
2."True Colours"5:03
3."Chinese Whispers"4:00
4."Eye To Eye"5:01
5."Little Caesar"4:46
6."Missing Persons"6:03
7."Man In My Mirror"4:18
8."I Want To Hear It From You"4:31
9."Call Me"6:03
10."Don’t Look Down"5:06
11."The King Is Dead"4:45
12."We Close Our Eyes"6:03
Dancing on the Couch 2024 3CD+DVD set- DVD: Live at Hammersmith Odeon & Promo Videos
No.TitleLength
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

Additional musicians

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart [7] 95
UK Albums Chart [8] 19

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References

  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.
  5. ↑ "Go West / Dancing on the Couch reissue". superdeluxeedition. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Go West - The Runaway Train Tour (Live At Hammersmith Odeon)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  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.
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