Dancing on the Couch

Dancing on the Couch
Dancing on the Couch
Studio album by Go West
Released	26 May 1987
Studio	Puk Studios (Denmark); Old School House (Isle of Man);
Genre	Pop
Length	41:21
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 October 24, 2025

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

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

Go West began recording the album in June 1986. It was originally due to have been released in late 1986, but the release plans, along with an accompanying British tour for November 1986, had to be postponed until 1987 after the Danish studio, Puk Studios, where the album was recorded, suffered a computer fault. Regardless, the band were able to salvage and release the single True Colours in November 1986.^[4]

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".^[5] "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.^[6] A DVD of the concert is also included, which was previously only available on VHS.^[7]

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 2024 3CD+DVD set*– CD 1: 2024 remaster
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	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
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^[8]	95
UK Albums Chart^[9]	19

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.
↑ "News Extra". Sounds . 11 October 1986. p. 16. ISSN 0144-5774.
↑ Go West- Dancing on the Couch (U.S. version) @Discogs.com Retrieved 8-28-2010.
↑ "Go West / Dancing on the Couch reissue". superdeluxeedition. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
↑ "Go West - The Runaway Train Tour (Live At Hammersmith Odeon)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
↑ 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] "News Extra". Sounds . 11 October 1986. p. 16. ISSN 0144-5774.

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

[6] "Go West / Dancing on the Couch reissue". superdeluxeedition. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

[7] "Go West - The Runaway Train Tour (Live At Hammersmith Odeon)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

[aus-8] 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.

[9] "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"