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| Released | April 1976 | |||
| Recorded | February 1976 | |||
| Studio | Island, Notting Hill, London | |||
| Genre | Rock, jazz fusion [1] | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Dennis McKay & Stomu Yamashta with Paul Buckmaster | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
Go is the first album by the rock music supergroup Go. Recorded at Island Studios in London in February 1976, [3] it was released on Island Records in April of the same year.
"Winner/Loser" by Steve Winwood, all other songs by Stomu Yamashta with lyrics by Michael Quartermain.
A portion of "Crossing the Line" appears on the soundtrack of Tempest .
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Billboard 200 | 60 [4] |
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Souvenirs is the second studio solo album by the American rock singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. The album was released in late 1974, on the label Epic Records. The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in March 1975 and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. Joe Walsh produced the album and played on ten of the eleven tracks.
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