Go (Go album)

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Go
Stomu Yamashta Go.jpg
Studio album by
Go
ReleasedApril 1976
RecordedFebruary 1976
Studio Island, Notting Hill, London
Genre Rock, jazz fusion [1]
Length40:27
Label Island
Producer Dennis McKay & Stomu Yamashta with Paul Buckmaster
Go chronology
Go
(1976)
Go Live From Paris
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Contents

Track listing

"Winner/Loser" by Steve Winwood, all other songs by Stomu Yamashta with lyrics by Michael Quartermain.

  1. "Solitude" – 2:57
  2. "Nature" – 2:32
  3. "Air Over" – 2:32
  4. "Crossing the Line" – 4:46
  5. "Man of Leo" – 2:02
  6. "Stellar" – 2:53
  7. "Space Theme" – 3:12
  8. "Space Requiem" – 3:20
  9. "Space Song" – 2:00
  10. "Carnival" – 2:46
  11. "Ghost Machine" – 2:06
  12. "Surfspin" – 2:25
  13. "Time is Here" – 2:46
  14. "Winner/Loser" – 4:10

A portion of "Crossing the Line" appears on the soundtrack of Tempest .

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1976)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape [4] 60

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