Go West (Go West album)

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Go West
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1985
Recorded1984–1985
StudioRooster Studios (London) and Chipping Norton Recording Studios (Oxfordshire, England)
Genre
Length38:21
Label Chrysalis
Producer Gary Stevenson
Go West chronology
Go West
(1985)
Bangs & Crashes
(1986)
Singles from Go West
  1. "We Close Our Eyes"
    Released: February 1985
  2. "Call Me"
    Released: 3 May 1985
  3. "Goodbye Girl"
    Released: 22 July 1985
  4. "Eye to Eye"
    Released: August 1985
  5. "Don't Look Down"
    Released: 11 November 1985
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Go West is the debut studio album by the English pop duo Go West, released in April 1985 by Chrysalis Records. The album brought the band into the limelight, scoring them a string of top 40 hits in the UK and New Zealand. "We Close Our Eyes" was the most successful single, reaching No. 4 in New Zealand and No. 5 in the UK. The album itself reached No. 8 in the UK. [4]

Contents

A super deluxe edition was released on 6 May 2022 packaged as a 4 CD+DVD box set, newly remastered by original producer Gary Stevenson from the original production tapes. It features the original album, a slightly expanded version of the remix album Bangs & Crashes (1986), demos and rarities (including additional remixes), an unreleased live performance from Hammersmith Odeon on 21 November 1985, a DVD featuring all promo clips for the singles of the album, a never before seen 1985 live performance from Yokohama, Japan and various live television appearances. [5]

Background

Go West, formed in London by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie, had been writing songs for the album since 1982. Two songs featured on the album, "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me", helped them land a record deal with Chrysalis Records.

The album features more top 40 UK/New Zealand hits than any other albums and helped them to be voted Best Newcomers at the 1986 Brit Awards.

The song "Goodbye Girl" was featured in the first episode of the second season of the 1980s TV series Miami Vice .

The song "Call Me" is included on the soundtrack for the popular 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , on the fictional in-game radio station "Flash FM" and on the official soundtrack release. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."We Close Our Eyes"3:50
2."Don't Look Down"3:55
3."Call Me"4:11
4."Eye to Eye"3:34
5."Haunted"3:18
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."S.O.S."4:01
7."Goodbye Girl"5:08
8."Innocence"4:10
9."Missing Persons"5:25
Total length:38:21

2022 super deluxe edition

CD1 — Go West 2022
No.TitleLength
1."We Close Our Eyes" 
2."Don't Look Down" 
3."Call Me" 
4."Eye to Eye" 
5."Haunted" 
6."S.O.S." 
7."Goodbye Girl" 
8."Innocence" 
9."Missing Persons" 
CD2 — Bangs & Crashes 2022
No.TitleLength
1."We Close Our Eyes" (The Total Overhang Mix) 
2."Man in My Mirror" 
3."Goodbye Girl" (single version) 
4."S.O.S." (The Perpendicular Mix) 
5."Eye to Eye" (The Horizontal Mix) 
6."Ball of Confusion" (live) 
7."Call Me" (The Indiscriminate Mix) 
8."Dreamworld" 
9."Missing Persons" (live) 
10."Don't Look Down" (The Stratospheric Mix) 
11."One Way Street" (from Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) 
12."Innocence" (The Desperation Mix) 
13."Eye To Eye" (The Credibility Dub Mix) 
14."Call Me" (U.S. dance mix) 
CD3 — Demos & Rarities
No.TitleLength
1."Special Girl" (demo) 
2."One Way Street" (demo) 
3."Don’t Look Down" (demo) 
4."Missing Persons" (demo) 
5."Partners in Crime" (demo) 
6."Man in My Mirror" (demo) 
7."Goodbye Girl" (early mix) 
8."Call Me" (secret solo mix) 
9."Don’t Look Down (The Sequel)" (7" mix) 
10."Innocence" (The Desperation 7" Edit Mix) 
11."Eye to Eye" (The System 7" Remix) 
12."We Close Our Eyes" (The Total Overhang Mix) 
13."Call Me" (The Longer Indiscriminate Mix) 
14."Eye to Eye" (The Credibility Mix) 
CD4 — Live at Hammersmith Odeon 21/11/1985
No.TitleLength
1."S.O.S." 
2."Man in My Mirror" 
3."Eye to Eye" 
4."Time Heals" 
5."Hideaway" 
6."Haunted" 
7."Missing Persons" 
8."Ball of Confusion" 
9."Don't Look Down" 
10."Innocence" 
11."We Close Our Eyes" 
DVD — Promo Clips
No.TitleLength
1."We Close Our Eyes" 
2."Call Me" 
3."Goodbye Girl" 
4."Don't Look Down" 
5."Call Me" (Extended) 
DVD — Live in Yokohama 1985
No.TitleLength
1."S.O.S." 
2."Man in My Mirror" 
3."Eye to Eye" 
4."Missing Persons" 
5."Haunted" 
6."Goodbye Girl" 
7."Don't Look Down" 
8."Call Me" 
9."Innocence" 
10."We Close Our Eyes" 
DVD — Go West at the BBC
No.TitleLength
1."We Close Our Eyes" ( Top of the Pops 14/3/85) 
2."Call Me" (Top of the Pops 25/5/85) 
3."Goodbye Girl" ( Wogan 22/7/85) 
4."Don’t Look Down" (Top of the Pops 5/12/85) 
5."Don't Look Down" ( Whistle Test 23/4/85) 
6."Goodbye Girl" (Whistle Test 23/4/85) 

Personnel

Go West

Guest musicians

Production

Artwork

Charts

Singles

Title UK New Zealand US Hot 100
"We Close Our Eyes"5441
"Call Me"121054
"Goodbye Girl"2533
"Eye to Eye"2273
"Don't Look Down"131539

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] Platinum15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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