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 on the UK Singles Chart. The album itself reached No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart.
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.
Contents
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.
Track listing
Personnel
Go West
Peter Cox – vocals, keyboards, guitars
Richard Drummie – vocals, keyboards, bass
Guest musicians
Dave West – keyboards, linguistaphone, additional arrangements
Neil Drake – acoustic piano solo on "Missing Persons"
Alan Murphy – guitars, guitar solos
Gary Stevenson – guitars
Pino Palladino – fretless bass
Graham Broad – drums, percussion
Timmy Goldsmith – drums
Mel Collins – saxophone
Katie Humble – backing vocals
Production
Gary Stevenson – producer, engineer
Drostyn John Madden – engineer
Barry Hammond – engineer
Keith Finney – engineer
Mike Drake – assistant engineer
Neil Drake – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York, USA)
All songs written by Go West