"Eye to Eye" is a song by English pop duo Go West, which was released in 1985 as the fourth single from their debut studio album '' Go West''. It was written by Peter Cox and

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, and produced by Gary Stevenson. "Eye to Eye" reached No. 73 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart. For its release as a single, the song was given a remix by the American

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duo the System. To promote the song, the band performed it on ''

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'' in October 1985.

Critical reception

Upon release, ''

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'' listed the song as one of their feature picks during August 1985 and commented: "With moderate success from its first two singles, this versatile and astute British group's latest release is an R&B tinged song which shows soul and heart. A nice crossover effort." In a review of the 12" single, ''Cash Box'' said: "Go West's most R&B flavored cut is here remixed by the System and the result is a

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-ish version guaranteed to be a strong urban player." ''

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'' recommended the song and described the song as "blue-eyed synth-soul" and " Doobie-ish". In a review of the ''Go West'' studio album, ''

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'' said: "...still, the LP's best cuts, " Goodbye Girl" and "Eye to Eye", are little more than blatant soul knockoffs. But hey, if it comes out this tasty, why not go ahead?" In the ''Digital Audio's Guide to Compact Discs'', a review of the album noted: "The singles "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me" attack you with greater clarity and more drive than you'll hear on the radio. The same holds true with the remaining seven cuts, most notably "Haunted" and "Eye to Eye.""

Track listing

7" single (US release) # "Eye to Eye" – 3:32 # "Man in My Mirror" – 4:28 7" single (Japanese release) # "Eye to Eye" – 3:32 # "Dreamworld" – 4:13 7" single (New Zealand release) # "Eye to Eye" – 3:32 # "Haunted" – 3:18 12" single # "Eye to Eye (Credibility Mix)" – 5:45 # "Eye to Eye (Horizontal Mix)" – 5:05 # "Eye to Eye (Credibility Dub Mix)" – 4:50

Personnel

Go West * Peter Cox – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards *

– keyboards, bass Production and artwork * Gary Stevenson – producer * The System – remixing, additional production on "Eye to Eye", "Credibility Mix" and "Credibility Dub Mix" * Go West,

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– remixing on "Horizontal Mix" * Aaron Rapaport – photography * Ria Lewerke – art direction, design

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 1985 songs 1985 singles Chrysalis Records singles Go West (band) songs Songs written by Peter Cox (musician) Songs written by Richard Drummie