''Go for Your Life'' is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band

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, released on March 9, 1985. It was their first studio album since 1974's ''Avalanche''. It was the first Mountain album to not feature production or performance from

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, who had been shot and killed by his wife Gail Collins in 1983. The album's closing track, "Little Bit of Insanity", was dedicated to Pappalardi's memory, and the album cover artwork was also designed with the fallen bassist/producer in mind. "What we wanted to do was give the feeling of someone looking up from their grave. And you can tell that's exactly what's going on with the image we used," said Leslie West in 2013.Sleeve notes from remastered CD, Esoteric Recordings, ECLEC2390, 2013. The album features bassist Mark Clarke, who had been a member of Uriah Heep and

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, and was produced by Pete Solley, who had worked with a diverse range of artists including

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and

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. It charted at #166 in the US charts when released in March 1985.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Leslie West and Corky Laing, except "Hard Times" co-written with Bud Prager.

Side one

# "Hard Times" – 4:24 # "Spark" – 3:43 # "She Loves Her Rock (And She Loves It Hard)" – 3:43 # "Bardot Damage" – 4:03

Side two

# "Shimmy on the Footlights" – 4:22 # "I Love Young Girls" – 3:11 # "Makin' It in Your Car" – 3:07 # "Babe in the Woods" – 4:40 # "Little Bit of Insanity" – 2:30

Personnel

Leslie West Leslie West (born Leslie Abel Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain. Life and career Early years: 1 ...

– guitar, vocals *

Mark Clarke Mark Clarke (born 25 July 1950 in Liverpool) is an English musician, bass player and singer, best known for his work with Colosseum and Mountain, as well as brief stints with Uriah Heep and Rainbow. Career After seeing the Beatles and many ...

– bass *

Corky Laing Laurence Gordon "Corky" Laing (born January 26, 1948) is a Canadian rock drummer, best known as a longtime member of pioneering American hard rock band Mountain. 20th century A native of Montreal, Quebec, Laing was the youngest in a family of f ...

– drums with: * Ian Hunter – sequencing on "Hard Times" *

Eric Johnson Eric Johnson may refer to: Music *Eric Johnson (guitarist) (born 1954) an American guitarist and recording artist * Eric D. Johnson (born 1976), member of multiple indie-rock bands including Fruit Bats, The Shins and Califone Politics * Eric Joh ...

– synthesizer on "Spark" * Miller Anderson – slide guitar on "Makin' It in Your Car" * Chuck Kirkpatrick – background vocals ;Additional personnel * Bud Prager - recording director * Pete Solley - engineer (Criteria) * Jim Sessody - assistant engineer (Criteria) * Mike Scott - engineer (Wizard) * Gary Lyons - engineer (Wizard) * Doug MacDonald - assistant engineer (Wizard) * Mike Fuller - mastering * Lane/Donald - art direction * Barry Jackson - illustration

Charts

References

External links

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