''Go!'' is the third

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by the

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

band

Letters to Cleo Letters to Cleo is an American alternative rock band originating from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for the 1994 single, "Here & Now", from their full-length debut album, '' Aurora Gory Alice''. The band's members are Kay Hanley, Greg McKe ...

. It was released in 1997 on

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. It was their first album without their original drummer, Stacy Jones, who was replaced by Tom Polce. The album peaked at No. 45 on ''Billboards

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chart.

Production

The album was produced by Peter Collins. It was recorded at

Long View Farm Long View Farm Studios was a music recording studio located in North Brookfield, Massachusetts which was founded in 1974 by Gilbert Scott Markle, a professor at Clark University, on his farm property. It was the location of recordings from many ...

, in

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Greg Hawkes Gregory A. Hawkes (born October 22, 1952) is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band The Cars. Hawkes, a native of Fulton, Maryland, United States, attended Atholton High School where he played in a band called Teeth ...

played keyboards on "Anchor".

Critical reception

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'' called the album "effective and likable," writing that "Hanley explores the titular theme of dispatching an ex, singing her disillusioned and bitter lyrics ... with conviction and power against loud rock-pop that reaches its apogee in the nearly Breeders-like surge of 'Anchor'." The ''

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'' considered it "nothing special, each song an imitation of standard alternative music this decade without adding anything new to the mix."

Track listing

All songs by

Kay Hanley Kay Hanley is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the vocalist for the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo. Life and career Hanley grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts across the street from the Wahlberg family. She atte ...

and Letters to Cleo. #"I Got Time" – 2:44 #"Because of You" – 3:02 #"Anchor" – 3:24 #"Find You Dead" – 2:52 #"Veda Very Shining" – 3:30 #"Co-Pilot" – 3:40 #"Go!" – 2:15 #"Sparklegirl" – 3:18 #"Alouette & Me" – 3:38 #"I'm a Fool" – 3:16 #"Disappear" – 3:32

Personnel

*Greg Hawkes -

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*Barry Green -

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*Jim Horn -

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

*Sam Levine -

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*Steve Patrick -

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*Michael Eisenstein -

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, keyboards, vocals *

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, guitar *Greg McKenna - guitar, vocals *Scott Riebling - bass, vocals *Tom Polce -

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, percussion, vocals *Ellen "Mumma" Hanley - vocals *Jed Parish - keyboards

Production

*Producer: Peter Collins *Engineer: Paul David Hager *Assistant engineer: Jesse Henderson, Craig Nepp, Tom Richards, Ted Paduck *Mixing: Tom Lord-Alge *Mastering: Bob Ludwig *Recording: Paul David Hager *Loop programming: Anthony J. Resta

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Letters to Cleo albums