''Go Too'' (

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

) is Go's third album. Go was founded by

Stomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta (or Yamash'ta), born , is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is best known for pioneering and popularising a fusion of traditional Japanese percussive music with Western progressive rock music in the 1960s and 1 ...

, Steve Winwood and

Michael Shrieve Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second you ...

. For this album,

Jess Roden Jess Roden (born 28 December 1947) is an English rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Biography Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player, August E ...

replaced Steve Winwood (who had left the group). The style of the music became modified accordingly. In addition,

Linda Lewis Linda Ann Fredericks (born 27 September 1950), better known as Linda Lewis, is an English vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. She is the eldest of six children, three of whom also had singing careers. She is best known for the singles "Rock-a- ...

was hired as a singer. Together with Paul Jackson, Jr. and the orchestra of

Martyn Ford Martyn Ford (born 28 April 1944) is an English musician, best known for his orchestral contributions to rock music albums of the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Rugby, Warwickshire,Lebanon, Ford was originally classically trained; he studied French hor ...

the album unified various soundscapes. The album begins with the song ''Prelude'', a synthesizer tune that is marked by Klaus Schulze's play. This is followed by ''Seen You Before'', a jazz-funk-fusion piece of music with a remarkable solo by Al Di Meola. The next piece, ''Madness'' is a funk tune that crossfades at the end with the sound of waves onto the romantic song ''Mystery of Love. '' The tune is dominated by Al Di Meolas moving guitar solos and the emotional vocals of Roden and Lewis. ''Wheels of Fortune'' is characterized by complex rhythms and almost pure jazz, while ''Beauty'' again strikes a romantic note. The album ends with a funk-pointed piece, ''You and Me'' and ''Ecliptic'', reminiscent of a synthesizer tune of whale songs.

Personnel

- synthesizers, piano, tympani, percussion *

Klaus Schulze Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers ...

- synthesizers *

J. Peter Robinson John Peter Robinson (born 16 September 1945) is an English composer, musician, and arranger known for his film and television scores. Early years and pop music career He studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music and enjoy ...

- keyboards * Al Di Meola - lead guitar * Doni Harvey - guitar, vocals *

- lead vocals *

Paul Jackson Paul Jackson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Paul Jackson (bassist) (1947–2021), American jazz fusion bassist * Paul Jackson Jr. (born 1959), American jazz fusion guitarist * Paul Jackson (poker player), English professional poker player ...

- bass *

- drums * Brother James - percussion * The Martin Ford Orchestra * Paul Buckmaster - Orchestral Arrangements

Track listing

#"Prélude" - 3:10 #"Seen You Before" - 6:18 #"Madness" - 6:27 #"Mysteries of Love" - 6:15 #"Wheels of Fortune" - 5:37 #"Beauty" - 5:11 #"You and Me" - 6:59 #"Ecliptic" - 2:33

Chart performance

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* {{Authority control Go (band) albums Klaus Schulze albums 1977 albums Albums arranged by Paul Buckmaster Arista Records albums