''Go West'' is the debut studio album by the English

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duo Go West, released in April 1985 by

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. 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

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. 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

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on 21 November 1985, a DVD featuring all promo clips for the singles of the album, a never before seen 1985 live performance from

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, Japan and various live television appearances.

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

. The album features more top 40 UK/

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hits than any other albums and helped them to be voted Best Newcomers at the 1986 Brit Awards. The song " Goodbye Girl" was featured in the first episode of the second season of the 1980s TV series ''

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''. The song "Call Me" is included on the soundtrack for the popular 2002

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Track listing

2022 super deluxe edition

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 *

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– fretless bass *

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– drums; percussion * Timmy Goldsmith – drums *

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– 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 * Rooster Studios, London – recording location * Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire – recording location *

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– mixing location *

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– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York). * All songs written by Go West * Published by ATV Music Ltd Artwork * Photography –

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* Illustrations – Nick Hardcastle * Sleeve concept and design – John Pasche, Paul Whymant-Morris and Go West. * Art direction – John Pasche * Lyrics reproduced courtesy of ATV Music Ltd

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Go West (Go West Album) 1985 debut albums Go West (band) albums Chrysalis Records albums