Go West (Go West album)

Go West
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1985
Recorded1984–1985
StudioRooster Studios (London) and Chipping Norton Recording Studios (Oxfordshire, England)
Genre
Length38:21
LabelChrysalis
ProducerGary Stevenson
Go West chronology
Go West
(1985)
Bangs & Crashes
(1986)
Singles from Go West
  1. "We Close Our Eyes"
    Released: 15 February 1985
  2. "Call Me"
    Released: 3 May 1985
  3. "Goodbye Girl"
    Released: 22 July 1985
  4. "Eye to Eye"
    Released: August 1985
  5. "Don't Look Down"
    Released: 11 November 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]

Go West is the debut studio album by the English pop duo Go West, released in April 1985 by Chrysalis Records. 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 in the UK. The album itself reached No. 8 in the UK.[4]

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 Hammersmith Odeon on 21 November 1985, a DVD featuring all promo clips for the singles of the album, a never before seen 1985 live performance from Yokohama, Japan and various live television appearances.[5]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Go West – Go West". AllMusic. All Media Network.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Go West - Review. Allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Page, Betty (6 April 1985). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 18.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 407. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Sinclair, Paul. "Go West debut to be reissued as super deluxe edition". superdeluxeedition.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.