Vacation (The Go-Go's album)

Vacation
Five women water-skiing in formation, wearing pink swimsuits and white tutus
Studio album by
the Go-Go's
ReleasedJuly 20, 1982 (1982-07-20)
RecordedMarch–May 1982
Studio
Genre
Length35:41
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerRichard Gottehrer
The Go-Go's chronology
Beauty and the Beat
(1981) 		Vacation
(1982) 		Talk Show
(1984)
Singles from Vacation
  1. "Vacation" / "Beatnik Beach"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Get Up and Go" / "Speeding"
    Released: September 1982
  3. "This Old Feeling" / "It's Everything but Partytime"
    Released: December 1982 (US only)

Vacation is the second studio album by American rock band the Go-Go's, released on July 20, 1982, by I.R.S. Records. The album reached number eight on the Billboard 200,[2] and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] The title track reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Despite the album's success, the recording period was hampered by several issues. Most of the band's lineup was struggling with drug addiction and were starting to argue more over creative differences. There was also growing discord between songwriter and lead guitarist Charlotte Caffey, lead singer Belinda Carlisle, and guitarist Jane Wiedlin, who had begun to take more of an interest in songwriting. These problems were never resolved and would result in the band's dissolution following the disappointing sales of their third album, Talk Show.

The single "Vacation" was also issued in what may possibly have been the first cassette single.[citation needed] In addition to the title track, two more singles were pulled from the album at the time: "Get Up and Go" and "This Old Feeling", the former of which peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] The song "Speeding", which is not included on the album, is a Caffey/Wiedlin composition used as B-side of the single for "Get Up and Go".

In 2016, Edsel Records reissued remastered deluxe editions, all with bonus tracks, of the Go-Go's original three releases.[5]

  1. ^ Clemente, John (2013). Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked The World. AuthorHouse. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-4772-8128-4.
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  4. ^ a b "Go-Go's Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Sinclair, Paul (February 22, 2016). "All systems Go-Go's for deluxe reissues". Super Deluxe Edition. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.