Go West is the debut album by the English pop duo Go West

Go West (band)

Go West is an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist and drummer Peter Cox ; and guitarist and vocalist Richard Drummie...

, released in 1985. The album brought Go West into the limelight, scoring them a string of top 20 hits in the UK and New Zealand. "We Close Our Eyes

We Close Our Eyes

"We Close Our Eyes" is a song by British pop band Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. It was the first single from their debut album Go West...

" was the most successful single, reaching #1 in New Zealand and #5 in the UK.

Album history

Go West had been writing songs for the album since 1982, when they were formed in London by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. Two songs featured on the album, "We Close Our Eyes

We Close Our Eyes

"We Close Our Eyes" is a song by British pop band Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. It was the first single from their debut album Go West...

" and "Call Me

Call Me (Go West song)

"Call Me" was a 1985 hit single for the band Go West which reached #12 in the UK Charts and #54 in the US. It also peaked at #1 in Sweden. The song was included on the soundtrack for the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, on Flash FM in 2002....

", helped Go West land a record deal

Recording contract

A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...

 with Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...

.

The album featured more Top 10 UK/NZ

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 hits than any of their other albums and helped them to be voted the "Best Newcomers" at the 1986 Brit Awards.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Cox

Peter Cox (musician)

Peter John Cox is an English singer-songwriter, currently the lead singer in Manfred Mann's Earth Band, but is best known as one half of the 1980s blue-eyed soul duo Go West.-Early career and Go West:...

 and Richard Drummie.

Side one

1. "We Close Our Eyes
   We Close Our Eyes
   "We Close Our Eyes" is a song by British pop band Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. It was the first single from their debut album Go West...
   
   " – 3:50
2. "Don't Look Down
   Don't Look Down (Go West song)
   Don't Look Down was a 1985 hit for the successful 1980's English Pop Duo Go West. It was released in the UK where it reached #13 and New Zealand where it reached #10...
   
   " – 3:55
3. "Call Me
   Call Me (Go West song)
   "Call Me" was a 1985 hit single for the band Go West which reached #12 in the UK Charts and #54 in the US. It also peaked at #1 in Sweden. The song was included on the soundtrack for the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, on Flash FM in 2002....
   
   " – 4:11
4. "Eye to Eye
   Eye to Eye (Go West song)
   Eye to Eye was a minor 1985 hit single for the English Pop Duo Go West and was released in the U.S. only. It reached #73 on the US Hot 100. It is track number 4 on Go West's self titled debut album Go West....
   
   " – 3:34
5. "Haunted" – 3:18

Side two

1. "S.O.S." – 4:01
2. "Goodbye Girl
   Goodbye Girl (Go West song)
   "Goodbye Girl" was a 1985 hit for successful English Pop Duo Go West. It was released in both the UK and New Zealand where it sold well, reaching #25 in the UK Singles Chart and #15 in the New Zealand chart....
   
   " – 5:08
3. "Innocence" – 4:10
4. "Missing Persons" – 5:25

Guest players

• Pino Palladino
  Pino Palladino
  Pino Palladino is a Welsh bass guitarist who gained fame playing primarily rock and roll, blues rock, and rhythm and blues music, although he has been lauded for his ability to play most genres of popular music, including jazz, neo soul, and funk...
  
  : Fretless Bass
• Mel Collins
  Mel Collins
  Mel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
  
  : Saxophone
• Graham Broad
  Graham Broad
  Graham Broad is an English drummer who has been playing professionally since the age of fifteen, after attending the Royal College of Music in 1970....
  
  : Drums, Percussion
• Alan Murphy
  Alan Murphy
  Alan Murphy was an English rock session guitarist, best remembered for his collaborations with Kate Bush and Go West. In 1988 he joined the group Level 42 as a full time band member, and played with them until his death in 1989...
  
  : Guitar solos, Guitar
• Gary Stevenson: Guitar
• Timmy Goldsmith: Drums
• Katie Humble: Vocals
• Dave West: Synth, Linguistaphone, and additional arrangements
• Piano solo on "Missing Persons" by Neil Drake.

Production

• Engineers: Gary Stevenson, Drostyn John Madden, Barry Hammond and Keith Finney
• Engineers Assistants: Mike Drake and Neil Drake
• Recording: Rooster Studios, London and Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire
• Mixing: Sarm West, London
• Mastering: George Marino
• All songs written by Go West
• Published by ATV Music Ltd

Design

• Photography: Brian Griffin
• 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

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position	Total weeks
Canadian Albums Chart	83	12
German Albums Chart	?	?
New Zealand Albums Chart	5	39
Swedish Albums Chart	39	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 200	60	25

Singles

Title	UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	New Zealand
"We Close Our Eyes We Close Our Eyes "We Close Our Eyes" is a song by British pop band Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. It was the first single from their debut album Go West... "	5	41	1
"Call Me Call Me (Go West song) "Call Me" was a 1985 hit single for the band Go West which reached #12 in the UK Charts and #54 in the US. It also peaked at #1 in Sweden. The song was included on the soundtrack for the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, on Flash FM in 2002.... "	12	54	2
"Goodbye Girl Goodbye Girl (Go West song) "Goodbye Girl" was a 1985 hit for successful English Pop Duo Go West. It was released in both the UK and New Zealand where it sold well, reaching #25 in the UK Singles Chart and #15 in the New Zealand chart.... "	25	-	15
"Eye to Eye Eye to Eye -Literature:*Eye to Eye , a 1997 young-adult novel by Catherine Jinks-Music:*Eye to Eye *"Eye to Eye" , a song by Chaka Khan*"Eye to Eye" *Eye II Eye, 14th album of Scorpions-Television:... "	-	73	-
"Don't Look Down Don't Look Down (Go West song) Don't Look Down was a 1985 hit for the successful 1980's English Pop Duo Go West. It was released in the UK where it reached #13 and New Zealand where it reached #10... "	13	35	10