Dancing on the Couch
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Dancing on the Couch | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 May 1987[1] | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Gary Stevenson | |||
Go West chronology | ||||
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Singles from Dancing on the Couch | ||||
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AllMusic | [2] |
Dancing on the Couch is the second studio album by the band Go West, released in 1987. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.
The American version of the album featured a slightly different cover (zoomed in further on the image of Cox and Drummie on the couch) and included the track "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" (a slightly enhanced version of a song from Go West's debut album) in place of "Let's Build a Boat".[3] "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" would become Go West's first top 40 stateside hit.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie, with additional writing by Alan Murphy on tracks 3, 7 and 9.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Want to Hear It from You" | 3:43 |
2. | "Little Caesar" | 4:28 |
3. | "Masque of Love" | 4:06 |
4. | "From Baltimore to Paris" | 5:47 |
5. | "True Colours" | 3:56 |
6. | "The King Is Dead" | 4:27 |
7. | "Chinese Whispers" | 4:14 |
8. | "Let's Build a Boat" | 3:41 |
9. | "Crossfire" | 4:31 |
10. | "Dangerous" | 3:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Want to Hear It from You" | 3:43 |
2. | "Little Caesar" | 4:28 |
3. | "Masque of Love" | 4:06 |
4. | "From Baltimore to Paris" | 5:47 |
5. | "True Colours" | 3:56 |
6. | "The King Is Dead" | 4:27 |
7. | "Chinese Whispers" | 4:14 |
8. | "Don't Look Down - The Sequel" | 4:20 |
9. | "Crossfire" | 4:31 |
10. | "Dangerous" | 3:55 |
Personnel
Go West
- Peter Cox – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, percussion, hi-hat
- Richard Drummie – vocals, keyboards, guitars, percussion
Additional musicians
- Dave West – keyboards, Fairlight programming, drum programming
- Peter-John Vettese – acoustic piano
- Alan Murphy – keyboards, guitars, guitar solos, percussion
- Chris Childs – bass
- Graham Edwards – bass
- Pino Palladino – bass
- Tony Beard – drums
- Graham Broad – cymbals, hi-hat
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Kate Bush – backing vocals on "The King Is Dead"
- Mo Birch – backing vocals on "I Want to Hear It from You"
Chart performance
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart[4] | 95 |
UK Album Chart[5] | 19 |
Production
- Producer – Gary Stevenson
- Recording Engineers – John Gallen and Julian Mendelsohn
- Track 1 remixed by Brian Malouf
- Track 2 mixed by John Gallen
- Tracks 3-10 mixed by Julian Mendelsohn
- Recorded at Puk Studios (Denmark).
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Design – John Pasche
- Photography – Kevin Clarke
- Management – Blueprint Management
References
- ^ Strickland, Andy (23 May 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror. p. 28. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ LeRoy, Dan. Dancing on the Couch - Review. AllMusic.
- ^ Go West- Dancing on the Couch (U.S. version) @Discogs.com Retrieved 8-28-2010.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 126. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "dancing on the couch | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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