Go (Go album)
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| Released | April 1976 | |||
| Recorded | February 1976 | |||
| Studio | Island, Notting Hill, London | |||
| Genre | Rock, jazz fusion[1] | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Dennis McKay & Stomu Yamashta with Paul Buckmaster | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
Go is the first album by the rock music supergroup Go. Recorded at Island Studios in London in February 1976,[3] it was released on Island Records in April of the same year.
Track listing
[edit]"Winner/Loser" by Steve Winwood, all other songs by Stomu Yamashta with lyrics by Michael Quartermain.
- "Solitude" – 2:57
- "Nature" – 2:32
- "Air Over" – 2:32
- "Crossing the Line" – 4:46
- "Man of Leo" – 2:02
- "Stellar" – 2:53
- "Space Theme" – 3:12
- "Space Requiem" – 3:20
- "Space Song" – 2:00
- "Carnival" – 2:46
- "Ghost Machine" – 2:06
- "Surfspin" – 2:25
- "Time is Here" – 2:46
- "Winner/Loser" – 4:10
A portion of "Crossing the Line" appears on the soundtrack of Tempest.
Personnel
[edit]- Stomu Yamashta – string synthesizers (1, 3-9, 11), Minimoog synthesizer (3, 8, 9), timpani (3, 10), percussion (5, 6, 8-14), Mini Korg synthesizer (8, 9)
- Steve Winwood – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 14), vocal (2, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14), organ (5, 11), electric piano (6), guitar (14), string synthesizers (14)
- Michael Shrieve – drum kit (1-6, 10, 11, 13, 14)
- Klaus Schulze – synthesizers (Moog Modular, ARP 2600, ARP Odyssey, EMS Synthi A, Farfisa Syntorcheter) (1-5, 7-9, 11, 13)
- Chris West – rhythm guitar (1, 11, 13)
- Pat Thrall – lead and rhythm guitar (3, 4)
- Junior Marvin – rhythm guitar (4-6, 10, 14), guitar (14)
- Al Di Meola – lead guitar (5, 6, 10, 11, 13)
- Bernie Holland – guitar (10)
- Rosko Gee – bass guitar (1-7, 10-14)
- Hisako Yamashta – violin (9), voice (9)
- Paul Buckmaster – woodwind section arrangement (1, 2), brass section arrangement (5, 10), string section arrangement (10, 12, 13)
- Thunderthighs – backing vocals (4)
- Brother James – congas (11, 14)
- Lenox Langton – congas (11)
- Phill Brown – engineer
- Robert Ash – engineer
Chart performance
[edit]| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Billboard 200 | 60[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. "Go/Go Live from Paris – Stomu Yamashta's Go : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Go – Michael Shrieve, Steve Winwood, Stomu Yamashta's Go : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ Massey, Howard (2015). The Great British Recording Studios. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-4584-2197-5.
- ^ "Go – Michael Shrieve,Steve Winwood,Stomu Yamashta's Go | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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