''Go'' is the first album by the
rock music
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supergroup Go. Recorded at
Island Studios in London in February 1976,
it was released on
Island Records
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in
April of the same year.
Track listing
"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
*
Stomu Yamashta –
string synthesizers (1, 3-9, 11),
Minimoog
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synthesizer (3, 8, 9),
timpani
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(3, 10),
percussion
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(5, 6, 8-14), Mini
Korg
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synthesizer (8, 9)
*
Steve Winwood –
acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 14),
vocal
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(2, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14),
organ (5, 11),
electric piano
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(6),
guitar
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(14), string synthesizers (14)
*
Michael Shrieve –
drum kit
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(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
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(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 –
conga
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s (11, 14)
*Lenox Langton – congas (11)
*
Phill Brown – engineer
*Robert Ash – engineer
Chart performance
References
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Go (band) albums
Klaus Schulze albums
1976 debut albums
Island Records albums
Albums arranged by Paul Buckmaster