Aces and Kings: The Best of Go West

~ Release by Go West (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

CD Reissue 2018

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-03 23:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
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1We Close Our Eyes
producer:
Gary Stevenson
remixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK label renamed from Virgin EMI Records in 2020) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1985)
music videos:
We Close Our Eyes by Go West
recording of:
We Close Our Eyes
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3.23:54
2The King of Wishful Thinking
recording engineer:
Paul Erickson (recording engineer)
membranophone programming:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
programming:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
executive producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
producer:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
guest guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
guest horn:
Gary Grant (brass), Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
keyboard:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
guest background vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), Dorian Holley, Phillip Ingram (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist) and Alfie Silas
arranger:
Jerry Hey and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
King of Wishful Thinking
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter), Richard Drummie and Martin Page
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
34:02
3Tracks of My Tears
cover recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
3:48
4Call Me
producer:
Gary Stevenson
recording of:
Call Me
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
3.654:10
5Faithful
recording of:
Faithful
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter), Richard Drummie and Martin Page
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Martin Page Music
4:23
6Don't Look Down (The Sequel)
recording of:
Don't Look Down (The Sequel)
composer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
recording of:
Don’t Look Down
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
4:19
7One Way Street
engineer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Gary Stevenson
guitar and background vocals:
Richard Drummie
lead vocals:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter)
recording of:
One Way Street
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
4:34
8What You Won't Do for Love
recording engineer:
Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present)
programming:
Steve Dubin
producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
guest bass:
Abraham Laboriel
guest guitar:
John Goux
guest horn:
Gary Grant (brass), Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist), Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guest percussion:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
keyboard:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
What You Won’t Do for Love
writer:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist) and Alfons Kettner
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Lindseyanne Music, Sherlyn Publishing Co., Inc., The Music Force, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:24
9From Baltimore to Paris
recording of:
From Baltimore to Paris
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
5:46
10Never Let Them See You Sweat4:21
11Goodbye Girl
recording of:
Goodbye Girl
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
4:33
12I Want to Hear From You
recording of:
I Want to Hear It from You
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
3:41
13Tell Me
recording engineer:
Paul Erickson (recording engineer)
membranophone programming:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
programming:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
producer:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
guest saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
keyboard:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
guest background vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), Siedah Garrett, Phillip Ingram (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist), Ricky Nelson (member of Intense), Rose Stone and Fred White (soul singer, songwriter, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Tell Me
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter), Richard Drummie, Jay Graydon and Jeff Pescetto
4:16
14True Colours
recording of:
True Colours
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
3:55
15The King Is Dead
guest background vocals:
Kate Bush
recording of:
The King Is Dead
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
4:27
16Tears Too Late
producer:
Gary Stevenson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
Tears Too Late
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
publisher:
ATV Music
4:20
17Healing Hands
recording of:
Healing Hands
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
4:50