Dancing on the Couch

Dancing on the Couch is the second album by the band Go West, released in 1987. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.

Dancing on the Couch
Studio album by
Go West
Released1987
GenrePop
LabelChrysalis
ProducerGary Stevenson
Go West chronology
Bangs & Crashes
(1986)		 Dancing on the Couch
(1987)		 Indian Summer
(1992)
Singles from Dancing on the Couch
  1. "True Colours"
    Released: November 1986
  2. "I Want to Hear It from You"
    Released: April 1987
  3. "The King Is Dead"
    Released: August 1987
  4. "From Baltimore to Paris"
    Released: November 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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".[2] "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.

Dancing on the Couch
No.TitleLength
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
Dancing on the Couch – American Edition
No.TitleLength
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, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Additional musicians
  • Alan Murphy – guitar, guitar solos, keyboards, percussion
  • Chris Childs – bass
  • Graham Edwards – bass
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Dave West – keyboards, Fairlight programming, drum programming
  • Peter John Vettese – piano
  • Tony Beard – drums
  • Graham Broad – percussion, cymbal, 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
Australian Albums Chart[3] 95
UK Album Chart[4] 19

Production
  • Producer – Gary Stevenson
  • Recording Engineers – John Gallen and Julian Mendelsohn
  • Tracks 1, 3-10 mixed by Julian Mendelsohn
  • Track 2 mixed by John Gallen
  • 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
  1. LeRoy, Dan. Dancing on the Couch - Review. AllMusic.
  2. Go West- Dancing on the Couch (U.S. version) @Discogs.com Retrieved 8-28-2010.
  3. 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.
  4. "dancing on the couch | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.


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