Go On...

Go On... is the third album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister. It was released in 1987, and featured a more serious tone than their previous album Welcome to the Real World, which was commercially successful. This album did not fare as well commercially and would become the last publicly released album by the band before they broke up in 1990.

Go On...
Studio album by
Mr. Mister
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1987
StudioVillage Recorder, Los Angeles, CA
GenrePop rock
Length55:51
LabelRCA
ProducerMr. Mister, Kevin Killen
Mr. Mister chronology
Welcome to the Real World
(1985)		 Go On...
(1987)		 Broken Wings: The Encore Collection
(1999)
Singles from Go On...
  1. "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You) [1]"
    Released: August 1987
  2. "Healing Waters [2]"
    Released: November 1987
  3. "The Border [3]"
    Released: November 1987
  4. "Stand and Deliver [4]"
    Released: 1988

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [5]

In their retrospective review, AllMusic contended that Go On... retained the same themes, stylistics, and quality of work as their previous releases, and "The only significant change was in record sales." They particularly praised the album's lyrics, commenting, "during the height of the materialistic '80s, Go On was an example of a band using its pop culture bully pulpit to suggest that the "greed is good" philosophy was leaving a spiritual vacuum in American culture."[5]

Track listing

CD

All songs by Richard Page, Steve George and John Lang except where noted:

  1. "Stand and Deliver" – 5:32
  2. "Healing Waters" – 5:04 (mistaken as 5:45 on CD)
  3. "Dust" – 6:32
  4. "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" – 4:19
  5. "The Tube" – 5:15
  6. "Bare My Soul" * – 4:32 (Page, Lang, Steve Farris)
  7. "Control" – 4:17
  8. "Watching the World" – 4:21
  9. "Power Over Me" – 5:02
  10. "Man of a Thousand Dances" – 4:50 (Page, George, Lang, Farris)
  11. "The Border" – 5:39

LP/Cassette
  • Side One
  1. "Stand and Deliver" – 5:32
  2. "Healing Waters" – 5:04 (mistaken as 5:45 on CD)
  3. "Dust" – 6:32
  4. "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" – 4:19
  5. "The Tube" – 5:15
  • Side Two
  1. "Control" – 4:17
  2. "Watching the World" – 4:21
  3. "Power Over Me" – 5:02
  4. "Man of a Thousand Dances" – 4:50
  5. "The Border" – 5:39
* Track only available on CD and "Something Real" vinyl single.

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 67
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 36
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 39
European Albums (Music & Media)[9] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 52
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 15
US Billboard 200[14] 55

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel
Mr. Mister
Additional personnel

Production

  • Kevin Killen – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Jimmy Hoyson – second engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Jonathan Owen MA (RCA) – cover illustration
  • Ria Lewerke – art direction
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Tracy Veal – design
  • Reed Anderson – liner photography
  • Georg Kushner – sleeve photography
  • Susan Gilman – production coordinator
  • Sherry Rettig – production coordinator
  • George Ghiz – manager

References
  1. http://www.45cat.com/record/52737r
  2. http://www.45cat.com/record/pb49609
  3. http://www.45cat.com/record/53257r
  4. http://www.45cat.com/record/69917r
  5. Go On... at AllMusic
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0895". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mr. Mister – Go On..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  9. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4 no. 41. October 17, 1987. p. 20. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Mister – Go On..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  11. "Norwegiancharts.com – Mr. Mister – Go On...". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  12. "Swedishcharts.com – Mr. Mister – Go On...". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Mister – Go On...". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  14. "Mr Mister Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  15. "Canadian album certifications – Mr. Mister – Go On". Music Canada. October 28, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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