Dancing on the Couch is the second studio album by the English pop duo Go West, released on 26 May 1987 by Chrysalis Records. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.
Go West began recording the album in June 1986. It was originally due to have been released in late 1986, but the release plans, along with an accompanying British tour for November 1986, had to be postponed until 1987 after the Danish studio, Puk Studios, where the album was recorded, suffered a computer fault. Regardless, the band were able to salvage and release the single True Colours in November 1986.
The American version of the album featured a slightly different cover (zoomed in further on the image of band members Peter Cox and Richard 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".Go West- Dancing on the Couch (U.S. version) @Discogs.com Retrieved 8-28-2010. "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" would become Go West's first top 40 hit in the United States.
On January 26, 2024, Chrysalis released a deluxe edition 3-CD, 1-DVD, set of the album, newly remastered by producer Gary Stevenson, with a separate CD including B-sides, Remixes, Rarities, and a third CD with the 1987 Runaway Train Tour: Live at Hammersmith Odeon. A DVD of the concert is also included, which was previously only available on VHS.
Track listing
Personnel
Go West Peter Cox – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, percussion, hi-hat Richard Drummie – vocals, keyboards, guitars, percussion
Additional musicians Dave West – keyboards, Fairlight programming, drum programming Peter-John Vettese – acoustic piano Alan Murphy – keyboards, guitars, guitar solos, percussion Chris Childs – bass Graham Edwards – bass Pino Palladino – bass Tony Beard – drums Graham Broad – cymbals, 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"
Production Gary Stevenson – producer John Gallen – recording, mixing (2) Julian Mendelsohn – recording, mixing (3–10) Brian Malouf – remixing (1) George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York, USA) John Pasche – design Kevin Clarke – photography Blueprint Management – management
Chart performance Chart (1987)PeakpositionAustralian Albums Chart95UK Albums Chart19
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