Go (Go album)

Go
Studio album by Go
Released	30 April 1976
Recorded	6–13 February 1976, Island studio London
Studio	Island, Notting Hill, London
Genre	Space rock, Jazz fusion,[1] Progressive rock
Length	40:27
Label	Island
Producer	Dennis McKay & Stomu Yamashta with Paul Buckmaster
Go chronology
Go (1976) Go Live From Paris (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Allmusic	[1]

Go is the first album by the rock music supergroup Go. Recorded at Island Studios in London in February 1976,^[3] it was released on Island Records in April of the same year.

Track listing

"Winner/Loser" by Steve Winwood, all other songs by Stomu Yamashta with lyrics by Michael Quartermain.

1. "Solitude" – 2:57
2. "Nature" – 2:32
3. "Air Over" – 2:32
4. "Crossing the Line" – 4:46
5. "Man of Leo" – 2:02
6. "Stellar" – 2:53
7. "Space Theme" – 3:12
8. "Space Requiem" – 3:20
9. "Space Song" – 2:00
10. "Carnival" – 2:46
11. "Ghost Machine" – 2:06
12. "Surfspin" – 2:25
13. "Time is Here" – 2:46
14. "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 synthesizer (3, 8, 9), timpani (3, 10), percussion (5, 6, 8–14), Mini Korg synthesizer (8, 9)
• Steve Winwood – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 14), vocal (2, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14), organ (5, 11), electric piano (6), guitar (14), string synthesizers (14)
• Michael Shrieve – drum kit (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 (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 – congas (11, 14)
• Lenox Langton – congas (11)
• Phill Brown – engineer
• Robert Ash – engineer

Chart performance

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[4]	60

References

1. Planer, Lindsay. "Go/Go Live from Paris – Stomu Yamashta's Go : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
2. Planer, Lindsay. "Go – Michael Shrieve, Steve Winwood, Stomu Yamashta's Go : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
3. Massey, Howard (2015). The Great British Recording Studios. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-4584-2197-5.
4. "Go – Michael Shrieve, Steve Winwood, Stomu Yamashta's Go | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2013.